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Back to the 80s?

Friday, 19 December 2014, 08:11 Last update: about 10 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Our political class enjoys playing ‘the illusionists’ at every opportunity they get.  We have seen this happening on a number of occasions these last weeks, where out of nowhere...

Lord of the Bling

Friday, 19 December 2014, 08:10 Last update: about 10 years ago Claudette Buttigieg

Looking back at the year that’s about to close, I’d say it was the best of times and the worst of times, with a bit of each affecting both Labour and the Nationalist Party. Muscat began...

The President, Catholicism and the Saudi Sheik

Friday, 19 December 2014, 08:03 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

Republic Day celebrations have turned into a PR disaster for our President. Her remarks about Catholic culture in Malta were out of place. Unknowingly, our beloved President put herself on an...

Enough with the negative

Thursday, 18 December 2014, 09:22 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

The Labour Party’s Christmas message to the people is that “Simon Busuttil and the Nationalist Party will end the year exactly as they started it – negatively.” I might add...

So, what a miserable farce

Wednesday, 17 December 2014, 07:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Austin Sammut

When I sat down to see “Xarabank” last Friday, partly to get away from my lady’s cooking competitions or X-Factor, or whatever, on the other TV, I was happy to see that apart from...

Marlene and Jeffrey

Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 08:32 Last update: about 10 years ago Stephen Calleja

Marlene Farrugia has a lot of courage to speak out the way she is doing against the government of which she forms part. She is turning out to be a difficult situation to handle for the Labour...

Road shows and road maps

Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 08:05 Last update: about 10 years ago Gejtu Vella

During the coming festive season many would be relieved from their daily activities, responsibilities and duties.  People would be in the mood to party, engage in light conversation but well...

Police and Education: Back to the Eighties

Monday, 15 December 2014, 10:48 Last update: about 11 years ago Simon Mercieca

Last Wednesday, I was invited by my friend, Brian Hansford on his programme Realta'. The topic chosen by the presenter was the issue of the publication by the press of the telephone recordings between...

The governance of our dreams

Monday, 15 December 2014, 08:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Marlene Farrugia

I have to admit that my life as a Labour MP was fully charged and fraught with difficulties from day one. It so happened that my election into Malta's Parliament had...

Xarabank last Friday: bad news for Labour

Sunday, 14 December 2014, 11:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Most people - me included - are mystified as to why the Labour Party chose to be represented by Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando last Friday on Xarabank. The only explanation I can come up with is that after...

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