The fall of the Humpty Dumpty(s)
Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 10:04
Last update: about 10 years ago
Simon Mercieca
When I was young, attending the Government Primary School at Paola, together with the rest of the class, I was made to sing this stanza about Humpty Dumpty, Humpty Dumpty sat on a...
Choices may be difficult but must be made
Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 09:58
Last update: about 10 years ago
Gejtu Vella
We all make choices, hundreds of choices each day. We choose what we wear, what we eat, what we drink, where to go, what to buy and so much more. For most of us, many of these choices are...
Snippets
Monday, 24 November 2014, 08:11
Last update: about 10 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
With a week filled to the brim with controversies and hullabaloo, I thought I would share some thoughts on an array of issues. Charity begins where it is needed most! Another...
Labour Movement budget, anywhere?
Monday, 24 November 2014, 08:07
Last update: about 10 years ago
Marlene Farrugia
All that was required of this year's rendition of the annual budget speech by the incumbent decision-making group , elected or non-elected, was the articulation of a set of...
It’s too far gone to remedy now
Sunday, 23 November 2014, 11:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Noel Grima
Last Monday's four-hour Budget Speech has been completely wiped off people's minds. It is nowhere near the national radar, completely forgotten. If anyone needs proof, just browse through today's...
Manuel Mallia: riding shotgun
Sunday, 23 November 2014, 11:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
This really has not been the government's finest hour, and once more, the Police and Army Minister is the culprit. Once more, too, he defies public opinion and common decency and thwarts any attempt...
The Budget Day story
Sunday, 23 November 2014, 10:06
Last update: about 10 years ago
Charles Flores
I have never been one to play the economist and claim I have seen through a finance minister's ploy. As a journalist, I have always been more interested in trying to gauge and redefine the everyday...
10 reasons why Minister Manuel Mallia should not be removed
Sunday, 23 November 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Alison Bezzina
I'm writing this less than 24 hours after Minister Manuel Mallia's driver was involved in what looks like (at least for now) a messed-up squabble full of impulsive reactions on the part of probably...
Beds, tables and chairs
Saturday, 22 November 2014, 08:28
Last update: about 10 years ago
Rachel Borg
As a young child and teenager, my mother grew up in the house next to what is Andrew's Bar in St. George's Bay. Her father, an Army officer, rather bravely, located the family there during the...
A bad week for Labour
Friday, 21 November 2014, 09:49
Last update: about 10 years ago
Stephen Calleja
Any feel-good factor that the government intended to create with an election-type of budget it presented on Monday has already evaporated. It has been an extremely bad week for the...