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Sunday, 24 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

A fine young man told me the other day, over drinks at the Labour Party’s ever-latish New Year do, that he regularly follows my writings all over the local media. I was flattered....

Local Councils’ accountability

Sunday, 24 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

The local councils’ reform would be useless if the people directly involved – and by this I mean mayors and local councillors – do not take it seriously....

Question Time: European Microfinance Facility

Saturday, 23 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

In your last article you mentioned the European Microfinance facility – could you explain what this is and how it will be made available to Maltese citizens?...

Rethinking Poverty reduction

Friday, 22 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

“With the 1995 Social Summit adopting a wider definition of poverty that includes deprivation, social exclusion, and lack of participation, the situation today may be even worse than suggested by a money-income poverty line”...

Does Your street have a council?

Friday, 22 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

“Bringing together the various small localities to cooperate on a regional level would give a people who love to subdivide everything down to the smallest atom, a better sense of citizenship and belonging”...

Senate Win seen as stop sign for Democrats

Thursday, 21 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

WASHINGTON – Reeling from the loss of a long-held Massachusetts Senate seat, Democrats are rethinking the lessons of Barack Obama’s 2008 election...

Obama Using populist appeals in 2010

Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

“Democrats work for the little guys on Main Street while Republicans do the bidding of Wall Street”...

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