It is the unbridled partisanship, so eloquently expressed by Julian Galea recently, that makes our local councils so ineffective.

It is unbridled partisanship... that makes our local councils so ineffective- Simon Oosterman, Sliema

Therefore, I suggest to anyone living in Sliema (and other communities with failing local councils) to vote first for the independent candidates, then for those candidates from parties who were in the minority and not at all for candidates of parties that were in the majority. After all, only crazy people expect a different result from the same action.