I was brought up in an ordinary Maltese family, however feasts were never really an integral part of my upbringing.  Except for the occasional visit to my parents’ town (of origin) feast I...

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. The sooner the electoral beating is accepted and dealt with,  the sooner victory looms on the horizon.  In the aftermath of yet...

The setting up of a pre-election alliance is a complex exercise. Alternattiva Demokratika recognised the strategic importance of forming pre-election alliances a long time ago – in fact, prior...

After two consecutive heavy election defeats – one as co-star and the other as top-of-the-bill attraction – most people think Simon Busuttil has no option but to stick to his decision to...

The main challenges that the new Labour administration will have to deal with in coming years are clear: the future of financial servies; the future of Air Malta, and of the tourism sector when and if...

During the election campaign, Simon Busuttil’s partner, Kristina Chetcuti, gave more than one interview about herself, her relationship with Busuttil and the Party. A common drift was that, in...

I look at some of the names being bandied about as potential leaders of the Nationalist Party, and I think, “So help us God”. Equally incredible is the way people are bandying names about...

Time seems to have stood still for the PN since the election defeat. Otherwise, it marches on. Parliament will reconvene on Saturday, the casual elections will fill the last remaining seats, the...

It is said that Malta is a nation of animal-lovers, but I beg to differ. What I see on a daily basis, both on-line and in the street, makes me sick to the point where I feel the need to write about...

The result of this election has prompted many to question who the real Nationalist Party followers are and what are their traits?  Undeniably, and one that most frustrates the Panama gang...