2004 began badly, continued so so and could not have ended worse....

Without in any way desiring to be misunderstood by people who I know are well-intentioned, and without in any way wanting to be interpreted as pulling the leg of such well intentioned persons...

One does not know whether to laugh or cry after reading the reply given in Parliament by Dr Austin Gatt to a PQ last month....

I would like to compliment A. M. Bezzina (TMIS, 26 December). He certainly seems to know me more than I know myself....

I refer to the article “Jesus’ dysfunctional family tree” (TMIS, 26 December)....

Throughout the past few months, ever since Malta celebrated its full membership and embraced the EU concept, the whole population of Malta started a new way of living, like keeping their 29 inch TV at arm’s length so as not to hear any new news items....

I refer to the Lm2,000 awarded to Dr Alfred Sant and, although I am a supporter of our beloved President, I always use my head and not my heart and see things in their right perspective, as fair is fair....

Just a few weeks ago, I chanced briefly on an episode of Xarabank. I'm not at all sure what it was meant to be about, although judging by the antics of the panel I imagine the topic was something like “How to talk loudly and interrupt people... repeatedly...

An old Westminster joke describes a young member of parliament sneaking out of his first parliamentary group meeting to take his place on the back benches of the House....

The debate about the budget, which took up three weeks of parliamentary work, is over....