Comments on: A report from the days when Malta Today was a proper newspaper

By: D Kiss

D Kiss — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:33:26 +0000

He is John Dalli’s servant.

By: 'Angus Black

'Angus Black — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:29:26 +0000

In reply to Lomax. Maybe a certain EU Commissioner had something to do with it?

By: Lomax

Lomax — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:51:46 +0000

I echo what Richard Borg said: why has Malta Today become like this? What happened? Is it because subsequently Lawrence Gonzi took the helm of the party and the country? And, my million-dollar question: why does Saviour Balzan hate Gonzi so much?

By: 'Angus Black

'Angus Black — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:14:12 +0000

In reply to Richard Borg. The portals of scandals such as the BICAL have long disappeared from Malta Today, but luckily I had printed the articles before the sudden conversion of this rag.

By: 'Angus Black

'Angus Black — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:11:20 +0000

Old habits die hard.

It’s good that most air-raid shelters are being cleaned out and made accessible.

We sure would need them to take cover if this kind of sleaze is elected in 2013.

By: Jozef

Jozef — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:52:42 +0000

Agreed dudu,

There is an uncanny parallelism between Silvio’s obsession with the judiciary and Labour’s blurred vision when it comes to separation of powers.

As for conflicts of interest, the use of the media, and befriending Ms sitting across the floor, Labour’s in total sync.

Xenophobic, populistic, condescending, contradictory, attention-seeking, creative with legality, allergic to authority as an abstract idea and plain materialistic.

A cynical ploy to alienate public opinion from the real motive.

By: dudu

dudu — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:30:31 +0000

In reply to Carmelo Micallef.

In Joseph Muscat’s party, I see shades of Berlusconi’s and the army of ‘affaristi’ (speculators) who surround it – an emphasis on image and high-minded talk to conceal the ugly characters that it is made up of.

By: Richard Borg

Richard Borg — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:15:55 +0000

Why did this happen? As in, why has Malta Today come to what it is?

I remember reading about the BICAL scandal amongst other interesting articles around that time. It provided for a source of investigative journalism which I believe is completely lost today.

Not only in Malta Today’s case. Journalism in Malta is in somewhat of a sordid state. No real questions being asked, and of course, none answered.

By: RF

RF — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:48:32 +0000

Noel Arrigo out today:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110910/local/noel-arrigo-set-to-be-released-from-prison.384060
Spent 22 of 33 months and not a day at Corradino. Judiciary system in Malta really going to the dogs.

By: Carmelo Micallef

Carmelo Micallef — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:40:21 +0000

Ronnie Pelligrini on one side of Little Joe and Anglu Farrugia on the other – and there can be no doubt about the ‘progressive’ credentials of the Labour Party.

Daphne, does this mean that when Little Joe wants to call out the ‘soldiers of steel’ for a progressive activity he does not need to even make a phone call but merely shouts across the office?

How proud Lorry Sant must be, and Dom Mintoff and KMB – the rehabilitation of Mintoffian policies and actions keeps moving on. Poor Malta.