‘I may make mistakes but my heart is true’

Some time ago i was watching Profs Henry Frendo on a local television station discussing the political events at the time. I thought that his considerations were rather superficial, and in a telephone link, later on in the programme i said this much, if i remember correctly. But there is something Profs Henry Frendo doesn’t [...]

Of statesmen and politicians

Quoting Alcide de Gasperi who was founder of the Italian Christian Democratic Party and one of the Founding Fathers of the European Union , Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti recently said that a politician looks at the next elections whilst a statesman looks at the next generations.                             ’un politico guarda alle prossime elezioni, uno [...]

Carm should stop blaming others (1)

The Sunday Times of today carries comments on page 5 by Dr Carm Mifsud Bonnici blaming others for his resignation, without mentioning names.  This is very unjust and surely not in the Catholic spirit. Unfortunately he has only himself to blame. Just look at the opposite page (4), a story continued from the front page [...]

Before the re-shuffle, not after ( times online friday, january 6, 2012 09:08am)

Debono questions if Dr Gonzi ‘is being held hostage’ by clique times online, friday, january 6 2012, 09:08 am There has so far been no agreement between the prime minister and Nationalist MP Franco Debono, who has warned he will withdraw his support for the government in parliament unless the ministerial responsibilities for justice and [...]

Discipline, candidates and the next leadership race

This morning in Valletta people expressed with me their concern about how the PN has been led in the past four years. Most were of the opinion that what is happening inside the PN right now has nothing to do with discipline or with new candidates, but rather with one faction’s efforts to get hold [...]

Loyalty to constitution and to the party

Since political parties in Malta remain to date the most unregulated bodies at law, one could get the wrong impression they are above the law. Obviously in countries upholding the rule of law no one is above the law. since unfortunately our country has been through much undesirable political polarisation, to some it might appear [...]

Representatives not delegates

Members of parliament are not party delegates. They are representatives of the people elected on a party ticket. In his oath of office a member of parliament pledges loyalty to the Constitution and the Republic of Malta.