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Perspectives on ACTA – Andrei Tuch (Part II)

04.02.2012
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Andrei continues his reasoned analysis of ACTA, concluding that though it is not evil it must be rejected anyway. ACTA is not evil : It must be rejected anyway – Part II In Part I, I described why ACTA is not the intrinsically evil entity that people think it is. In fact, it is a [...]

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Perspectives on ACTA – Andrei Tuch

03.02.2012
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The J’accuse impromptu ACTA series continues. I knew that when I asked (provoked?) fellow blogger Andrei for his ideas on ACTA that I would not be short-changed. Based in Estonia Andrei describes himself as a “technical writer, freelance translator, standup comedian, occasional journalist, all too rarely blogger, wannabe exegete”. Here is the first part of [...]

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Perspectives on ACTA – Martin Bugelli

02.02.2012
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Mr. Martin Bugelli, Head of the European Commission Representation in Malta has kindly given his permission to reproduce this article that appears in today’s Times of Malta. Over the last few days I have been asked for my two cents on ACTA – I have politely refused to comment on the subject (thank you One [...]

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Malta Post Franco (IV) – Labour

01.02.2012
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Never commit to writing a series if you do not have the time to write it. That should be a number one rule for bloggers. I find that having committed to a series I either finish it off or else I end up postponing about blogging in general. Anyways… in order to break this “writer’s [...]

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Malta Post Franco (III) – GonziPN

29.01.2012
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I really do not find Joseph Muscat’s constant referring to the Nationalist Party as GonziPN productive or palatable. Probably Muscat thinks the same of anyone who still refers to him as “Inhobbkom” Joseph. But this is not about Muscat. This post is about the party that made it to government in 2008 against all odds [...]

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Malta Post-Franco (II) – Franco

28.01.2012
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There could be no other place to begin than with the main protagonist. Franco Debono kept the whole nation waiting with bated breath for the unfolding of whatever his plan might be. Notwithstanding his declared agenda it was hard to second guess where he may be going with it – especially since the timing of [...]

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Malta post-Franco (I)

27.01.2012
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Don’t feel guilty if you are still reeling from yesterday’s anti-climax in Parliament. Everybody (and I mean everybody) had different expectations and most of them were based on short-term assessments that were themselves based on a mixture of emotion, curiosity and differing levels of partisan intrigue. Insofar as the live unrolling of events was concerned [...]

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Iacta Est?

24.01.2012
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The nation seems to be caught between two distinct feelings. On the one hand its holding its breath for some massive occurrence such as the demise of GonziPN while on the other hand the deja vu sense of “Yeah right, pull the other one” has begun to take over many a level-headed observer. Last night’s [...]

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That Speedy Legislation

22.01.2012
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So Franco has now slipped his much touted bill on the financing of political parties into parliament in the form of a Private Member’s Bill. Should we wait before unpacking the fireworks? This must definitely be the last move by the Honourable Member of Għaxaq that proves to us that his seemingly interminable duel with [...]

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When Daphne was right

19.01.2012
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Following the speculation in the media about possible alternative electoral methods the discussion has returned to focus on the “premio maggioranza” – the compensation of seats for the party winning a majority (even relative) of votes in an election. The “stability” excuse gets politicians thinking of mechanisms to make it less possible for a renegade [...]

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