"Sheer speculation..."

Gozo Minister Giovanna Debono on reports that she was to leave her ministry to take over education in the Cabinet reshuffle.

"Malta deserves a different theatre."

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi on plans to retain a roofless theatre as part of Renzo Piano's City Gate project in Valletta.

"Obsolete or conflicting."

Mepa review commission architect David Pace on the planning authority's policies and the need to adopt a fresh approach to facilitate the process.

"The body of the mother simply as a vessel for incubating children."

University lecturer Anna Borg on the proposal to give the State the right to issue a care order for unborn children whose mothers are drug abusers.

"I do not believe in the politics of shouting."

Labour's newly-appointed natio-nal executive secretary Lydia Abela on her style of doing politics.

"Woo hoo, new tarmac..."

A timesofmalta.com reader welcoming the announcement of the routes Pope Benedict XVI would pass through because it meant new road surfaces.

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