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Fix You

Sunday, 18 December 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

What is it about some metropolitan cities and the weird and wonderful things they do to ones' head? I am writing this piece on the tube to Heathrow airport. It is fairly cold and grey outside but something inside...

Education Under Labour

Saturday, 17 December 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

I refer to the article written by my friend and Parliamentary Secretary, Tony Abela, entitled, ...

More To the rich, less to the poor

Saturday, 17 December 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

The public auction of 59 BMWs, used by Commonwealth Heads of Government during their recent Malta meeting, has given rise to adverse ...

Thank You, Tony Zarb

Friday, 16 December 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

We have witnessed quite a number of events these past few weeks. Many attempts have been made by the General Workers Union to make up for its mistakes over the Sea Malta issue....

Friday Wisdom: French Fries and German sausages

Friday, 16 December 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

I love France, the French language is music to my ears, the joie de vivre of the French is admirable at individual level, but I find it hard to digest the arrogance of its political class who think of themselves as God’s gift to mankind....

The Importance of being educated

Thursday, 15 December 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

The definition of an educated person has changed over the years, and now it seems to mean “somebody with a university degree”, even if that person is completely ignorant of the arts ...

Down To the wire

Thursday, 15 December 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

A decision on the next EU budget will almost certainly go down to the wire. If an agreement is to be reached, it will take place at the very end of the summit, when all possible arguments and angles ...

Coming Back for Christmas

Wednesday, 14 December 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

I knew I shouldn’t have come. The moment I’d left my car and walked the footpath, I realised my mistake. ...

Sticking To tradition

Tuesday, 13 December 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Please allow me to stick to the tradition of the past few years – of dedicating one of my pre-Christmas articles to some of the best reads I had throughout the year that is drawing to an end....

Boosting Cross-border trade

Monday, 12 December 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

Consumer confidence is an essential ingredient for any market to flourish and thrive, be it national or cross-border, off-line or on-line....

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