Values
Monday, 12 June 2017, 07:40
Last update: about 8 years ago
Alfred Sant
The manner by which during the last week, PN leaders... perhaps with the exception of Dr Mario Demarco... deployed the word “values”, simply added to their woes. Whoever heard them, could...
Politics of exclusion and the PN
Monday, 12 June 2017, 07:37
Last update: about 8 years ago
Simon Mercieca
I read with great interest the interview given by Dr Mario de Marco to the Times of Malta about his future political plans and the way forward for the PN. De Marco completely excluded any interest in...
So this is how democracy dies, to the sound of ‘We’re all Maltese’
Sunday, 11 June 2017, 11:00
Last update: about 7 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
Muscat’s speech at his Floriana celebrations was reported as inspirational, but in reality, it was frightening to those who know their history and their present, who can read the subtext of...
Sackcloth and ashes
Sunday, 11 June 2017, 10:30
Last update: about 8 years ago
Noel Grima
These are sackcloth and ashes days for many - who had hoped for a different election result and who, like me, foretold a very different result which cruelly turned out to be a mirage. How could...
AD’s future
Sunday, 11 June 2017, 10:00
Last update: about 8 years ago
Carmel Cacopardo
The reduction in Alternattiva Demokratika's share of the national vote from 1.8 per cent to 0.83 per cent was a heavy blow. It was, however, anticipated and was directly linked to AD not agreeing to...
Act Two
Saturday, 10 June 2017, 08:57
Last update: about 8 years ago
Rachel Borg
In the wake of the recent London attack a video went viral on facebook. It showed a group of people fleeing the scene where they had previously been enjoying a pint of beer. One of the men...
The Sound of Silence
Friday, 9 June 2017, 07:55
Last update: about 8 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
It is extremely hard for me to put pen to paper on a day like this. As always these are my personal views and this is how I see the situation after a mind-blowing, devastating electoral...
Marlene Farrugia: The only viable leader for the PN
Friday, 9 June 2017, 07:54
Last update: about 8 years ago
Simon Mercieca
Marlene Farrugia’s reply to the media about whether she would consider the PN leadership or not has taken the media by storm at this particular moment when the PN is experiencing the worst time...
People respect those who stick to their guns
Thursday, 8 June 2017, 10:49
Last update: about 8 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
Just as had happened with the electoral defeat of 2013, I now await the Nationalist Party’s tortuous process of covering itself in sackcloth and ashes while it writhes in prolonged self-doubt,...
Counting votes
Thursday, 8 June 2017, 08:49
Last update: about 8 years ago
Alfred Sant
I know people – representatives of candidates and parties – who will explain to you how they will never give up the days they spend in the hall where election votes are counted. They enjoy...