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They’ve Got the wrong end of the stick

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

A protest demo is being organised this week to demand that the sale, purchase and use of cannabis be decriminalised. The organisers and ...

High And dry

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

It was wise of the Prime Minister to make a statement to Parliament yesterday morning, the earliest opportunity after the EU Council meeting, and explain his government’s views on the issue,...

J’accuse: Cool Britannia?

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Listening to London’s Heart radio on a Saturday morning, I got to know that for the first time ever the capital’s Oxford and Regent streets would be ...

‘Eurogeddon’ Fears dampen New Year celebrations

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The common question at office parties is not about the botched Arriva transport system but about what will happen if the euro collapses. Many are wondering what could really hit us next year if, as euro ...

What To say and how to write it

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

I received a call from a teacher this week, asking me whether an email he had sent me had arrived. It hadn’t. I told him to try again and said I would reply to his message, once it had arrived, to confirm that I had received it....

Illegality − A moveable feast

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

This subject is one that makes me see red and makes me even more sceptical about politicians’ aims and objectives. It is not that long before we shall have to face the crucial decision on ...

A Positive year for the voluntary sector

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The EU Year of Volunteering is reaching its conclusion, as is the 10-year anniversary of the United Nations International Year which, when introduced in 2001, encouraged...

A Shift from the Middle East to the Pacific

Saturday, 10 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

For two years, President Barack Obama’s administration has tried to convey a narrative in which it is winding up wars in Southwest Asia and turning America’s attention to its longer-...

Disability In Europe

Saturday, 10 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

European Commission figures, by allowing for easy comparison between national statistics, have transformed the way governments set their policy priorities. Without the ...

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