Thank God that the Gozitan vote is diluted with that of the Maltese who declare to be residents of Gozo for discounted channel-crossing reasons.

Otherwise, the No vote would have been much bigger.

They’d hoped the answer would be ‘no’.

So what?

Jien bhalek ezatt nahsibha, imma b`daqsekk ma jfisser xejn ta. Ghax donnhom tmejlu bina, u anqas biss qed jikkalkulawna, imbasta baghtuna nivvutaw.

Veru tal-misthijja, tigi b`wiccek minn ta’ quddiem, quddiem il-poplu, u tghid li jew se tastjeni, jew ha tibqa issostni dak li ghidt qabel.

Maybe some MPs from both sides of the floor would rather vote in a way NOT to go against the wishes of their constituents. In which case, the handy excuse of a free vote will be politically convenient.

Giovanna is a Gozitan MP and the Gozitans have voted overwhelmingly AGAINST divorce.

I can’t understand how certain MPs are saying that they will vote no or abstain on the bill.

What’s the whole point of the referendum if they are still going to vote as they wish or “as their conscience tells them to do”?

Nitfghu ir-referendum fuq il-poplu, ghax m’ghandhiex bajd niehdu decizjoni, imbaghad nigu nitnejku mir-rizultat.

So why the hell did they spend EUR4 million to see what the people wanted?

It was in one of Sweden’s largest newspapers today as well, but the angle was one that favoured Malta and recognised the successful rescue of the dog and how well treated it has been afterwards.

Not a bad picture for Malta at all.

There are psychotics in every country and animals are being mistreated in every corner of the world. Malta as a nation does not have to be shamed for how some beast treated this poor dog.