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The Shape of things to come

Saturday, 9 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The recent French Revolution and the Revolt of the Dutch, on the occasion of two separate referenda, amounted to a wake-up call by the polis, in each case the disenchanted electorate....

A Yes vote – with a vengeance

Friday, 8 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Last Wednesday night, Malta’s Parliament elected to vote unanimously in favour of the Treaty which is to establish a Constitution for Europe....

Making History

Friday, 8 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Live concerts, wrist bands, t-shirts and other memorabilia work wonders to temporarily spike the world’s attention to the problem of poverty in Africa. Unfortunately, they count for little by way of making a lasting ...

A High price to pay for a car

Thursday, 7 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Health Promotion Department is to request the government to place an immediate ban on the billboard advertising of cigarettes. ...

Daphne’s Grand call to inaction

Wednesday, 6 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

While reading her piece Eight fallacies, (TMID 30 June), it seems to me most probable that Mrs Caruana Galizia never took an economics elective in her university days....

Let’s Hit the ground running

Tuesday, 5 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

After months of soul-searching and navel-gazing about the European Constitutional treaty, the Labour Party has finally taken a clear cut and decisive stand which should be reflected in the positive but qualified vote in Parliament tomorrow....

Human Cattle

Monday, 4 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

A trip to Gozo must be one of the highlights of any tourist’s visit to the Maltese islands. ...

The Restaurant At the End of the Environment

Sunday, 3 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Welcome to part two of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Government, the fourth best selling title to come out of Megadumbo Publications after Where Gonzi Went Wrong, Some More of Gonzi’s Greatest Mistakes, and Who Is This Gonzi Person, Anyway? ...

The Professionals of fear

Sunday, 3 July 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 22 years ago Malta Independent

Reading Daphne one easily gets the impression that a major reform of the rent laws was at hand, which has now been put on hold because the Greens have irresponsibly taken the plunge and gone ahead with their ...

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