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Now that the dust has finally settled

Sunday, 24 September 2017, 11:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Alice Taylor

Well, well, well, what a stir that caused. Many people thought I was mad for tackling a topic like abortion in such a public and head on way, and perhaps I was, but I am certainly glad I did. Whilst...

Week 1: Result Nil

Sunday, 24 September 2017, 10:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Noel Grima

It is now a week since Adrian Delia was elected PN leader and he has very meagre results to show. Up to the time of writing, he is still not sure that he can get a seat in Parliament and without...

Of course it’s not normal

Sunday, 24 September 2017, 09:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Charles Flores

Fresh from a hardly convincing win in the PN leadership contest, it looks like Adrian Delia took the opportunity of his highly amusing embrace with Simon Busuttil, who had made it pretty clear he did...

Back to the 80s

Saturday, 23 September 2017, 09:01 Last update: about 8 years ago Rachel Borg

Either we have gone a little schizophrenic on this island or we believe in fairy tales. Enthusiasm and hope was quite evident on the granaries on Wednesday evening as Adrian Delia strode up to...

A seat, a seat – my kingdom for a seat

Thursday, 21 September 2017, 11:08 Last update: about 8 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

While I am writing this, the new Nationalist Party leader has yet to speak at the Independence Eve mass rally and so I do not know whether he is about to make an announcement about how he plans to...

Kappara revisited

Thursday, 21 September 2017, 07:38 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

The way by which work on the Kappara project has continued to progress remains impressive. The hallmarks have been a concentrated focus plus good planning, target dates achieved up to the end, and all...

Taking stock of the political narrative surrounding the PN

Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 11:20 Last update: about 8 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

Tesserati:  Well done to the PN for getting the Tesserati involved in the choice of their leadership.  Whilst the campaign went on forever it is indeed good that important decisions are...

Vote 16+ Think twice this will determine our future

Tuesday, 19 September 2017, 11:45 Last update: about 8 years ago Gejtu Vella

During a press conference held on Saturday, 9 September the Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms, Citizenship and Simplification of Administrative Processes Julia Farrugia Portelli, released a...

The PN election

Monday, 18 September 2017, 08:42 Last update: about 8 years ago Alfred Sant

The electoral process deployed by the PN to elect its leader is of interest not simply because of the outcome. The real interest lies in the question: was the method followed effective...

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