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It Is not about me, it is about you

Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It is no secret that there are many politicians who are prima donnas. In order for a politician to succeed he/she has to attract people’s support and capture their attention...

Romney Win leaves rivals few options

Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Mitt Romney’s decisive victory in Nevada was never much in doubt. He won the state’s caucuses four years ago, kept his organisation active and he could count on support from fellow Mormons who made up a quarter of caucus-goers this year...

PN Strategy group vs national interest

Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

It is useless speculating about election dates, regardless of how unsustainable the local economic situation might have become as well as overall public sentiment...

Rattling The Renminbi

Monday, 6 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

From July 2005 until this past December, China’s renminbi (RMB) appreciated steadily. But then the RMB fell unexpectedly, hitting the bottom of the daily trading band set by the Peoples’ Bank of China (PBoC) for 11 sessions in a row...

The Eye of the storm

Monday, 6 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

There is one question fellow MPs on the other side of the political divide prefer to dodge...

The Country is ready, but not its PM

Sunday, 5 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Something deep has moved down in the nation’s collective psyche. We don’t get it normally, but when we get it, it is unmistakeable....

Don’t Dare challenge

Sunday, 5 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

My dilemma in writing this article was how to start it off. I did not want people to write it off as a feminist rant, or a man-hating tirade, because it is neither...

Plenty Of Jeremiahs in SmartCity

Sunday, 5 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Dr Gatt, the Minister for IT, had certainly hit a rich vein in 2006 when he signed up with Tecom in connection with the SmartCity project. The project, now ...

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Sunday, 5 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Listening to the arguments and counter arguments brought forward by the Prime Minister during the latest political crisis, has confirmed beyond any doubt that he is totally out of touch and believes that everyone shares the same...

An Answer to all questions

Sunday, 5 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Whichever way you look at it, the decision announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi last Sunday was a master stroke....

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