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ALL CHANGE NOTHING?
Predictably, Labour's grey eminences, of which there are many, popped up to bolster their relatively youthful leader's equally predictable reaction to the confirmation by the Nationalist Party that its members want Dr Gonzi to remain on as...
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One of those weeks
This week was one of those weeks - following my previous two blogs about adoption, I suddenly became flavour or the month (as Tanja Cilia so eloquently put it). I was also preparing to take part in my first half marathon, and as fate would have...
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Organs that save lives
I have nothing but praise for the care and love that is being shown by Ms Sarah Borg who is appealing for a kidney donation to her former partner and father of her son. Her drama which is now a drama shared by a nations brings to the fore a number...
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Welcome to Utopia
I have inadvertently upset and bemused my British friends. They could find no rhyme and reason as to why I decided to pick random examples of Americana in order to indicate similarities with what is going on in Malta. After all, they said, Malta was...
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The Maltese: Masters at irresponsible fornication since 1000BC
Uh-oh, there she goes, bashing all that is Maltese again. Chill, I'm very well aware that the above statement does not apply to all Maltese but hey, placing caveats in a heading looks ungainly. Some of us do indulge in the more responsible sort of...
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Atheists are now attacking our St Paul
So St Paul came to Malta via a shipwreck. Some idiots, and a few atheists, think it would have been better if the sea was less choppy and he'd have had an easier trip to Rome to go meet his end with trusty, don't-mention-cockerels, Peter. These...
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COME TO THE PARTY
So, according to a turncoat who is “deeply involved” in Labour’s organisation, Yana Mintoff Bland is to contest the elections on behalf of, well, wait for it, the Labour Party. So far, we only have Cyrus Engerer’s word for that, and we all know what...
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HI THERE
Welcome to the new kids on the blogging block. Well, when one says "kids" one is being euphemistic, at least as far as Vic Calleja is concerned. We have been involved in writing not many miles apart since the days when we used to produce some...
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Winning elections and song festivals in Scandinavian Malta
Going back a couple of weeks I heard a lot about local songs, singing and trashy songs and trashier gloves. But I have to admit I am one of the few unwashed –figuratively, of course—who didn’t watch the song festival which chooses our Eurovision...
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Two parts dishonest, three parts stupid
No, I'm not talking about our beloved politicians for a change. I'm referring to the way I'd describe our genetic make-up, at a pinch. I use the word "our" loosely, of course, by dint of the fact that I happen to share the same passport as you...
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Welcome to Nirvana
I cannot tell the difference between American politicians in red soccer gear and those in blue baseball gear. Besides, I am apolitical, so I take whatever they say at face value, not because they belong to this persuasion or the other party. All I...
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Are we communicating?
Like 200,000 or so people this weekend I listened to Archbishop Cremona read the Lenten pastoral letter published by our bishops. Unlike circa 170,000 of them I think I understood its intended message. I had a number of advantages on most of the...
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Legal but not possible
I have to say that the interest generated by my previous blog (about single adoptions from Ethiopia), and the feedback to the subsequent news report by Claudia Calleja on the same subject, left me pleasantly surprised. Honestly, I didn’t think...
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STEELY SOLDIERS
Whenever anyone who does not swoon at the feet of Joseph Muscat dares mention Labour's less than glorious past, the Lil'Elves and Cheer Leaderettes screech and shout and run about, yelping that we should look forward, rather than back. Whenever...
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Towards more accessible and safer Internet
The Internet is in the news these days, and not always for the right kind of reasons. There is quite a hot discussion about what ACTA will change or not change. As generally happens nowadays many shoot first and ask questions afterwards. The number...
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EVERYONE'S AN EXPERT
As I step out of my front door, I just glance to the left and I can get a sight of the placards publicising what the newspapers think are the most important issues of the day – you know, the couple of words that are designed to persuade you to part...
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Kiss and Tell: X Marks The Spot!
A kiss is a lovely trick, designed by nature, to stop speech when words become superfluous. So said Ingrid Bergman. Alas, kissing is the actually mutual exchange of saliva, potentially passing on illnesses like brucellosis, HIV, meningitis and...
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JUST SAYING
Joseph Muscat, as I have had occasion to point out, is quite a one for getting down with the youths. This means that he has to campaign in sound-bites and tweet-sized chunks, because otherwise, he'll lose their attention, given that the poor lambs...
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Children of God?
Please forgive me if I'm wrong, but I'm going to assume that you're one of those people who don't give a hoot about same sex marriage. I'm also going to assume, that whilst you don't mind two consenting adults getting married regardless of their...
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Church and politics: Take Two
My latest post “Towards a political church” caused quite a stir. Mixed with the comments there was quite a good dose of venom. Darnel was abundant, but wheat was not at all scarce. Most comments prove that whatever one writes, meaning always lies...
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