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J’accuse was right. Nobody or practically nobody voted the J’accuse way. There, that settles that one. What else happened? Disillusioned nationalists stayed at home. Turnout was around 79% and Labour got around 57% of the vote of the people who bothered to turn out. Of those who bothered to turn out it seems that the…
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This article and accompanying Bertoon appeared on today’s edition of The Malta Independent on Sunday. I recently learnt of a very special old Maltese “gadget” when chatting with a Maltese linguist who works at the European Parliament. For a while I thought he was pulling my leg but a quick check n Serracino Inglott’s Il-Miklem…
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Malta’s internet Gossip Column today reminded me of those Top Trump Horror Cards that we used to play at school. You know, the ones with Dracula, Frankenstein and Werewolf. J’accuse had pointed out that the nationalist campaign and the (master)minds behind seemed to have no other ammunition than fear and taste to get people to vote for…
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J’accuse has done its bit of political reflecting for a while now. And the conclusion of all this reflecting on the local political scene? Easy… it sucks. P.S. If anyone is looking for me I’m the one on the deckchair in Ghadira. :)
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A few snapshots of my first day in Malta. Drove straight to Ghadira from the airport and had a lovely afternoon swim in crystal clear waters with no sign of jellyfish in sight. Later, when the sun set and I had gone through thede rigeur “torta with gbejna and ful” (pie with gozo cheese and…
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Fausto insists. J’accuse wrote “tout est possible” instead of “tout devient possible” in order to create a spurious link between the Nationalist and Sarkozy campaigns. Ok. Click on “Read More” for some lovely picture games…