We have no less than five national days, each commemorating significant dates in the history of our people. However, there are other dates, also significant, which normally go unnoticed and...

One of the first debates to take place next week in the newly elected Parliament will be that concerning the appointment of a Commissioner for Standards in Public Life.  This is a big step in a...

The word ‘serenity’ was thrown about so often during and even after the electoral campaign that foreigners visiting our shores could think they landed on some happy, hippy la-la land where...

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Much has been said in the wake of the Prime Minister’s somewhat anti-climatic appearance before the European Parliament’s plenary session this week that debated Malta and the rule of law...

The events of this week have clearly demonstrated that Malta is a few centuries late.  I am referring to state-building, needless to say, or rather, to autochthonous (or home-grown) public...

Creativity runs through many categories and phases in life, and in politics it is a necessary stimulus when designing and planning projects that are intended to last for the benefit of entire...

The similarity is uncanny.In 1986, there was a party in government that had forgotten the reasons for its existence.It was led by a hand-picked leader, untested by elections....

I have a confession to make.Lately, I’ve been gripped by an inexplicable, irresistible urge to watch reality shows. I honestly don’t know what’s come over me. ...

Allow me to introduce myself. I am the proud and unrepentantly defiant son of one of the internati. My conceit increases exponentially because my father was not merely an internat, but a deportat too, one of the 43 ...