The French loss of Gozo in 1798 – Joseph F. Grima
The capitulation of the French forces in Gozo was signed on October 28, 1798
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The capitulation of the French forces in Gozo was signed on October 28, 1798
Disgrace to democracy In the same way that co-option (a mechanism to replace MPs who die or are incapacitated) has been ‘gamed’ by the Labour and Nationalist parties to get anyone they want into parliament, the just-approved gender-correcting mechanism will also be manipulated. The two big parties now have an incentive not to put women on their ticket so that they get six extra seats each without effort. The number of MPs with no or few votes from the electorate (already high) will soar. Taxpayers will pay for this monetarily (MPs are expensive) and democratically. These MPs plucked out o...