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Britain Still leads critical financial reform talks

Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Readers could be forgiven for thinking financial services reform has, in 2012, focused on little other than bonuses or uncertainty in the eurozone. And, judging by a ...

Social Issue focus may haunt Republicans

Saturday, 25 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The longer that Republican presidential candidates compete for conservative activists’ favour, the more they risk alienating...

The Cost of inequality

Friday, 24 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Statistically speaking Malta cannot be described as one of the most unequal societies in the world. This mainly thanks to the reforms introduced by previous Labour administrations including a strong social safety net...

The Way ahead for local councils

Friday, 24 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

We are getting closer to the local council elections, where half of the voting population in Malta, plus Sliema, will be eligible to cast their preferences...

The Middle class goes global

Thursday, 23 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In the twentieth century, the American dream of a middle-class life inspired the world. Now, in the twenty-first, we are moving at high speed toward a world based on a new geography of growth...

Obama Peddles modest American dream

Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

This time around, President Barack Obama’s message can sound decidedly down-to-earth. Four years after winning the White House, Obama is dealing with a different economic and political reality as he seeks re-election...

Self And the city

Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

What is the big story of our age? It depends on the day, but if we count by centuries, then surely humanity’s urbanisation is a strong contender...

Germany’s Sunshine daydream

Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

One of the world’s biggest green energy public policy experiments is coming to a bitter end in Germany, with important lessons for policymakers elsewhere...

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