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Horse Trading and climate change

Friday, 9 October 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

When the panda smiles, the world applauds. Or so it seemed after Chinese President Hu Jintao’s recent speech at the United Nations. Judging by the way much of the media reported his words...

Bursting Bubbles

Friday, 9 October 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I recently attended the boat show at the dock no1 in Cospicua....

From Grey to grey

Friday, 9 October 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

I was really shocked to see practically all of Sunday’s newspapers filled with articles and comments about Marisa Micallef’s defection to the Labour ranks....

Friday Wisdom: Rio Has got it

Friday, 9 October 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

During the week I tend to jot down bullet points with ideas to consider for this column...

Lisbon Out, Lisbon in?

Thursday, 8 October 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

As the results from the Irish referendum sent a positive popular nod to the Treaty and all the changes it will entail (besides the guarantees put into place),...

Matching Skills and jobs fora more mobile workforce

Thursday, 8 October 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

During the summer, the number of people out of work across all 27 European Union countries rose to nearly 22 million, or nine per cent of the workforce – the worst monthly figure for almost 10 years. ...

Game Off

Thursday, 8 October 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Parliament is debating the Gaming Bill, and the speeches made by some MPs give interesting insights into their understanding of what constitutes vice, ...

Decrease In waiting lists and the GP

Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

“Doctors will have to be helped, and this is where subsidy can come in handy, for secretarial services to direct calls to appropriate doctor, to mention an example. And all this does not mean that the system will not need considerable thought”...

The Revolt of the meritocrats

Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 18 years ago Malta Independent

The bailout of the financial system was a bizarre moment in economic history, for it benefited those who benefited most from the markets’ irrational exuberance ...

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