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The Pastizzi shop principle

Thursday, 4 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The people of the largest country on earth, and those of the smallest, have one thing in common....

The Iran Crisis

Tuesday, 2 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

If there is political madness in some of the statements made by Iranian President Ahmadinejad, it would be equally mad to even consider the option of bombing Iran....

Are You in celebration mode?

Monday, 1 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Malta joined the European Union with a blaze of celebration on 1 May 2004. It happened that Malta’s big day in Europe coincided with workers’ big day around the world. The coincidence ...

Grin Or grimace and bear it?

Monday, 1 May 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

At the opening of the Amitex Fair last Thursday, Minister Austin Gatt made another hard hitting speech against low cost carriers, and derided all of us, the “low cost at all costs brigade”. ...

The ABC Of democracy

Sunday, 30 April 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

A disturbing feature in the last round of local council elections was the unexpected low turn out of the electorate – a sharp drop from 88 per cent of votes cast in 2003 to 66 per cent this year. ...

In Denial about sex

Sunday, 30 April 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Curia has bossed church-run schools into not distributing to pupils a World Health Organisation questionnaire on health behaviour. It includes four questions on sexual behaviour, and the Curia apparently believes these questions to be unacceptable. ...

Half The country?

Sunday, 30 April 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Is Malta ready for a government of national unity? A government where the ministries are shared roughly between the two political parties based on talent and aptitude, rather than number of votes and historic connections?...

Change Pays dividends

Sunday, 30 April 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

This was an odd title for Minister Austin Gatt to choose for his article published this week. The title is more suitable for an Alfred Sant contribution if only it could be fitted with his branded PRefix. ...

The Market rules the air

Saturday, 29 April 2006, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

This government’s economic philosophy is that the state should intervene as little as possible in the dynamics of the market. We intervene as far as our social and environmental obligations make us, ...

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