In my time—which is a long time ago—the BBC was a big name to look up to. They had it all: proper reporting, proper English, proper manners. Propriety sometimes taken to boring limits. Then modernity struck. The ratings game infected the Beeb too.

Life’s tough being a politician and even tougher being a Prime Minister. You say one thing which is wrong—very wrong—and you get shoved into a wringer for a few eternities. People have shoved enough dirt, fun and stuff about Gonzi’s close shave with...

Someone asked me what I think will happen in the deputy-leadership contest of the PN. I can't understand why I was targeted with such a question. I've never understood a thing about politics and every time I say anything about it I hear a few...

Some great twit once said that we live in interesting times. I definitely wish—and I know I’m repeating myself from my previous blog post—I lived in uninteresting, boring days where no €60 million sums were bandied about. What does one do with all...

I’m sitting in a room, mercifully with no cigarette smoke puffing my way. Tonio Borg has been nominated to replace John Dalli as European Commissioner. May Dr Borg get the appointment endorsed by the EP—and may he be our blandest, dullest emissary.

Elections are won by strange things. Obama in the US might get dumped as president for having a bad day when he debated with Mitt. So in theory the most potent man in the world could be the best debater but the lousiest decision-maker. Sounds eerie...

Let’s clear something which possibly needs clarifying: government is there to govern and the opposition to oppose. At the moment the former seems to have forgotten how to govern while the latter is more intent on staying mum for fear of uttering...

It’s always a great thing to see quality spaces sprouting. The Mdina ditch was in such shambles that we hardly knew it existed. Now Zap! It’s been transformed into what sounds like a glorious piece of relaxing space. How great such plans are, what...

I’m not great at numbers—well actually I’m hardly great at anything. But give me figures and stocks and shares and IPOs and I really come a great cropper. So forgive me if I say something silly. I have no clue what the price of the Facebook (FB)...

The new Valletta project—all of it—looks great and hurrah for it. If Valletta also becomes the European Capital of Culture in 2018 that will spell more hurrahs for a great city with a real soul. Anyone who hates the Piano project—City entrance,...