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A Zolabyte with a difference. A friend of mine has asked me to plug this event that is raising money to build a project to provide food in an area of Guatemala. It’s a long, long walk for a good cause. There’s all the contact details you need at the end of this post. Picture…
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ONE NEWS REPORTER Anthony David Gatt wrote this as a facebook note. J’accuse is posting it as a zolabyte with the author’s kind permission. It is his take on how the media – local and foreign – has dealt with the Egyptian uprising. As Anthony says, this note is a look at what is happening…
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Fausto Majistral is back with another Zolabyte. He gives us a no-nonsense analysis of the main issues that surround the whole ruckus about honoraria. It’s less about the politics and more about the constitutional issues. Service as an MP in the Maltese House of Representatives is a part-time affair. “Part-time” is a misnomer, of course,…
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Fausto continues his round-up of 2010. This time Jesus, vuvuzela and public services fall within range of his targeting. JESUS IN THE CLASSROOM Two millenia on and he’s still a source of controversy. The EHCR decided that rights were violated when Italian authorities refused to remove the crucifix from the classroom at the request of…
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After the forced hiatus thanks to the great storms in central Europe J’accuse returns with a multi-part Zolabyte by Fausto Majistral. In this serialised perspective Fausto looks back at the salient moments of the year that is about to end. Here goes… LOCAL COUNCILS Here’s a thought to brighten your day: 2010 was the first…
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J’accuse was shocked by a headline in the Times on the 5th of October claiming that a “Students’ body wants student’s council to be free of politics” so we decided to ask somebody from that movement – Mark Camilleri (known to most extra-uni people as the Realtà editor) to explain whether this impression of wanting…