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Mintoff proven right again – this time by Zelensky

In recent months, a number of journalists and a number of opinion leaders have tried – for the umpteenth time – to belittle Malta’s constitutional obligation as a neutral and non-aligned country. Aided and abetted by a couple of academics, the message being...

The Journal | 17/05/2022

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Voting change – nothing remains static in Politics

It has been quite interesting in these last couple of weeks after the predicted outcome of the local general elections. Quite interesting for political analysts and commentators, that is. So many different reasons for a Labour massive win were aired publicly. Or, to...

The Journal | 06/05/2022

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Post-election 2022: Making noise in da House

House is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115 to 130 beats per minute. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the basics of this article’s arguments. So, the House referred to in the title of...

The Journal | 28/04/2022

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And now… let’s party. Or, let’s do the Party

The 2022 general elections are now a thing of the past. The election results, although totally foreseen and anticipated, catapulted yet again the Labour Party into the annals of history. Never before in the history of these islands did the same political party muster...

The Journal | 04/04/2022

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[ANALYSIS] Saturday 26th: The Vote

By the time you are reading these observations by yours truly, the chances are that the boxes have been opened and we will shortly have an indication of the result. The chances are that you are patiently waiting for the confirmation of what is, I believe, already a...

The Journal | 27/03/2022

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General Elections 2022: The Week Before Last

We are slowly but surely reaching the end game of this year’s general election. A unique electoral campaign which incorporated surreal COVID-19 circumstances that dampened the normally festive, celebratory and upbeat campaign style of both parties, and reduced the...

The Journal | 19/03/2022

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Electoral Campaign Week 3: Bernard’s Passchendaele

Week 3 saw more changes to the PN manifesto and Robert Abela, justifiably hammering away that every single vote counts. The first battle of Passchendaele (sometimes called the Third Battle of Ypres) took place on the 12 October 1917 in the Ypres Salient area of the...

The Journal | 12/03/2022

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Electoral campaign to date: a tale of two parties

Dickens’ best-known work of historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities, published in 1859, is claimed to be one of the best-selling novels of all time. The novel has been adapted for film, television, radio, and the stage, and has continued to influence popular...

The Journal | 05/03/2022

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Electoral Campaign to Date: The Seven PN Deadly Sins

A day is a long time in politics. How about a week? MASSIMO J ELLUL WRITES. Writing about the first week of the 2022 electoral campaign begets more painful reading for an opposition which is hell bent on committing Seppuku, but without the ritualistic undertones. The...

The Journal | 26/02/2022

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Politicians and Diapers

A new PN-led Cabinet would include people like Jason Azzopardi, Karol Aquilina, Beppe Fenech Adami, Karol Aquilina & Anthony Bezzina. Is this the best they have? MASSIMO J ELLUL WRITES. José Maria de Eça de Queiroz was born on the 25 November 1845 and passed away...

The Journal | 18/02/2022

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Why the electorate should choose representatives wisely

I have clearly underlined in various previous articles that all analysed public perception exercises in these last years point to a decisive Labour majority from the voting public. Irrespective of the coup d’états, the skulduggery and hollering within the Nationalist...

The Journal | 11/02/2022

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Citizens’ Choices in the General Elections

In just a few weeks, we will finally go to the polls again as a nation to elect our representative government. To compile the inevitable paper trail of proof on a result which is already projected and accepted by all and sundry. I distinctly remember general elections...

The Journal | 04/02/2022

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