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...
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...
The tip of the iceberg
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 08:15
Last update: about 13 years ago
Daphne Caruana Galizia
At this stage I don’t believe there is anybody remotely sentient who does not see now that Manuel Mallia was an accident waiting to happen, whatever his or her political views. Some of us would...
The perfect bungle
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 08:34
Last update: about 13 years ago
Stephen Calleja
It was botched by the government right from the start. The way it handled the shooting at a car by the driver of Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia was the perfect exercise in mismanagement of a...
Bormla and its Verdala Barracks
Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 10:29
Last update: about 13 years ago
Simon Mercieca
Yesterday,December 8, the town of Bormla celebrated its annual feast, that of the Immaculate Conception. Beyond any religious meaning that this activity entails, the Church is the only institution in...
Framed pictures and frame-ups for Christmas
Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 10:28
Last update: about 13 years ago
Gejtu Vella
The festive season decorations are now all over the place.Homes and streets are decorated with a wide selection of twinkling, runninglights in a variety of colours, sizesand patterns. Some streets are...