Josanne Cassar | Robert Abela

For someone to buy your vote, you have to be willing to sell it

May 27, 2024 | No comments

In February 2022, just before the general elections which were held a month later, PM Robert Abela made an electoral promise that if the Labour Government were to be re-elected, full-time students who continue to study at post-secondary level, would be receiving a subsidy of €500 a year over a period of three years.

This is a bubbling cauldron which should not be ignored

December 5, 2023 | No comments

Speaking in Parliament recently, PN leader Bernard Grech said, “The population has grown substantially and nearly doubled since 2013,

A disgruntled nation and a smug administration

August 14, 2023 | No comments

In trying to come up with a way to describe the current public mood, I started off with “angry”. Yes, many people are very angry at the state of the nation and it is palpable.

No, it’s not because she is a woman, it’s because she is a Member of Parliament

March 27, 2023 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today Now that everyone has had a chance to smirk, giggle and produce countless […]

A melting pot of sycophants, opportunists, misplaced loyalty and too much pride

March 7, 2023 | No comments

I remember during the last few Mintoff years when things were really going haywire, I would meet Labour voters who would look around furtively and whisper almost guiltily about how much they did not agree with the state of the country and the new policies of “il-Prim”.

That is what happens when you take voters for granted

March 22, 2022 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today It seems that Labour has realised, a little too belatedly, that it has […]

Tone deaf, out of touch and always a step too late

March 8, 2022 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today There probably could not be a worse time for local politicians to be […]

Hallelujah, it’s raining cash

March 1, 2022 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today Robert Abela finally announced the election date last Sunday at 11am, putting a […]

Feeling down and out? Here’s a cheque for you

February 7, 2022 | No comments

You have to hand it to the guy: Prime Minister Robert Abela sure has chutzpah. He got up on that […]

There’s something about Meghan

March 16, 2021 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today I have tried and tried, but I really cannot understand why there is […]

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