Remember ‘national reconciliation’, folks? Maybe not. It was after all 25 years ago, and… let’s face it, we never heard anything of it since.

Remember ‘national reconciliation’, folks? Maybe not....

There is no doubt that the main event this week was the death of Dom Mintoff and the ensuing public reaction.

There is no doubt that the main event this week was the...

At the risk of being accused of using a trite cliché, Dom Mintoff’s passing...

At the risk of being accused of using a trite cliché, Dom...

Being born and bred in a traditional PN social environment, Dom Mintoff was the devil incarnate for me until I started developing my own, independent...

Being born and bred in a traditional PN social environment,...

I am no different to anyone else. You like or dislike a person according to what you have been told about them, or better yet, your personal experience of them.

I am no different to anyone else. You like or dislike a...

If you have ever been online you have definitely made usage of a Uniform Resource Locator, better known for short as a URL.

If you have ever been online you have definitely made usage...

Saviour Balzan on former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff's death and his legacy.

Saviour Balzan on former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff's death...

The Nationalist Party has created for itself yet another lose-lose situation.

The Nationalist Party has created for itself yet another...

Labour parliamentarian and spokesman Michael Falzon, not Michael Falzon the...

Labour parliamentarian and spokesman Michael Falzon, not...

It’s getting a little repetitive, don’t you think? First it was civil...

It’s getting a little repetitive, don’t you think?...

Last Friday I went to Armier. I had not been there for years and I was not quite sure what to expect.

Last Friday I went to Armier. I had not been there for...

The Labour Party does not agree with the government decision to keep Malta out of the Programme for International Student Assessment, held earlier this year by...

The Labour Party does not agree with the government...

Yet another gaze into the political crystal ball.

Yet another gaze into the political crystal ball.

I shake my head and sigh at the Bishops' IVF pastoral letter.

I shake my head and sigh at the Bishops' IVF pastoral...

Back in 1981, Alex Sceberras Trigona did not practice what he now seems to be preaching.

Back in 1981, Alex Sceberras Trigona did not practice what...

In its enthusiasm to observe God’s law (as it sees it) the local Church forgets all about compassion and loving one’s neighbour.

In its enthusiasm to observe God’s law (as it sees it)...

Several priests were shocked about how insensitive and backward looking the pastoral letter was and refused to read it in church.

Several priests were shocked about how insensitive and...

Secularisation in a place like Malta does not merely entail a decline of religious influence but also a decline of ideologically-committed institutions.

Secularisation in a place like Malta does not merely entail...