All’Olimpico di Torino, Juve(ntinove) batte Inter (17) due a uno. Gol (roccambolesco) di Lucio nella sua porta e risposta di Eto’o al priéo tempo. Gollasso di Marchisio seguito da megarissa causata da Supersega Balotelli nel secondo tempo. Da rimarcare la grinta di Chiellini e Caceres, la mancanza di convinzione di Diego e un Felipo Melo che deve…

  In which J’accuse hopefully brings to a conclusion this week’s open discussion on the selection of a new Commissioner and tries once again to draw a number of conclusions and read a few signposts that have been dropped inadvertently by all concerned. read on… it’s a long one so coffee or tea is advised…

In which J’accuse steals a guest post from The Running Commentary where Patrick Tabone offers an ex-employee’s apologia pro Joe Borg and his work as a Commissioner. Patrick Tabone, a former employee of Joe Borg in Brussels and at the Foreign Ministry offers a different perspective of the outgoing Commissioner that might force some people…

◊ In which perceptions of the how and why Commissioners are chosen by the Maltese government continue to be analysed and in which J’accuse concludes that Joe Borg’s biggest defect is having been too good a fellow. It’s incredible how the spin regarding fat cats and Brussels seems to have no end. The nationalists will…

A journalist friend of mine recently quoted that famous maxim “don’t believe anything in politics until it’s been denied”. There is a ring of reliability about that maxim – it is after all the first reaction of most politicians to deny the truth until blue in the face. The sentence is undeniably pregnant with generalisations…

Where j’accuse deals with the recent discussions on the appointment of John Dalli, with the anger of Joe Borg, with the EU gravy train and with the meaning of working for the EU. Yesterday evening I was invited to a special ceremony celebrating our cabinet secretary’s 20 years of service at the Court of Justice…