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J’accuse: Pride And prejudice revisited

Sunday, 25 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The Statue of Liberty turned 125 last Friday. Back in 1896, the French government donated the statue to the people of America and “Liberty” soon became an iconic symbol and gateway ...

Start Of the silly season

Sunday, 25 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Minister Austin Gatt has kicked off the silly season leading to the next election. This being the penultimate PN organised Independence Day festivities before ...

Dissonance And anger on the Fosos

Sunday, 25 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I watched, for some time, last Tuesday’s PN mass meeting on NET.The photos in the newspapers next day all showed the crowd ...

They’re Saving their pennies for the next referendum

Sunday, 25 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Archbishop’s Curia has announced that it bears no legal responsibility for what happened to the boys placed in the care of a religious order, and therefore it will not ...

The Extended arm of bureaucracy

Sunday, 25 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

When local councils were about to be introduced, I really believed that they could make a difference to our way of life....

From Farriery to veterinary medicine

Sunday, 25 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

“Happy birthday and my very best wishes for the next 250 years!” were the words with which EU Commissioner ...

Divisive Strategies

Sunday, 25 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Politics has its fair amount of dirt, but usually the soiled linen is kept in the laundry basket away from the public eye. However, Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando has just uncovered some muck within his party. ...

Mass Hysteria

Sunday, 25 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

In today’s world, is there still a place for mass meetings that whip up mass hysteria for one’s political party of choice?...

A Moment In Time - Can’t wait to see the back of you

Sunday, 25 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The WikiLeaks saga is a most entertaining one. It is fun to read, a treasure trove of inside and background information and an obvious exposé of character and guile. In reality, though,...

The United Stakes Of Europe

Sunday, 25 September 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Ten days ago, 15 September, marked the third anniversary of the Lehman Brothers bank collapse. That date was the defining moment which unleashed a global crisis...

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