State Of Arriva, six months later
Sunday, 1 January 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
A few days ago I was challenged: “You have written so much against Arriva. Now go and see whether the service has improved and if so have the courage to tell the readers.”...
Religion – It shouldn’t matter
Sunday, 1 January 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The death of Christopher Hitchens earlier this month was an irksome reminder that some of the people who are most preoccupied with the idea of God are those who don’t...
A Moment In Time - A different planet
Sunday, 1 January 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
You only realise there is a different planet to the one we normally trudge when a close relative or a next-of-kin has to go into a home which you then start ...
2011: A Year in context
Sunday, 1 January 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
By and large, each year brings with it its own peculiarities and unsavoury surprises sometimes, as well as exceptional moments of highs and lows. Well, the year that just ended ...
What Is time?
Sunday, 1 January 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
“They say time seems to pass more quickly as you grow older. They also say there’s a good reason for that: the brain measures time by how much of it there is to remember, so each year is a smaller proportion than the...
Europe’s Squandered minority
Sunday, 1 January 2012, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Today, millions of Europeans are afraid and frustrated as they face unemployment, loss of savings and pensions, radically reduced social benefits,...
Looking Ahead
Saturday, 31 December 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
Last week, I attempted a review of the events that took place over the course of this year. ...
When China Rules
Friday, 30 December 2011, 00:00
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
For a European these days, thinking about the future is disturbing. America is militarily overstretched, politically polarised, and financially indebted. ...