EU’S ‘Yer Blues’
Sunday, 8 June 2014, 09:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
Charles Flores
On the Beatles’ history-making White Album, a line in the John Lennon song entitled Yer Blues – written, he said, when he was reaching out to God and contemplating suicide – reads:...
The environment is not a minority interest
Sunday, 8 June 2014, 09:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
Petra Caruana Dingli
I hope that the debate about the spring hunting referendum does not descend into a sideshow about the definition of minorities, or into an absurd discussion in Parliament about the unassailable human...
The aftermath
Sunday, 8 June 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Charló Bonnici
Over the past 15 days, much has been said about the result of the European Parliament elections. There’s no doubt, the result was not good for the Nationalist Party, at least in terms of votes...
What’s next for our MEPs?
Sunday, 8 June 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Peter Agius
On 24 May, we elected six MEPs to speak and act on our behalf in the European Parliament. The next steps for them in the coming weeks are particularly important. First things first. On...
Responding to increased demand for care
Sunday, 8 June 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Justyne Caruana
One of the government’s main electoral pledges was to provide small residences in the community for people with disability. As a government, we are well aware of the concerns of the families of...
The snooping lacuna
Sunday, 8 June 2014, 09:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Friday’s revelations on government snooping by the world’s second-largest mobile telephony company have made headlines the world over, but it has also brought to light a serious lacuna,...
Caring for vulnerable people
Sunday, 8 June 2014, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
It is very worrying to hear about abuse and here I refer to all forms of abuse of vulnerable people, especially when they are in a place where the environment is supposed to be an environment of care...
Smart and decent attire
Sunday, 8 June 2014, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
We are a group of friends who would like to show our appreciation to TV presenters who appear in front of the cameras smart, decently dressed and with good deportment. Meanwhile, we would like to...
Will the PN ever learn and change its ways?
Sunday, 8 June 2014, 08:00
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Unless the PN realises that scaremongering and character assassination no longer work, it will be doomed to sitting on the Opposition benches for many years. I cannot fail to remind readers of the...