Hearing the Leader of the Opposition’s criticism of the 2006 budget, I despair. Dr Sant seems to be astonishingly naive, or ignorant, of what is happening in the world around us. ...

The one economic problem everyone is talking about but few have a clear solution how to overcome it, is Malta’s dwindling competitiveness. ...

By now, our politicians would have said practically all they had to say about the government’s budget for next year....

I had just come out of the shower when the doorbell rang. Pippin the cat immediately dived under the bed, something it has been wont to do ever since we got the vet to ...

The violent riots taking place in France are a stark reminder of the effects that colonialism have had on Europe....

I read with interest the coverage of the seminar organised by the Malta Business Bureau last Friday on the Proposed Services Directive....

Iran has long been a source of concern for the entire civilised world. It has long been a country which has been a source of dispute both among Western nations and among Arab nations. ...

If you exclude those in this country who speculate on property for a living (and some of their hangers-on), the budget measures on property should generally be better for most of us....

Those who watched last Friday’s Xarabank edition, in which the leaders of the three main political parties were asked to share their views about the budget and answer questions put by members of the audience, must have been rather disappointed....

If ever a confirmation was needed of our elite students’ lack of interest in anything important other than what they can get out of the system, it was amply given during the past week....