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...