A reader joins the increasing number of J’accuse contributors. “As You Are” kicks off his contributions with a poem called Corradin No. Corradin No Maltese politicians will never know what it’s like to do time at Corradino and then, when it’s over, to go...
The part I don’...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
The list of speakers for tomorrow’s Civil Society Demonstration has been published and readers by now will have noticed that I am one of them. I have seen comments directed at me both on the Times and Independent articles on the event. According to one commentator I was an obvious...
Strait Street Activi...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
October 2017 has also been the month of the worldwide #metoo campaign – a campaign highlighting the victims of sexual assault. Tonight, as hundreds of women kicked off the #occupyjustice campaign by setting up tents in Castille Square a civil rights stalwart from the 20th century...
The Long Haul
posted by Jacques René Zammit
“The murder of blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia triggered off a difficult moment for Malta, but it should not be allowed to derail the country’s long-term plans, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today.” Muscat was speaking in a pre-recorded message to the audience of the EY...
No, I am not emotion...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
The exchange in court between Minister Cardona’s lawyer and Matthew Caruana Galizia prompted me to start a meme using Matthew’s reply. #iamnotemotional. Later I received a private message from a member of Daphne’s family pointing out that the full quote that day included the...