• The Powers of a President

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    Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando has been quoted by Malta today saying that “the President of the Republic would be justified in calling the Prime Minister to see if he has a majority after Franco Debono’s comments.” (see also on Maltastar). Well he wouldn’t. The President of the Republic need not take any such initiative because it is not…

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  • Stitches in Time (3)

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    Part 3 – GroundHog Day A few hours after the PN announced its list of candidates the controversial Wayne Hewitt was updating his facebook status. Apparently he will not be voting PN in the next election: for the first time in my life, I will not be voting in the next general elections. Between a…

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  • Stitches in Time (2)

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    Part 2 – All the Kings Horses It’s been a while now that we have been witnessing the gradual collapse of Franco Debono and Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando. The latter’s fall from grace is even more phenomenal when one compares the hero status that he enjoyed in March 2008. No it’s not an insignificant detail. No…

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  • Stitches in Time? (1)

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    So the world did not end yesterday, the nationalist party did not implode and – much to the chagrin of (probably) many a disgruntled voter without much of a grasp of the rules of the game – the government is still in place for all to see. The rebel MP’s have had their comeuppance and…

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  • I.M. Jack – Monday’s Highlights

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    Factitious parties and reconstruction The nationalist party has as yet not imploded but we still hear of calls for its reconstruction. Back in May 2008 we were penning a little post about the Labour party and the dangers of Clique & Factions and we are today still witnessing the problems that our parties face when factions within…

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  • The Auditor General’s Report and KSU

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    On the 3rd July 2012, the Auditor General presented the Report ‘University of Malta – Concession of parts of University House to the Kunsill Studenti Universitarji’ to the Speaker of the House. The report had been commissioned by the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee. You can access the report here. Here is a summary of the…

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