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And now the Runs

There she goes again. The Runs seems to have another bout of j’accuse-itis. Apparently this blog that is either “boring” or “unnoticed” also operates on the basis of envy and is suddenly object of another spat of diarrhoea on the site that never stops the pink tirades. I still do not get the “envy” bit […]


Time(s) to Vanish

Our latest Scissorhands post has had its effects. In less than four hours Labour’s rising star lost her place among the team of bloggers on the timesofmalta.com site. Nikita Alamango’s blog is no more.  For posterity’s sake here are the before and after pics from the Times site. Thanks again to the Times for their […]


Nikita (another Scissorhand)

At the start of this week I spoke of Joseph Muscat’s apparent cluelessness when it comes to dealing with the spin-offs of the Euro-economic crisis. Populist talk about “the EU needing to take decisive action” does not a government policy make. I have met people on this holiday who speak about the euro crisis as […]


Clueless in Opposition

Joseph Muscat is gracing the headlines of the timesofmalta online pages. A Sunday headline is a great “catch” in marketing terms since it keeps the potential voters up to date with Muscat’s policies and positions. We have learnt recently that what Muscat thinks and believes does not necessarily reflect his party’s position but we also […]


J’accuse: Plebiscites in the age of clicktivism

The mass is a weird being. I am not referring to the Eucharistic celebration in Catholic rites but to the “mass” as a collective of human beings that can be formed either randomly or purposely within a particular context or aim. At worst a “mass” is a loose connection of humans, each going about their […]