29 Nov 2012
From my haiku anthology – ‘Almond Blossoms’ misty sunset silver sun droops on golden wheat fields ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** The Helix In the second part of ‘Almond Blossoms’, my haiku anthology, I expressed my thoughts about the fact that the helix could be the secret pattern underlying the whole universe [...]
21 Nov 2012
click on link to watch video My Movie 3 Parliament debates are limited to radio broadcast in 2012! Incredible but true. I have been campaigning for the dignity of parliament and live video streaming of Parliament debates. I only managed to introduce it in committe hearings. Yes that is another reform I pushed forward. [...]
1 Nov 2012
The PN must thank Hon Austin Gatt (aka Pi Pi Pio) for his contribution over the years, shake hands and dump his confrontational ways. Dr Gatt should stay completely out of this deputy leadership thing even backstage - he means confrontation, which is the complete opposite of reconciliation. The one thing that the PN desperately needs [...]
1 Nov 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE89U1GI20121031 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL5E8LV8SM20121031 53 Conservative members of Parliament vote against their Government in the House of Commons. They voted with the Labour Opposition. Will they be banned from contesting the next election? Where is Andrew Azzopardi, Kenneth Zammit Tabona and Ranier Fsadni with their medieval political views and oppression and the same song of party loyalty? [...]
31 Oct 2012
Now that the John Dalli episode is a closed issue from the political point of view, in the short term focus is shifting on the Tonio Borg grilling and PN deputy leadership contest. Still I think our Parliament should discuss the issue. As I have said some months ago one of the main problems facing the current [...]
28 Oct 2012
Il-Hadd it-Tajjeb It is Austin Gatt’s unpopularity which has been dragging the PN lower at the polls. http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/data/Rate-the-Minister-survey-Absolute-majority-judge-Mario-de-Marco-positively-20121028 Now that the PN has taken a strong stand vis-a-vis dissenting backbenchers, nothing has changed in the surveys. If anything things got worse, even though the PN electoral machine is at ful speed. According to Maltatoday survey, [...]
26 Oct 2012
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121007/opinion/Deadly-rebel-in-kimono.439920 The first copy of my book, a haiku anthology, has been sent via Parliament, to Herman van Rompuy, President of the European Council, who was on official visit in Malta some weeks ago, writes haiku and has recently published his first haiku collection. This has earned him the nickname of Haiku Herman. The book [...]
20 Oct 2012
Not only did Austin Gatt not resign after aseries of scandals but he found the time to block me from contesting the next election with the PN becasue I stood up to him. I am proud of what I did for my country. History will judge Austin Gatt in the most polluting way. Franco Debono Speech [...]
19 Oct 2012
Plenary 489 12-06-2012 1800hrs Dwar il-Qasam tal-Gustizzja Plenary 491 19-06-2012 1800hrs Qasam dwar il-gustizzja Plenary 492 20-06-2012 1800hrs Qasam tal-Gustizzja
18 Oct 2012
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