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Fr Charles and the Church

Monday, 3 November 2014, 10:04 Last update: about 13 years ago Stephen Calleja

Those of you who know a little bit of Church history were not surprised when they watched the much-acclaimed television series The Borgias, which recounts the story of the most notorious pope,...

Moody's moods

Monday, 3 November 2014, 08:01 Last update: about 13 years ago Marlene Farrugia

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize...

Konrad and his China girl

Sunday, 2 November 2014, 11:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Can anybody take Konrad Mizzi seriously anymore? In the midst of major pressure to come clean on his negotiations with Shanghai Electric and Electrogas, he's running around waving bits of paper about...

It will take more than a couple of elocution lessons

Sunday, 2 November 2014, 10:52 Last update: about 13 years ago Noel Grima

The PN media machine asked me, earlier this week, if I had watched the PN leader speak to the PN Convention, held last Sunday. I did not, I replied. However, later I happened on a clip...

Holy weights, Holy measures

Sunday, 2 November 2014, 10:46 Last update: about 13 years ago Alison Bezzina

Every time a member of the clergy is accused of sexual abuse, exactly the same series of events is played out. First, the allegations are made public, then we learn that the case has been in front of...

Where to draw the line

Sunday, 2 November 2014, 10:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Alfred Mifsud

Life presents many difficult occasions where decisions have to be made by drawing a very fine line - and the decision-maker is severely tested as to where that line should be drawn. We have had...

Chewing gum and rubber bands

Saturday, 1 November 2014, 10:46 Last update: about 13 years ago Rachel Borg

The public is beginning to lose its patience and the country cannot endure much more of this chewing gum and rubber band politics.  Every bit of news leading to another identity crises. ...

Joseph Muscat does a touché

Friday, 31 October 2014, 13:10 Last update: about 13 years ago Andrew Azzopardi

A well known and accepted fact is that probably the biggest miscalculation done by the Nationalist Party prior to the 2013 general elections was to underestimate the political acumen of Dr Joseph...

PN bouncing back and PL drowning?

Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 08:33 Last update: about 13 years ago Austin Sammut

It has been an interesting October, following a barren summer, in terms of serious news and developments. Lets start from the closest developments and move backwards. Well globetrotting PM Joseph...

The chickens are coming home to roost

Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 08:04 Last update: about 13 years ago Gejtu Vella

Around this time of the year, one particular news item perpetually resurfaces - the COLA.  The yearly cost of living adjustment makes up for consumers' purchasing power erosion in the previous...

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