‘If you were to be re-elected, would you increase the budget for the military?’ That’s a hypothetical question. The question is premised on the materialisation of a circumstance that has not yet happened and that may not happen. So, if Robert Abela wanted to refuse to answer hypothetical questions he could, in theory, refuse to [...]

Robert Abela was asked to comment on the bonus paid out to Rosianne Cutajar after he fired her for hiding a €9,000 cash gift from Yorgen Fenech before speaking on his behalf at the Council of Europe and in Malta’s Parliament. Apart from dodging tax on an undeclared brokerage fee. Robert Abela said today he [...]

Russia has quit the Council of Europe. Against the background of the invasion of Ukraine this might feel like a formalistic diplomatic escalation. It is more than that. The move has deep symbolic significance and none of it is good. Add to that the fact that in addition to abandoning the Council of Europe, Russia [...]

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