Saturday, 10th May 2008 - 17:54CET
Government will be judged by its deeds - MLP
The Labour Party said this afternoon that the government programme as announced at the State Opening of Parliament had a reconciliatory tone at times but it had to be viewed in the context of what actually happened in the past few weeks.
For it was this government which took suddenly took Malta into Partnership for Peace without notice or consultation, appointments to government boards were being made on the basis of political allegiances and transfers in the public services were also being made on a politically partisan basis.
MLP acting leader Charles Mangion said in a statement that the opposition would judge the government on what it did and not on nice words such as those in the President’s address.
Although the address did include a number of interesting proposals they were far too vague and the fear was that they would not implemented, as had happened in the past.
Although the government had promised economic, social and environmental progress, its record showed otherwise.
In the economic sector, productivity and competitiveness had slumped. The address included no new ideas in the areas and actually sounded pessimistic about the future. There were also no new ideas on how prices would be contained.
The promise to give priority to primary healthcare sounded hollow, given that this government had dismantled this sector. In education, Malta was still bottom of the Lisbon Agenda scoreboard.
In the environment sector, the government had no credibility, especially in view of the abusive decisions taken in the run-up to the elections. The same applied to the promises of good governance, given well known conflicts of interest and abuse of power, the MLP said.
The MLP would be constructive in its criticism, backing what was good and criticizing what was wrong in the national interest, Dr Mangion said.
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I agree that the government has already made mistakes and wrong doings, but that happens all the time. I don't see how MLP would do better since they've made mistakes without having to even be in government. So whats the point of just repeating the same old time and time again. I would say the same thing for PN if they were doing what MLP do...just criticise. I don't care about hearing about the PFP anymore. It's done, it's over-with...leave it in the history books.
Why don't they work with the government for a change instead constantly battering them with criticism and using the media as a tool to attack the government and as usual just cause more issues rather then help the situation.
I can't stand this negative attitude, and that is why I can't get myself to support the opposition. All I hear is negative criticism about how the government has done this wrong and that wrong, and of course how they should have done this but they didn't and what a massive disaster it's caused and how the Maltese will suffer for this.
They could literally make a book and call it "The Same Old and Never Ending Story" by Charles Mangion.
All this doom and gloom is absolutely sickening! When is the MLP going to realise this is part of the reason why they loose elections. This negative attitude is not what will gain them votes in the 5 years to come.
I apologise for not making a more constructive comment but I just couldn't be bothered for an article like this.
The election outcome produced ONE government not TWO as some are trying to give an impression.
The opposition should and will be respected by the government and vice versa.
The government will invite opposition to provide feedback and join in discussions especially those governing decisions of major political issues. - Lets hope the 'No to all' attitude will stop.
The government respectfully gave time to opposition to 'pick up the pieces' and inaugurated parliament on the last day permitted by law.
BUT..and this is important for us to understand,
The government is NOT there to DEBATE 'ad infinitum' because the opposition's house is still not in order.
The government's main duty NOW is to work , and move forward in the interest of the WHOLE nation . irrespective of who will be leader of MLP .
We citizens have waited enough.
It's time for rolling up of sleeves and get the ball rolling.
Until the MLP leadership issue is finalised Dr. Sant still remains opposition leader in the house of representatives .
Of cousre a win is a win and nothing can be said about that........'it-tbezbiza' is irrelevant.......but the loss of a majority of five seats to one is very relevant and that is why we have a government whinning for a golden handshake........a governemnt hoping that the opposition plays the government's game as usual.......i think MLP needs a change.......it needs to start biting
Even though PN lost that big majority means nothing at the end of the day, but what we would call a "tbezbiza". MLP spoke so much of a huge victory prior to the election...WHERE IS THAT WIN? THAT IS THE QUESTION!
MLP was given an answer for not counting its chickens before they hatch. Quite frankly, although it's true that 4 more seats for PN would have been great, the party in Government remained the same thankfully. I say thankfully because as some of the Leadership contestants themselves have now stated, there were two many "misprints" in the MLP electoral campaign this year...
I do hope that on June 5th, a new beginning for the MLP does finally commence.
Grow up and mature! Be positive for once!
That's the only way enough people will believe that you can be an alternative government.
Can't wait to have a new leader maybe all this changes!
The sayiing is correct but the resemblance is not. As things stand today it's the PN that lost it's tail - it lost it's five seat majority.
and by the way it tried to be civilised as much as possibly in my reply avoiding uncivilised piggy statements like yours.
Labour will always be labour; labour will disagree for the sake of it. The saying is a pig will remain a pig even if one cuts its' tail - Labour will never change.
Quote from article:
"MLP acting leader Charles Mangion said in a statement that the opposition would judge the government on what it did and not on nice words....".
"Although the address did include a number of interesting proposals they were far too vague and the fear was that they would not implemented....".
Dr. Charles Mangion , Do you really have faith in this Maltese Nation?
The late US President John F Kennedy had once said:
"All of this will not be finished in the first one hundred days, nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet...... But let us begin."
AND ALSO
John Kanary:
"If doubt is challenging you and you do not act, doubts will grow. Challenge the doubts with action and you will grow.
Doubt and action are incompatible'.