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Police and Education: Back to the Eighties

Monday, 15 December 2014, 10:48 Last update: about 13 years ago Simon Mercieca

Last Wednesday, I was invited by my friend, Brian Hansford on his programme Realta'. The topic chosen by the presenter was the issue of the publication by the press of the telephone recordings between...

The governance of our dreams

Monday, 15 December 2014, 08:47 Last update: about 13 years ago Marlene Farrugia

I have to admit that my life as a Labour MP was fully charged and fraught with difficulties from day one. It so happened that my election into Malta's Parliament had...

Not much to show for 40 years

Sunday, 14 December 2014, 11:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Noel Grima

In case you missed it, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of our republic yesterday. Much like a couple of months ago when we celebrated the 50th anniversary of our independence, our political...

Xarabank last Friday: bad news for Labour

Sunday, 14 December 2014, 11:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Daphne Caruana Galizia

Most people - me included - are mystified as to why the Labour Party chose to be represented by Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando last Friday on Xarabank. The only explanation I can come up with is that after...

System error

Sunday, 14 December 2014, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Alfred Mifsud

The budget and its ensuing debate in Parliament have passed with an extraordinarily disinterested approach. Unfortunately, the whole saga leading to ex Minister Mallia's dismissal eclipsed its...

Who let the dogs out?

Saturday, 13 December 2014, 08:01 Last update: about 13 years ago Rachel Borg

One of the major obstacles that held Labour back in the past and recent present was the spectre of violence, rule by thugs and criminals and a general threat to our security and peace of mind brought...

The ‘best Cabinet’, minus five

Friday, 12 December 2014, 08:48 Last update: about 13 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 13 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 13 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...

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