Tonio Fenech

  • Panamagate: Labour’s Fell Swoop

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    Occam’s Laser is a long-time J’Accuse reader who works in the financial services sector. In this article Occam argues that Labour is willfully muddying the waters over Panamagate, exploiting the concerns of conscientious liberals to further its own agenda. The Labour Party is desperate. For three months it has tried to brazen out Panamagate, but…

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  • Spies like Tonio Fenech

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    We are slowly getting used to obtaining information from this government through some leak or better still through foreign news or media. There can no longer be any doubt that Joseph Muscat’s government is anything but forthcoming on any kind of information – just take a look at PQ time in our snazzy new parliament…

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  • Elephants, rooms and budgets

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    This budget is as much about the elephant in the room as it is about financial measures and planning. We came to the budget after almost a full calendar year of “will he, won’t he” insofar as Franco Debono was concerned and we had the extra leverage by the man who will henceforth be called…

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  • So it shall be done…

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    Simon says, Tonio does The contest for Tonio Borg’s seat is giving us another very interesting glimpse into the workings of the nationalist party. Lawrence Gonzi believed that a contest would be healthy for the party, that still remains to be seen. The impression we get is that no matter how united a front the…

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  • Men of the Moment

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    “We need a contest”. Prime Minister Gonzi apparently believes that a bit of competition would be healthy for his party. In a way you cannot blame him. The opposition is anything but good competition in that respect given how it seems to be banking solely on the concept of “victory by default”. Joseph Muscat’s schizophrenic…

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  • Election fever

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    Recent events in the holy of holies that is parliament are beginning to make the Council of Trent seem like a walk in the park. I have already registered my consternation at what seems to have been a missed opportunity by the PN to take the initiative following the summer recess and to finally call…

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