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Mintoff And what happened in 1998

Sunday, 22 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

When Dom Mintoff distanced himself from the Labour Party in the 1996-98 Alfred Sant Labour government he did not do so because he expected to be named a minister, ...

An Election even if vote is won

Sunday, 15 January 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

If the government had to win the vote of confidence that will be taken in Parliament in the coming days, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi should still call an early election....

What To say and how to write it

Sunday, 11 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

I received a call from a teacher this week, asking me whether an email he had sent me had arrived. It hadn’t. I told him to try again and said I would reply to his message, once it had arrived, to confirm that I had received it....

A Tale of two islands

Sunday, 4 December 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Last week, Agence France-Presse reported that debt-burdened Cyprus is desperate to enforce a new wave of austerity measures to avoid a European Union bailout, but it...

Those 51 Points

Sunday, 27 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The political week has been dominated by the speeches given in Parliament regarding the budget for 2012, first by Opposition Leader ...

Charged Political climate

Sunday, 20 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Just in case you have not noticed, we are right in the middle of an election campaign. Things might calm down for a few days over Christmas, ...

Throwing Away a political career

Sunday, 6 November 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

He may not realise it yet, but Franco Debono is throwing his young and promising political career down the drain – if he has not done so already....

Gaia Wants her monument too

Sunday, 16 October 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

I have never hurt an animal – except for the creepy crawlies and annoying flies and mosquitoes – and I hate seeing animals in distress. When, some time ago, a days...

They’ll Never agree

Sunday, 9 October 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

A recent meeting involving representatives of the General Workers Union, the Confederation of Malta Trade Unions and the Forum Unions Maltin was given little space in the media, except in the GWU’s ...

The Starting pistol has been fired

Sunday, 2 October 2011, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

I did not expect Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi to be so open about his election thoughts. Usually, he is very reluctant to be drawn into commenting about possibilities and how...

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