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A Moment In Time - Credibility crisis

Sunday, 10 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

While it is true, as the great master of word-mongering George Orwell once said, that political language – and with variations this is true of all political ...

J’accuse: Living Expenses

Sunday, 10 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

It’s not just George Soros who thinks that the ECB might have chosen an inappropriate time for hiking its interest rates. For a very egoistic reason, I was pretty miffed too. ...

We Have simply no idea

Sunday, 10 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Maybe it is just the 200-odd kilometres that separate us, maybe it’s because the stretch of sea that separates us is rather easily crossed in a matter...

Divorce: We’re all talked out

Sunday, 10 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The debate about divorce, such as it is, seems increasingly distanced from the world – as opposed to the two small islands – in which we live. ...

Plucking The gambling goose

Sunday, 10 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Not many realise the exponential growth achieved in the online gaming industry over the past five years....

That Inconsistent EU

Sunday, 10 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

“Let me tell you clearly (my emphasis) that until today no qualified majority exists among member states on the need to activate this directive,” EU Home Affairs ...

The Popularity backlash

Sunday, 10 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

When a politician is loved and admired, it is often difficult for his supporters to admit that he is wrong and that he has slipped from his pedestal....

Solidarity, Or every EU member state for itself

Sunday, 10 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Passing the buck on the humanitarian tragedy of mass migration has to stop. And it is not just those blaming each other but also those who are refusing to be part of the solution....

With A gun to my head

Sunday, 10 April 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 17 years ago Malta Independent

I stared at the words for a long time.They are towards the end of the first chapter of Michael Connelly’s thriller A darkness more than night. The twists ...

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