So, after all that; we didn’t win… again. But perhaps this time, we might have proved to ourselves that the other times when we didn’t do well was not because we don’t have...

It is the British who invented utilitarianism. It is the British who have invented empiricism. Both post-reformist philosophies actually follow on from each other. It was empiricism that first came up...

The first move made by new Nationalist Party leader Simon Busuttil, just one day after succeeding Lawrence Gonzi, was to propose having two deputy leaders instead of one.   Yet the night...

The Education Minister has launched a ‘national literacy strategy’ to try to get more of us reading and writing in English and Maltese. I wish him luck. So many attempts have been made...

More than all the other partisan appointments since 9 March, the appointment of Jason Micallef to the V18 or Valletta Capital City of Culture has really put the cat among the pigeons.   Most...

Oh dear, he’s back with his bid for the limelight; I refer to the Bishop of Gozo Mario Grech. It has been a while since he regaled us with his wisdom. When Malta was preparing for the referendum...

This newspaper has been hauled over the coals this week after exposing allegations of malpractice and more at the Rainbow Ward, the children’s cancer unit, at Mater Dei Hospital. But the kind of...

Last week EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg presented the European Commission's "smarter rules for safer food" package. This proposed package contains a number of proposals aimed at...

Reference is made to your report on a traffic incident in which a cyclist was seriously injured in a road accident (Driver fined €200 after seriously injuring cyclist, 13 May).  The...

The truth be told, Gianluca’s song is actually quite good, as far as Eurovision Song Contest standards go. The song Tomorrow made it into the final being the penultimate song to be announced as...