The recent employment by PBS of a number of ex-Net or Radio 101 journalists convinces me that the government and the Nationalist Party probably knew we could have an early election.
As Franco Debono has said, the Prime Minister and the PN knew that Dr Debono could very well bring his great differences with the Prime Minister to a head. They must have known of Dr Debono’s determination not to allow any more procrastination. After all, the PN boat had already been rocked by other PN backbenchers on a number of issues, not just by Dr Debono.
With all this in mind, what better than filling each nook and cranny of the PBS newsroom with blue-eyed boys and girls, fresh from their PN media training! Watch out for a higher dose of PBS manipulation of political news and events as the election looms closer and closer.
Will the Broadcasting Authority live up to its responsibilities at the most important time in the political life of our country? Time will tell. But I doubt it!