Brexit will take place. Malta’s government seems to be doing little to prepare our tourism industry for it. In this article, I look at how badly we depend on Britain as a tourist market, and what Malta is doing to prepare for it. I – Brexit’s impact on tourism After Brexit UK travellers to the EU…

There are many aspects of Brexit that will cause havoc in the European Union once 31 March 2019 arrives. Transportation, supply chains, aviation – the list is endless. One of the big Brexit problems Malta faces is its supply of medicines. I There’s a simple question behind any Brexit related article – after Brexit, how…

Philippines’ leader, President Rodrigo Duterte, has frequently been criticized by the western media and has been constantly shown in a bad light. To most people outside of the Philippine Islands, he is thought of as a borderline dictator who has little respect to his own people; mainly after issuing the war on drugs in his…

Car pollution hit the news in recent years with the Volkswagen ‘Dirty Diesel’ scandal. We’ve known that cars pollute. We never knew how the industry hid this from us. Many countries are taking steps against this now. What is Malta doing? I In 2000, Tony Blair’s government intentionally introduced a sliding scale for vehicle excise duty to…

“With great power comes great responsibility”. This often – remembered quote, which originated from the Spiderman character “Uncle Ben” pretty much, describes how power can be used to bring about good just as much as it can be mustered to bring about harm. We often don’t realise that while rights are there to be exercised…

A recent proposal by Malta’s opposition to change how government funds local councils caught my eye. The Nationalist Party thinks councils should be able to keep some of the taxes raised there. I think they’re confusing two different things. And they’re not aiming high enough. I Malta local councils are currently funded by the national government.…

UPDATE (21 January 2019): EU legislation has changed to make sure flights from the UK will continue running after a no-deal Brexit. The UK government’s line is that aviation will continue as-is post-Brexit. The Independent reported on this in August 2018, adding there is still no legal basis for aviation to continue post-Brexit. My article is now…

The UK Police Force’s reputation has suffered in recent months with the rape case scandal and news of how they withheld information that could set suspects free. The state is now reviewing all previous cases at great cost. Try exposing this sort of thing in Malta and you’ll be the one in prison. I Since…

Many speak of it, but few know exactly what it is. By definition, it is a formal restraint on government. It judges government and sets the lines within which said governments must keep. The laws it entails do not change day to day and cannot be altered by ordinary acts of government.