Lord Strickland – Plots And Intrigue In Colonial Malta By Victor Aquilina

Lord Strickland, by far one of the most outstanding political
figures in colonial Malta, was as controversial as socialist firebrand
Dom Mintoff. Most of the politicians of his time have long
faded into history but Strickland’s name still resonates today. This
work explores the political plots hatched against him and gives a
blow-by-blow account of the controversies and political intrigue
that plagued his turbulent life.
Strickland’s contribution to Malta’s social and political
advancement is often undervalued, mainly because of myths and
unfounded claims that overshadowed much of his work. Strickland
served in no fewer than four governorship posts in the colonial
service. When he was the island’s prime minister, he was, for
a time, concurrently a member of two parliaments, Malta’s
legislative assembly and the House of Commons