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...
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...
Leaders do not emerge from thin air
Sunday, 18 June 2017, 11:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
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...
A pet is for life, not just for taking pictures to put on Facebook
Sunday, 18 June 2017, 10:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Alice Taylor
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...
Turning an island to a ghetto
Saturday, 17 June 2017, 08:53
Last update: about 10 years ago
Rachel Borg
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...
The election aftermath
Friday, 16 June 2017, 09:43
Last update: about 10 years ago
Salvu Mallia
The people have confirmed the Labour Party in government for the next five years, the party that in 2013 promised a new way of doing politics but ended up doing worse than their predecessors, Salvu...
Gassing and Grilling
Friday, 3 October 2014, 07:52
Last update: about 13 years ago
Claudette Buttigieg
The barbeque season is not yet over but grilling is still on everybody’s mind. In Karmenu Vella’s case, the order went from medium to rare but never well done. It was a far cry...
Fight for your rights
Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 07:41
Last update: about 13 years ago
Gejtu Vella
Writing on Sunday afternoon, I thought for a while which events caught my attention during the past week. Indisputably, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat address to the 69th session of the United...
The others
Monday, 29 September 2014, 07:32
Last update: about 13 years ago
Marlene Farrugia
It is not an easy time to be a mother. Shuffling out of the house. Slowly. Painfully. Heavy heart, clouded mind. Choking back a deluge of unshed tears. Mourning words unsaid and...