Tag: Members of Parliament
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MPs Declarations of assets were subject to Police investigations – but these investigations fizzled out
The reason why the Prime Minister is fighting a battle against the Standards Commissioner over the publications of the declaration of assets of members of parliament, is that these declarations have been subject of police investigations last year. As always happens in Malta, the Police investigations were initially prompted by press stories. Eventually, these investigations…
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Nationalist Party MPs react to The Maltese Herald’s article with denial: “We are not supporting either candidate,” they say
Nationalist Party MPs reacted to The Maltese Herald‘s article on their preference for their party leader with the most childish and nonsensical manner possible: together they coordinated a campaign of denial declaring that they are not supporting either candidate. Obviously, and supposedly, this is meant to show that the Nationalist Party is united. Somehow, the…
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Condemnations, condemnations and the disruption of Parliament by Labour
While Europe is engaged in one of its most important debates since the end of the Cold War, our Prime Minister and the Labour Party MPs were very busy this week issuing more condemnations and disrupting Parliament. These condemnations have reached a point that there is now confusion in Parliament with the Speaker, AnÄ¡lu Farrugia,…
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No submission of declaration of assets until reform is made
Ironically, the Prime Minister lamented that some members of the Opposition are more focused on Magisterial Inquiries and Court proceedings than addressing the concerns of ordinary people. Prime Minister Robert Abela has just announced a reform about the submission of declaration of assets claiming that the reform will streamline the declarations of assets for Opposition…
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The Nationalist Party MPs who prefer Trump to Biden
Lovin Malta asked Nationalist Party MPs who they prefer between Trump and Biden. This is a very legitimate question in any political scenario in the world because it reflects a preference not just for ideology, but also a preference between constitutional democracy or an illiberal and authoritarian government that operates with a total disregard for…
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Just another useless Labour MP
Apart from culling his critics from the government and the party structures, Robert Abela instilled a very tight grip over the Labour Party to the extent that he turned it into a toxic fan club of his supporters. No person in his right-mind and with the right principles would ever have accepted to become a…
