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Boycott kickstarts
‘us and them’ Labour Party campaign
The Labour party’s decision to boycott ‘Bondi +’
and Xarabank mark the latest in a long list of political boycotts
which have seen PN activists stay away from Super one and MLP representatives
turn down invitations from NET TV. Such behaviour, which is widely
being viewed as kicking off the Labour Party’s ‘them and
us’ campaign, looks likely to set the scene for more partisan
politics and mud slinging and could well deteriorate into a free-for-all
on the air waves.
Could it
be a summer of discontent?
 The
secretary general of the General Workers’ Union has warned
that it will be a "long, hot summer" if the proposed
amendments they have put forward for the new labour laws are not
taken on board.
Speaking in an interview in today’s edition of this newspaper,
Tony Zarb says that it remains to be seen whether the government
will opt for dialogue or bulldozing its way forward.
"We could be in for another long hot summer if the government
shows that it hasn’t listened to us when it gives the first
reading of the new laws in June," he warns. Read
full interview
Labour all geared
for March elections
 The
Labour Party presented its national manifesto for local councils
yesterday, in preparation for the 9 March local council elections.
Dr Alfred Sant addressed a press conference during which he explained
the criteria upon which Labour was supporting this manifesto.
Apart from a national manifesto for all the local councils in
general, entitled ‘Bil-vot tieghek Il-Kunsill tieghek’,
Labour is also presenting an individual manifesto for each locality.
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Pictures of swan massacre released
as membership campaign launched
First Maltese gay hotel greets
customers
An anti-corruption commission
with a paltry budget
No revelations at PBS
Compaq consortium chosen for
e-government project
Gone in a puff
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On
anthrax scares and earthquake fears
He headed the ALE during one of its most difficult times and
has endured great personal sadness. But as head of Malta’s
Civil Protection Department, Peter Cordina at last seems to
have found his ideal role, as MIRIAM DUNN discovers |
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The
good, the bad, the ugly and the holy of football
Tony Formosa:"People keep talking about the negative
aspects of football, like doping, violence, false passports,
players’ demands and overall contribution to the team
… but like everything else there is another side of football.
The good and the holy are ignored by the bad and the ugly.
That’s life – unfair!" |
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Look
who’s talking
Do we sometimes shoot down the message because we’re
not sure about the messenger, asks MIRIAM DUNN |
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What
a week!
Singer, teacher and actress Phyllisienne Brincat tells
Ramona Depares about life in the fast lane |
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