Have we ever had such an incompetent government? Isn’t it so embarrassing? That is how the chattering classes seem to be reacting to the admittedly…
Have we ever had such an incompetent government? Isn’t it so embarrassing? That is how the chattering classes seem to be reacting to the admittedly…
At one of my family gatherings over Christmas, I found myself arguing a somewhat radical position about what is likely to happen to the shape…
This is a very, very strange time for British politics. The Article 50 period runs out in a mere 81 days. Having thought it through,…
‘Tis the season to be cheerful. In this, our last communication of the year, we again pick our political word of the year. Tempting though…
Jacob Rees-Mogg and Mark Francois could hardly hide their delight. Their attempt to depose Theresa May had of course failed but they had dealt her,…
Technocrats, commentators and business people are excellent at laying out what is necessary; what ‘must be done’ in public policy to move forward. Politicians, who…
This article by Joe Zammit-Lucia was first published by City AM on 12 December 2018 It’s like a giant jigsaw puzzle where, however hard you…
I remember as a youngster in Malta when Malta had an utterly pathetic football team, a 4-0 defeat in, say, Germany would be hailed by the…
I am sure that Mr Rees-Mogg’s expensive education has given him a mastery of Shakespeare. But just in case, he may want to re-read this…
Theresa May has been compared to Elizabeth the First. Early in her tenure, Jacob Rees-Mogg lauded her as Gloriana – astride the domestic political scene,…
Brexit deadlines come and go. Agreements are nearly achieved, but 95 per cent ready is 0 per cent agreed, as both sides are keen to…
This article first appeared in the Times of Malta A few weeks ago, I wrote in this paper that EU Member States should support the…