Francois Hollande’s victory shows that the left can win an election without becoming something else. But can he change the direction of an entire continent?

Francois Hollande’s victory shows that the left can win...

It might be worth reminding all three party leaders that political parties...

It might be worth reminding all three party leaders that...

He sat down on the black leather sofa. He stared at the Luciano Micallef painting as a bleep went off on his mobile.

He sat down on the black leather sofa. He stared at the...

Many comments posted under reports published in news portals provoke me to ask whether this country is one where idiocy rules.

Many comments posted under reports published in news...

Malta’s financial and police authorities have so far shown no sense of urgency to investigate thoroughly the role played by Maltese institutions, companies...

Malta’s financial and police authorities have so far...

The President of the Republic made a disconcerting statement during a radio interview last Saturday.

The President of the Republic made a disconcerting...

A couple of years ago I wrote an article suggesting that single mothers should be offered free childcare in order to enable them to work and better themselves.

A couple of years ago I wrote an article suggesting that...

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on what's really causing backbencher Franco Debono's criticism and actions against government

MediaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan on what's really...

The EU wants all suspected criminals placed under arrest to be informed of their rights by means of a letter. I wonder how that will turn out...

The EU wants all suspected criminals placed under arrest to...

I really don’t know where to start. It has been quite a week.

I really don’t know where to start. It has been quite a...

My immediate reaction, was: ‘Wheeeee… DOO-I-NNGGG!’

My immediate reaction, was: ‘Wheeeee… DOO-I-NNGGG!’

“Though I understand that the relocation to Switzerland was unexpected, I really cannot understand how someone can just ‘babysit’ a child for five years...

“Though I understand that the relocation to Switzerland...

He spent the last summer of his life working hard with his son diagnosed with...

He spent the last summer of his life working hard with his...

Roderick Galdes’s vote for the Portomaso project extension reflects a trend...

Roderick Galdes’s vote for the Portomaso project...

Revising the policy on penthouses is the right thing to do. But why not change this policy immediately to stop the onslaught of ugliness?

Revising the policy on penthouses is the right thing to do....

Today we are in danger of attempting to transform the Constitution of Malta into a tomb: bury an archaic notion of our ‘national identity’ before people...

Today we are in danger of attempting to transform the...

Saviour Balzan is back with a new videoblog, this time to discuss the impasse between Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and backbencher Franco Debono.

Saviour Balzan is back with a new videoblog, this time to...

The line between patronage and meritocracy simply does not exist.

The line between patronage and meritocracy simply does not...