Cartoon 9 December 2012

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It's the eve of a momentous vote inside the House of Representatives.

Claudine Cassar

When I look at the government benches several adjectives spring to mind – however stable is not one of them.

When I look at the government benches several adjectives...

Raphael Vassallo

Being himself a Christian democrat, Tonio Borg sees no contradiction in a Constitution that on the one hand promises equal rights to all its citizens… and on...

Being himself a Christian democrat, Tonio Borg sees no...

The financial situation at both Enemalta and WSC has clearly not been calculated as part of Malta’s balance of payments.

The financial situation at both Enemalta and WSC has...

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testing dates

Carmen Sammut

Dissenting backbenchers may have burnt their fingers, if not their whole political career. But MPs should not be afraid to speak their mind if we embrace...

Dissenting backbenchers may have burnt their fingers, if...

Michael Falzon

More often than not, the clash between the right for privacy and public interest leads to grey areas.

More often than not, the clash between the right for...

With his address to the House of Representatives yesterday, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi illustrated a clear and unmistakable pattern of behaviour which has...

With his address to the House of Representatives yesterday,...

James Debono

Nobody can escape the fundamental truth that Austin Gatt is still in government because of the speaker’s casting vote.

Nobody can escape the fundamental truth that Austin Gatt is...

James Debono

Dear minister, lowering standards to make up for the route fuck-up is not on and erodes the most positive aspect of the reform.

Dear minister, lowering standards to make up for the route...

James Debono

Nobody can escape the fundamental truth that Austin Gatt is still in government because of the speaker’s casting vote.

Nobody can escape the fundamental truth that Austin Gatt...

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Adrian Delia

Yellow Pages, a broken computer and a €220 million BWSC contract

Evarist Bartolo

Last Tuesday and Wednesday we had nearly eight hours of hearings by the...

Last Tuesday and Wednesday we had nearly eight hours of...

Friday’s parliamentary debate, which ended in Minister Austin Gatt surviving a vote of no confidence by the skin of his teeth, raised a number of serious...

Friday’s parliamentary debate, which ended in Minister...

Saviour Balzan

When it comes to the crunch, MPs make a lot of noise but they never ever clutch their proverbial balls and cross the line.

When it comes to the crunch, MPs make a lot of noise but...

Chamber of advocates pushing for lawyers register

Saviour Balzan

The Chamber of Advocates is proposing the establishment of a register for...

The Chamber of Advocates is proposing the establishment of...

Saviour Balzan

Prussian military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz once said ‘war is the continuation of politics by other means’.

Prussian military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz once said...

James Debono

Dear minister, lowering standards to make up for the route fuck-up is not on and erodes the most positive aspect of the reform.

Dear minister, lowering standards to make up for the...