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That’s what you get for promoting graphic violence

Thursday, 22 June 2017, 11:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Things have come to a pretty pass when the Prime Minister resurrects the dinosaurs of his party’s past – to quote the chairman of the European Parliament’s anti-money-laundering...

Choice of words

Thursday, 22 June 2017, 07:44 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

The media that labels itself as “independent” was less than comfortable with the outcome of some recent opinion survey which found that it does not enjoy the trust of a majority of...

How Busuttil was misled

Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 09:10 Last update: about 10 years ago Stephen Calleja

My hunch is that Simon Busuttil was misled into believing that the Nationalist Party could win the election. If this is so, there could be two reasons for it. The deception could have been...

When the Saints go marching

Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 07:40 Last update: about 10 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

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...

It’s all about you

Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 08:06 Last update: about 10 years ago Gejtu Vella

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...

A gambit declined

Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 08:01 Last update: about 10 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

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...

That imploding feeling

Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 08:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Charles Flores

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...

Challenges

Monday, 19 June 2017, 07:44 Last update: about 10 years ago Alfred Sant

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...

Christian Ethos and the Nationalist Party

Monday, 19 June 2017, 07:41 Last update: about 10 years ago Simon Mercieca

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...

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