After the failure of the double insurance - a referendum only if MPs pass the bill - Gonzi is now banking on the unacceptable referendum question that...

After the failure of the double insurance - a referendum...

MaltaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan talks about Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi's 360 degrees U-Turn on holding a referendum on the introduction of...

MaltaToday Managing Editor Saviour Balzan talks about...

The referendum has been relegated to a double insurance policy against divorce being introduced in this legislature.

The referendum has been relegated to a double insurance...

For all our talk of think-tanks and political academies, the underlying dynamic running through Maltese politics hasn't budged an inch since 1987.

For all our talk of think-tanks and political academies,...

From Integration in the 1950s to Independence in the 1960s, the Church’s only motivation was to preserve its own power and sphere of influence.

From Integration in the 1950s to Independence in the...

The appointment of former Din l-Art Helwa President Petra Bianchi as MEPA's environment protection director is welcome but raises questions on...

The appointment of former Din l-Art Helwa...

Camilleri heads one of Malta’s more important agencies, but with...

Camilleri heads one of Malta’s more important...

It is not just the unwillingness to stand up to be counted on various issues which makes me uneasy about Muscat’s Labour, but also the kitsch way of...

It is not just the unwillingness to stand up to be...

The stats produced by the anti divorce movement are a façade for strong religious convictions like those expressed by Eddie Fenech Adami on Thursday.

The stats produced by the anti divorce movement are a...

Any intellectual worth his salt should channel his energy into bringing about a new political event even when it is impossible to predict what precise form...

Any intellectual worth his salt should channel his energy...

Personally I can think of several cogent reasons for Austin Gatt to resign, and not one of them has anything to do with divorce.

Personally I can think of several cogent reasons for...

As with other small nation states, Malta’s foreign policy has never really mattered much to anyone except the country’s inflated egos.

As with other small nation states, Malta’s foreign...

The payment of an allowance equivalent to a proposed higher rate of MPs'...

The payment of an allowance equivalent to a proposed...

This great farce confirms one thing.  The weakness of our political...

This great farce confirms one thing.  The weakness...

The setting up of a ‘no to divorce’ movement is good: debate is essential in a democracy.

The setting up of a ‘no to divorce’ movement...

As Tunisians were marching for democracy and getting killed, Europe looked the other way only to discover when it was too late, that the revolution had...

As Tunisians were marching for democracy and getting...

Is divorce the real priority right now, or should we be looking closely at...

Is divorce the real priority right now, or should we be...

While the economic crisis is global, the political crisis is a national problem. Blaming the government for the rise in the price of fuel is dishonest. But...

While the economic crisis is global, the political crisis...