According to the various ‘obituaries’ that would follow, Mintoff was either a superhuman idol who could absolutely no wrong whatsoever… or else a monster...

According to the various ‘obituaries’ that would...

“The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.”

“The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft...

The national outpour of grief following Dom Mintoff’s death on Monday was both predictable and understandable.

The national outpour of grief following Dom Mintoff’s...

The bonus to the Police Corps is not an isolated example of targeted vote-buying initiatives but the latest in a long and depressing history of such measures.

The bonus to the Police Corps is not an isolated example of...

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We question the validity of a judicial system which views simple possession of cannabis a more serious offence than either double murder, attempted robbery,...

We question the validity of a judicial system which views...

Both PN and Labour campaigns seem to mirror each other in some respect.

Both PN and Labour campaigns seem to mirror each other in...

How much more public funds are we willing to spend, and how much more procrastination are we willing to endure, to ensure that the conscience of some of our...

How much more public funds are we willing to spend, and how...

Why was there no press conference at any stage of the Rahman investigation to keep the media informed… as tends to happen in all serious countries?

Why was there no press conference at any stage of the...

JPO was presented to the general electorate by the PN as a sacrificial lamb: resulting in an overwhelming sympathy vote which quite possibly led to the PN...

JPO was presented to the general electorate by the PN as a...

Viewed only through a narrow prism, the cohabitation move is admittedly little short of a political masterstroke.

Viewed only through a narrow prism, the cohabitation move...

The extent of the mess we are seeing today is a direct consequence of the sum total of these and other, myriad failures.

The extent of the mess we are seeing today is a direct...

Effectively, all government’s resources have now been channelled only into its own surviva

Effectively, all government’s resources have now been...

Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando presents a quandary for the PN.

Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando presents a quandary for the PN.

Regardless of how the PN chooses to ‘discipline’ its own members, the paralysis affecting the present government will invariably entail serious...

Regardless of how the PN chooses to ‘discipline’ its...

In the aftermath of the chilling events of last Friday, many of the shortcomings identified in the International Commission of Jurists’ report were visibly...

In the aftermath of the chilling events of last Friday,...

History has a nasty habit of repeating itself.

History has a nasty habit of repeating itself.

Parliament has now clearly descended into the domain of the personal, the petty and the ridiculous.

Parliament has now clearly descended into the domain of the...