Why does the government seem to be replete with spokespersons when it comes to the need to call a spade a spade or say something that is closer to black on white than the catch-all statements of your standard politician? Whether it is Arms or Aviva there seems to have been a proliferation of...

I cannot remember which article I was reading. It must have been the one about the new California Governor who will succeed Schwarzenegger. Apparently he was already governor 36 years ago. That’s a long time ago isn’t it? By my calculation it is one year over my whole lifespan. But...

Peppi Azzopardi saw fit to celebrate the 500th episode of Xarabank with a US-style debate between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. The edifying celebration of the 500 steps towards Malta’s “Xarabanikification” would come to an end after a couple of hours of partisan...

Who’s who? Here’s a comparative set of pics. One of Joseph Muscat from therealbudget.com and one of Malta’s great tenor Joseph Calleja. Who’s been a naughty photoshopper now? spread the word:TweetEmailPrintMoreLike this:Like Loading...

November gives us not one but two days of remembrance. Today, the first, is the 5th of November – associated with Guido Fawkes and the failed gunpowder plot against James I of the United Kingdom. In six days time the second day of remembrance – emblazoned with the words “Lest...