Eurozone: From Austerity to the opposition benches
Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Austerity measures have yet again helped ensure a heavy electoral defeat for a ruling political party in the EU, once more calling their political viability into question....
Justice
Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The law is the law, and no one is above it. But what about when the law just does not make sense?...
Scottish Independence: The breakup of the union?
Monday, 15 October 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond are today expected to approve a deal for a referendum on Scottish independence...
Valletta 2018: A Reason to be proud but much to do
Monday, 15 October 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Tourism and Culture Minister Mario de Marco last week announced that Valletta has been recommended for the title of European Capital of Culture 2018. ...
Parliamentary Scrutiny
Sunday, 14 October 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The news that the government will subject the St Philip’s Hospital deal to the auditor-general, who will in turn hand his report over to the Public Accounts Committee for parliamentary scrutiny is welcome indeed. It does, however...
A Tight finish expected
Saturday, 13 October 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Few would have expected the Formula One season to develop into a tight race for the finish line.With five races still to go, it is practically a head-...
Reminding Us where the concept started
Saturday, 13 October 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the EU has raised some questions, but there is no doubt at all that is has been received in a reflective manner, with many recalling the original...
Jimmy Savile: Shaking Trust to the core
Friday, 12 October 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The family of Jimmy Savile has opted to remove a lavish tombstone from his grave in the North East of England after it emerged that it seems very likely that he was a sexual predator....
Alcohol: Potentially Deadly cocktails
Friday, 12 October 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
A young woman in the United Kingdom has had her stomach removed after ingesting liquid nitrogen which is used in flamboyant cocktails....
Hunger - The Biggest scandal of our time
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Remarking on the results of a UN report this week that found over 870 million people around the world are going hungry...