Is the sycophant a product of our political system or is he a cause? Do the parties feed on the sycophantic needs of many involved or linked to our political system or do they generate new ones? In any case, the sycophant is ever present and more dangerous than ever. In un paese...
Where’s the pl...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
It’s become too much of a cliché for people like us to yell “A plague on both your houses” at the PLPN and all they represent. The first line of defence is always that your repetition of the PLPN mantra is an obsession. Hand on heart however, how many can sincerely say that...
Broken Bad the secon...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
“We may be broke but we are not broken”. I may be paraphrasing Beppe Fenech Adami a little here but that was the thrust of his address on the granaries last night. Well, that’s too bad Beppe because I’ve chosen the title for this little series about the PN quandaries...
The riot acts
posted by Jacques René Zammit
It’s all happening in Rabat it seems. At is-Serkin to be exact. Rabat pastizzi and tea places have long been the rage for an after hours sobering up. There was a time when you would throw in the Tarxien doughnut guy – that was when the guy would go to the doughnut before the...
Grabbing the iced bu...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
Iced buns are quite the talk of the town thanks to Muscat’s very unique interpretation of meritocracy. Norman Hamilton’s appointment as High Commissioner in Britain is the latest in a long line of appointments that have absolutely nothing to do with merit and much to do with...