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The Reception class

Thursday, 7 February 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

The Labour Party does not know what it is saying when it suggests the introduction of a reception class before students join the primary school....

Avoiding Mistakes (2)

Wednesday, 6 February 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

Last week, the Malta Labour Party deputy leader for parliamentary affairs, Charles Mangion, wrote to this newspaper to say that Malta’s relationship with the ...

Putting Things straight

Wednesday, 6 February 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

I refer to Jo Said’s letter, Picking on people (TMID, 5 February). In my article about the Labour Party’s use of him, I thought it seemly not to add to his public embarrassment by ...

Respect Of others

Wednesday, 6 February 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

It is becoming increasingly clear that respect for a person’s opinion is rapidly diminishing. ...

New Labour…what New Labour?

Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Once again, Alfred Sant is questioning the people’s choice to join the European Union, a democratic decision that the electorate confirmed in 2003 with a referendum, and reaffirmed with a general election result in the same year....

Kick-off

Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The date for the election has now been set and, between now and 8 March, it will be a frantic campaign by all the contesting political parties to attract as many votes as possible....

Wise Words

Monday, 4 February 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

“We all know that we are close to an election campaign. We would like to, for example, see some more respect and love towards one another in speeches and judgments. Diversity is an important element in a democracy. ...

Coalition Governments? Yes please!

Monday, 4 February 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

In concluding its derisive critique of coalition governments, The Malta Independent editorial (28 January) rhetorically asked, ‘Do we want Malta to become like Italy?' ...

The Truth… the honest truth

Monday, 4 February 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 20 years ago Malta Independent

Alfred Mifsud (TMID, 1 February) tried to shoot down the Nationalist Party billboard campaign on the devaluation of the lira. He stated that by arguing that a more competitive rate ...

Breaking The neoclassical monopoly in economics

Monday, 4 February 2008, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

For 25 years, the so-called “Washington Consensus” – comprising measures aimed at expanding the role of markets and constraining the role of the state – has dominated ...

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