6 January 2012, the Minister of Finance Tonio Fenech wrote to his colleagues to...

6 January 2012, the Minister of Finance Tonio Fenech wrote...

Next November, Britain will be experiencing a fascinating experiment in democracy, when voters in 41 police-force areas outside London in England and Wales...

Next November, Britain will be experiencing a fascinating...

Each time segments of civil society, academics, charities and professionals in the social sector put poverty issues in the public limelight; they trigger a...

Each time segments of civil society, academics, charities...

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has described the decision by the Education Ministry to cut €180,000 to an NGO providing services to children and young people...

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has described the decision by...

Our courts still look at the opinion of experts in some specialised areas; sadly scientific basis for their opinions is rarely questioned.

Our courts still look at the opinion of experts in some...

Is there is no one out there who has the gall to question the political class, the judiciary and the police when justice is denied?

Is there is no one out there who has the gall to question...

Malta’s rankings in press freedom leagues remain burdened by laws that...

Malta’s rankings in press freedom leagues remain burdened...

Although local councils have been around for almost 20 years they have not fulfilled the promised change in the way of doing politics in Malta.

Although local councils have been around for almost 20...

If I had a vote in Sliema, I would vote for Julian Galea. A vote for mediocrity and apartheid politics.

If I had a vote in Sliema, I would vote for Julian Galea. A...

OK, so Joanna Gonzi doesn’t like Labourites and neither does Julian Galea. Gee, who would have ever guessed?

OK, so Joanna Gonzi doesn’t like Labourites and neither...

The country has for far too long been run by politicians described by Cretan novelist Nikos Kazantzakis in The Fratricides.

The country has for far too long been run by politicians...

I sometimes wonder if people who spout such nonsense actually stop to think about what they are saying. Their opinion of women must be really low...

I sometimes wonder if people who spout such nonsense...

The government publicly ridiculed Labour's promises to reduce water and energy tariffs.

The government publicly ridiculed Labour's promises to...

Today's political analysts would describe the conservative traditional village of my childhood as 'deep blue'. But this blue became now paler and paler.

Today's political analysts would describe the conservative...

I sit in my room in Nablus, in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. It is the first day of a long weekend thanks to a public holiday celebrating Women's Day....

I sit in my room in Nablus, in the Occupied Palestinian...

We cannot address gender inequality without examining the culture, belief...

We cannot address gender inequality without examining the...

Alternattiva Demokratika's policies go beyond partisan pique, and AD councillors have always worked for resident's interests first and foremost.

Alternattiva Demokratika's policies go beyond partisan...

Tonio Fenech now appears to acknowledge his government was economically (if not also socially) irresponsible to raise those tariffs the way it did.

Tonio Fenech now appears to acknowledge his government was...