Comments on: All that rubbish about Mintoff be damned. Life under Labour was so bad that RAI covered the 1987 general election.

By: Reuben

Reuben — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:04:23 +0000

In reply to Reuben. Sorry this was already mentioned.

By: Reuben

Reuben — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:02:15 +0000

Il-filmat jispicca: Forse questa notte larchipelago maltese e cresciuto.

By: P Shaw

P Shaw — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:20:45 +0000

In reply to Brian*14.

I had exactly the same thoughts. Malta looked just like Albania under Hoxha – extremely drab and poor.

I can’t believe we looked so bad and were in such a sorry state at the time.

We seem to take what we have for granted.

By: paddy

paddy — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:58:16 +0000

Remember this news with tears of joy in my eyes.

By: David

David — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:27:04 +0000

Were other Maltese general elections covered by RAI?

[Daphne – No like that, no.]

By: Jozef

Jozef — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:25:44 +0000

In reply to GiovDeMartino. Jum il-Helsien.

By: Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:19:08 +0000

I’d forgotten they’d painted the Castille woodwork bright red.

Notice Alfred Sant and Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (that other fresh young face) sitting on either side of KMB.

Since the MLP keep saying how fresh and new they are, I thought I’d do some fact checking.

It seemed like an easy enough task, just go to the parliament website and check. I started off with the PN members, and with the exception of a couple which I had to look up on Facebook, the rest all had their dates of birth on their profiles.

Then I checked the MLP ones. Surprise surprise, it was a much tougher job as the vast majority don’t seem happy publicising their age. But your intrepid correspondent was not to be deterred, and much searching later, the results are in. And guess what?

PN – Average age 49.7 – MLP Average age 51.7

By: pm

pm — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:13:23 +0000

I can clearly remember that the attention on Malta was so great that RAI stopped the transmission of Domenica Sportiva to give a flash news of the PN Victory. It was around 10.45 / 11.00pm.

One could still remember it with great emotion; one of those unforgettable moments.

By: denis

denis — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:44:53 +0000

The days leading up to that victory were very painful and I sincerely hope we will never go through it ever again

By: M.

M. — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:55:05 +0000

In reply to Futur Imcajpar. The relief was indescribable, yes, but we were so accustomed to fear and retribution in those days, that the group of friends I was with at the time refused to go out to celebrate.