The ‘best Cabinet’, minus five
Friday, 12 December 2014, 08:48
Last update: about 10 years ago
Stephen Calleja
Long before he became Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat had said that the Labour government would form the best Cabinet ever in Maltese political history. Well, he certainly broke one record when he...
Humpty Dumpty
Friday, 12 December 2014, 08:22
Last update: about 10 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
Humpty Dumpty is not one of the most popular pantomimes. However, with Malliagate the nation got to see a version of it just before the start of the panto season. The show didn't stop the day...
The MUT and the Catholic Schools
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 10:53
Last update: about 10 years ago
Simon Mercieca
Let's say it straight. The MUT is at war with the Curia. First, it was at war with the Curia over the Religion curriculum. The question was not the curriculum per se, but because the Education...
The tip of the iceberg
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 08:15
Last update: about 10 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
At this stage I don’t believe there is anybody remotely sentient who does not see now that Manuel Mallia was an accident waiting to happen, whatever his or her political views. Some of us would...
The perfect bungle
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 08:34
Last update: about 10 years ago
Stephen Calleja
It was botched by the government right from the start. The way it handled the shooting at a car by the driver of Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia was the perfect exercise in mismanagement of a...
Bormla and its Verdala Barracks
Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 10:29
Last update: about 10 years ago
Simon Mercieca
Yesterday,December 8, the town of Bormla celebrated its annual feast, that of the Immaculate Conception. Beyond any religious meaning that this activity entails, the Church is the only institution in...
Framed pictures and frame-ups for Christmas
Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 10:28
Last update: about 10 years ago
Gejtu Vella
The festive season decorations are now all over the place.Homes and streets are decorated with a wide selection of twinkling, runninglights in a variety of colours, sizesand patterns. Some streets are...
The banality of evil
Monday, 8 December 2014, 16:37
Last update: about 10 years ago
Marlene Farrugia
The title of this piece is not original. It is a phrase coined by the Jewish Philosopher Hannah Arendt. Let me make it clear from the outset that I cannot boast of any formal...
The Vagina Monologues a la carte’
Monday, 8 December 2014, 11:10
Last update: about 10 years ago
Andrew Azzopardi
It seems that the 'genitalia' keeps making the rounds within the local political discourse. After Austin's iniquitous 'ghamilna pipi' it was the time for a ticklish 'm'intix żigg' by the...