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The Politics of power

Sunday, 11 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

Power in modern democratic society is progressively being diffused, moving away from central government to interest groups, even to single individuals. ...

Watchdog Role of the media

Saturday, 10 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It is a fact of life that corruption is widespread in certain countries, and in some has reached pandemic proportions. It would be a mistake to assume that it has, like ...

Friday Wisdom: Pricing Of risk

Friday, 9 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

On Monday 26 February, most international equity markets in the world closed at near all-time or many years’ high...

Predicting Tsunamis in Europe

Thursday, 8 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

In December 2004 a tsunami struck Southeast Asia, leaving up to 230,000 dead in its wake. ...

A Gentlemen’s agreement

Thursday, 8 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Euro-MP Simon Busuttil has pointed out that the government had a commitment to the hunters on this business of spring hunting, and was obliged to honour it...

Growing As one

Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

The Nationalist Party in government has always catered for the needs of Gozo. The measures taken during last budget reaffirmed the Nationalist Party’s commitment to the island and all its visitors, being locals or foreign...

Talking Of an election mode

Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 21 years ago Malta Independent

While the Nationalist media tried to give us the impression that during Xarabank, the PM committed himself to a 2008 general election, although I followed his words carefully...

Vote ‘no’ To negative campaigning

Monday, 5 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Those who advocated that political parties should not be allowed to take part in local councils may have been more preoccupied...

Two Weights and two measures

Monday, 5 March 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Ever since I started taking a keen interest in politics, well before I decided to throw my cap into the ring, I could not but notice that certain sectors of Maltese society...

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