The current controversy over those large black plastic bags which have been heavily taxed has highlighted the fact that, in adopting new vocabulary, we choose American English over British English. Even the British English words and expressions that we ha...

The intervention made by Labour MP Leo Brincat in Parliament last Tuesday came as a surprise, largely because in this highly-polarised country a statement such as the one he made is so rare....

While I believe that the eco-tax was a step in the right direction, I feel that the elimination of plastic bags has not been fully thought through....

European leaders, the United States, Israel and other countries all welcomed the election of Mahmoud Abbas as the new Palestinian leader. They have also expressed hopes that his opposition to violence against Israelis will bring about new Middle East peac...

Over the years people have called you all the nasty names they could think of, the worst I believe is when you were accused of having made a pact with the devil in order to get elected in 1996....

Would you allow me to use your pages to say thank you to the Maltese people for their generosity?...

It is supposed to be a treat for children, one of the few occasions that they can go to the national theatre. For many, it is the first time that they watch a drama presentation at the Manoel Theatre....

Well, this puts things into perspective, doesn’t it? We moan and groan, we rush around and complain, we wipe our brow at the thought of all the things that we have had to prepare for Christmas and still have to get ready for the year’s end, and then, whil...

The complaintFollowing the issue of a call for applications and interviews for the post of secretary to the Development Control Commission (DCC) of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa), an employee of the Authority lodged a complaint with...

Socialists – whether dyed-in-the-wool or social democrats – are usually non-conformists. But please allow me – at least this once – to be a traditionalist and stick to my past practice of the last few years of dedicating this column to some of the best b...