Not Godfrey Bloom’s Finest Hour
I don’t agree with the barbs being thrown – who can? – but I have one simple and rather uncomfortable question… If it weren’t for UKIP, would the Strasbourg sessions of the European Parliament ever...
View ArticleThe European Union And Italy Are In Similar Positions
“The political system has been made so incredibly complex that nobody can even have a grasp of what is going on. And it’s kept that way, because the more complex it gets, the more money it generates...
View ArticleWho Voted You In?
Readers that are unfamiliar with the soap opera that is politics in Malta, may be unaware that there is something of a political crisis underway. I shall refrain from boring you with the details, but...
View ArticleTwo Downside Only Elections
In the end, a vote in favour of the Fiscal Compact of just over 60% looks like Ireland was almost in agreement. If nothing else, the vote shows just how far the eurozone crisis has come and how...
View ArticleAn Opportunity For The EU And Soft Power
The last few weeks and the Edward Snowden affair have been fascinating. When was the last time one person seemed able to cause such division and debate around the world? Oh hang on, it was Julian...
View ArticleDecision Makers Need To Speed Up Or Face Irrelevance
In recent months I have been noticing more and more that the pace of life has changed. On the one hand, we all know that technology is developing so quickly now – and that the pace of development is...
View ArticleDavid Cameron’s Asymmetric Referendum
In the world of financial speculation there is something known as an asymmetrical trade. This means that the downside is very limited – or none at all – and the upside is considerable. I have long...
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Can One Blogger Bring Down Malta’s Government?
There is a battle of wills underway in Malta. The current Labour government has faced many accusations of incompetence and corruption in it’s short time in power, but without hard evidence, they remain...
View ArticleHow To Get Elected In 2017 And Beyond
In recent days there has been a great deal of analysis dissecting the votes that propelled Donald Trump into the White House. When connecting it to June’s Brexit vote, there seem to be many...
View ArticleGordon Brown And The Sham Of Democracy
Your author can clearly recall hearing Tony Blair and Gordon Brown justify the invasion of Iraq as being ‘for’ democracy. New Labour love ‘democracy’. So much so that they mentioned it in their...
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