But while one would provide actual ‘relief’, for any crisis-stricken territory… where would the other leave tiny islands like Lampedusa - or Malta, if it comes...
One could say that it is this blind optimism that “everything will be alright” which is necessary for the human spirit to keep going. And, I suppose, that is not a bad...
Lighting a flame
The PN needs to kick start the process of seeing what it should stand for. Failure to do so will render it irrelevant
The PN needs to kick start the process of seeing what it...
Franco Debono for PN leader? Excellent idea!
What the PN needs now are good ideas. And Franco Debono is literally swimming...
What the PN needs now are good ideas. And Franco Debono is...
How social media skewed an election campaign
On the eve of the election people were receiving warning messages and...
On the eve of the election people were receiving...
Heal the divide
I would like to think it is not beyond our collective capabilities to come together and thrash out this national, endemic problem of ours. But we do have to...
I would like to think it is not beyond our collective...
Saying it as it is: Part 2
In this great charade, anybody who questioned the veracity of these stories was called a Joseph Muscat ass licker or a stooge of the State. No one was...
In this great charade, anybody who questioned the veracity...
Even this tense election had light moments
There were the occasional moments when we still managed to muster a smile. And...
There were the occasional moments when we still managed to...
There is life beyond politics
We have a common attribute – we are all Maltese and the government must continue to work hard to ensure that it governs for the whole people and continue...
We have a common attribute – we are all Maltese and...
On a personal note
I could not hope that in his second term, Muscat would raise the ethical standards of his performance and suddenly become a paladin of good and transparent...
I could not hope that in his second term, Muscat would...
On a personal note
I think that Muscat’s victory this time around will not be as big as that of 2013. In other words Muscat will be re-dimensioned
I think that Muscat’s victory this time around will...
Saying it as it is
Saviour Balzan blogs: 'Most people were taken over by the two resounding messages: corruption and economy. And really from my point of view, neither of...
Saviour Balzan blogs: 'Most people were taken over by...
Trump’s trip and an American-European split
By leaving the global system to its own devices, Trump will not do himself, or...
By leaving the global system to its own devices, Trump will...
Simon Busuttil cannot be trusted on Gozo
Joe Cordina recalls that Simon Busuttil was not able to convince the Commission that Gozo should get regional status at a time when we were acceding – a...
Joe Cordina recalls that Simon Busuttil was not able to...
I vote clean, and that means neither PN nor PL
AD candidate Ralph Cassar says that Labour will not get his vote, nor will the...
AD candidate Ralph Cassar says that Labour will not get his...
One-hit wonder
PN candidate Mark Azzopardi writes: Like a desperate pop star trying to cling on to the charts, after a humiliating first tour, he [Muscat] is trying to use...
PN candidate Mark Azzopardi writes: Like a desperate pop...
Putting things into perspective
There is a feeling that most voters have entrenched themselves, built walls around them, accepted the status quo and simply engaged in a war of attrition that...
There is a feeling that most voters have entrenched...
What kind of Malta do we want to live in?
The kind of Malta I want to live in is one where it is perfectly OK not to...
The kind of Malta I want to live in is one where it is...
‘Do not feed the voters’
If I’m going to sell out my vote to the highest bidder... I’d much rather sell it to someone who is willing to pay for it with his own money,...
If I’m going to sell out my vote to the highest...
Memories
The foreign delegations who have come to Malta and are overseeing these elections must be having a whale of a time. They probably cannot quite understand who...
The foreign delegations who have come to Malta and are...
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