Malta has become, in many ways, unrecognisable. I do not say this because I have turned 62 and am looking back nostalgically at the Malta of my youth.

Malta’s electricity failures expose the cost of putting short-term growth ahead of long-term planning, writes Albert Buttigieg. The government cannot claim to be surprised by rising temperatures or increasing electricity demand.

Malta needs renewed commitment to institutional independence, transparency and accountability, writes Albert Buttigieg. Democracy is not protected by silence but, rather, by people who care enough to stand up when principles are at stake.