At one point this was starting to happen, the demise of the mass meeting was one indication of a drop in interest in political activities. But as this happened, we witnessed the Opposition re-emerge with a combination of TV and radio stations and mass meetings. Polarisation was once again the name of the game. Truth be said, most Maltese and Gozitans could do without the hysterics and cat calling from both sides. Most of us have been told, more than once, that we take ourselves far too seriously.
Maltese society has more down to earth things to worry about.
People are concerned about the level of education for their children, the homes they live in, their health, their environs, the future, the money they earn, in a phrase, the quality of their life. Francophile in a box A Francophile, a former Communist, but later a self-avowed devotee of Thatcher has a particular TV newspaper show on Sunday mornings. In typical former East Berlin Humboldt University Marxist-Leninist style, he attempts to place people in boxes. He attempted to do this with MaltaToday. Dr Mario Vella, who now will be contesting the next general election as an MLP candidate and will hope to win.