Supporting evidence has shown that the Nationalist Party cannot for one moment focus on issues instead of personalities.

It was no surprise, therefore, that the youth section of the Nationalist Party attacked the Labour Party's general secretary Jason Micallef a couple of weeks ago.

The workers solidarity faction of the PN joined the fray later on. This pathetic strategy comes at a time when Labour is gaining a huge amount of support while offering a dramatically different alternative in many ways; its leadership is in a relaxed, jovial mood and citizens are in many ways backing this positive alternative and government-in-waiting.

From the very start, Mr Micallef has proven that he's no slouch when it comes to ideas and public and media relations.

With the rest of the administration and led by the leadership trio consisting of Michael Falzon, Charles Mangion and Alfred Sant, Labour is a united party going forward, united around principles that are getting a huge amount of support from the electorate.

The local council election results during the past four years were overwhelming and polls are suggesting that Labour's lead is growing day after day.

During its time in opposition, Labour discussed and published documents in each and every sector, many of them crystallising what many people really crave.

For the government, the past 10 years have just been about spin and PR. The PN has abandoned the beliefs that led thousands of Maltese to join them in the first place and froze out the party's core supporters.

This attack on Labour exposes how out of touch the government is with the majority of the people. All this will lead to the PN leaving office in a very unstable, disorderly and undignified way.

Labour still needs to convince the undecided that it is worthy of their trust. The party needs to adjust, get right and redefine some of its policies in the coming months to offer a positive, moderate, reasonable, sensible, centre-left alternative to a government that failed in many ways.

Mr Micallef and his colleagues will most likely move into top gear at the party conference next January, before the general election takes place at a time when the PN will be using its character assassination skills on Labour's leadership, administration and party members.

This is a forgone conclusion because it's an open secret that without Labour as a "demonic enemy", the Nationalists' existence lacks bearing and purpose.

No wonder the right is finding Labour difficult to fathom.

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