Tales from the Coffeeshop: Projecting the whole truth and not the pseudo truth
“THE MAN was being treated in a pseudo-hospital,” reported a radio news bulletin of our state broadcaster Rik, in reference to some story it was
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Tales from the Coffeeshop: MPs’ declarations of assets brighten up a slow August
THIS is the worst time of the year for news and gossip. Everyone is on holiday so we have to feed off scraps. Even the
Tales from the coffeeshop: Foreclosures highlight we are the eternal victims
I CANNOT say I understood the half-baked solution the legislature came up with on Friday regarding the row with the president over foreclosures, but will
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Lies, lies and holy revelations
PREZ NIK named and shamed another liar of the world political scene last week – Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Cavusoglu now joins the former
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Kyproulla’s new sacred cash-cow
THE NATIONAL health scheme Gesy is the new sacred cow of Kyproulla, having overtaken auditor-general Odysseas as the institution that must be religiously respected at
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Wanted: new ‘bad demon’ after Brexit
IN THE END, our irrepressible foreign minister Nicos Christodoulides secured the maximum punitive measures the EU was willing to take against Turkey, which, were not
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Confused ramblings from church and state
OUR CHURCH has always had lunatics in its ranks, but one who is currently flying the flag is Bishop Neophytos of Morphou, who has taken
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Torn between two lovers, feeling like a fool
GOVERNMENT celebrations of a few months ago concerning legislation before the US Senate to lift the decades-long US arms embargo on Kyproulla turned into a
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Starters, main course, two states, dessert
THE CYPROB is obviously not a hot topic of conversation at social dinners any more. In fact, it may have gone completely out of fashion
Tales from the Coffeeshop: No substitutes on Supreme Court bench causing problem
YOU HAD to laugh hearing that the attorney-general had asked for the exclusion of more than half the judges on the full bench of the
Tea and dyed hair: Nik tackles fake news
PREZ NIK was in mischief-making mood, taking a leaf out of the Donald Trump book, on Wednesday night when he gave two examples of fake
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Big win for clichés in Euro elections
THE DARLING of the pro-solution peaceniks, Niyazi Kizilyurek, whom they declared a sacred symbol of peace and unity, secured the MEPs big fat salary last
Tales from the coffeeshop: Why would anyone want to be an MEP?
WHY WOULD someone want to be elected to the European Parliament (EP)? For an ambitious politician it means staying on the margins of the domestic
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Brit-bashing bandwagon rolls into town
THE DESTABILISATION of the Eastern Mediterranean was not a matter of concern only to Cyprus, but would have repercussions that would also affect Britain, Prez
Tales from the Coffeeshop: EEZ and the words signifying nothing
HAVE CHANCES of President Erdogan withdrawing the Fatih drillship from the Cypriot EEZ increased now that our national council has called for the “immediate end
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Delayed resignations and all-round nastiness
RESIGNATION by public demand premiered last week, with Justice Minister Ionas Nicoalou grudgingly stepping down in order to silence the crowd demanding his head over
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Parasites have no shame
THE MISERABLE leader of the public parasites, Glafcos Hadjiklamouris, felt so hurt by the barrage of well-deserved abuse levelled against his blood-sucking members, after the
Tales from the Coffeeshop: We’ve lost patience too Mr Prez
YOU HAVE to admire Prez Nik’s chutzpah when it comes to our beloved Cyprob. He acts as if his moral and rational superiority and strong
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Conflicts of interest abound in pay cuts saga
THE HIDEOUS general-secretary of the parasites’ union Glafkos Hadjimourmouris looked like a man who had just won the Lotto jackpot on Wednesday at the 56th
Tales from the Coffeeshop: a feast for the East Med Draculas
THE LEECHES of the public sector, affectionately known as the public parasites, were handed another legal victory over the state by the administrative court which