The Malta Independent 28 April 2024, Sunday
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Friday Wisdom: Surcharge And surprise

Friday, 7 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

You can tell politicians are panicking when they start contradicting themselves, while pretending to be a shining light of consistency. ...

A Better single market (2)

Thursday, 6 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

The review of the European Union’s internal market is not only geared towards enhancing consumer confidence and delivering more competitive products to the customer. ...

The Growth of unreason

Thursday, 6 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

G.K. Chesterton wrote that when people stop believing in God, they don’t start believing in nothing, but in anything – anything but God, that is. His remark is thrown about frequently as a sage observation on the insane consequences of atheism. ...

The Globalisation of ethics

Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Many Europeans doubt that Asia can catch up with Europe in terms of regional integration. But Asia not only has the type of stable common ethical foundations that were so important to European integration,...

Opportunities For all

Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Last week, the European Commission published its final report regarding the preparation for the euro changeover being made by Malta and Cyprus. ...

When Neutrality became an under-rated asset

Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

Last week was characterised by two positive quotes in favour of our neutrality from the most unlikely of sources. ...

We Have been here before

Monday, 3 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

On the eve of every general election we have become accustomed to the casual assurances of the Nationalist Party that should it be returned to power it has heaven-on-earth in store to deliver. ...

Lotto Lolly or lotta liquidity?

Monday, 3 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

December, Christmas time must be the worst time of year for all those families where the breadwinner or spouse is a gambler....

That Place with all the ugly buildings

Sunday, 2 December 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

I did a bit of spontaneous small-scale market research with my English contacts to find out how people who have been to Malta lately describe it, or how they would describe it from hearsay. ...

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