Muscat attributes far-right growth to members of the uniformed corps

Muscat.Pat

Jun 12th 2009, 13:48

Only fools and horses are gullible , whilst the majority of the Maltese voters are not; otherwise how can one explain the loss of faith shown in GONZI BUSUTTILPN?

joanna farrugia

Jun 12th 2009, 12:40

@paul micallef ask those all voters who voted PL what gonzipn is doing wrong?just ask them since you are in a dreamland.I think you already know the answers but ashmed of mentioning them

Andrea Portelli

Jun 12th 2009, 12:02

"Speaking at a press conference this afternoon, Dr Muscat said the Labour Party wanted to hear these people in the same way as it wanted to hear all sections of society."


Hah , ye right

just to win more votes the next time around though !!!

mbusuttil

Jun 12th 2009, 11:54

Everyone has the right to vote and for an opinion, the men in uniform are no exception. Now that the PL won the EP elections, I am expecting lower utility rates, more jobs, a leap of quality in the conduct of politics and higher standard of living. This is what JM promised.

r ferriggi

Jun 12th 2009, 09:51

My opinion is that Dr Muscat is on a direct course to DELUDING alot of people in the future.

promising anything to anyone, accepting everyone, open arms here and open arms there, inclusion here and there, pro and against europe supporters, lower bills, more hunting etc etc etc .

OK,,,, THE MALTESE ARE GULLIBLE BUT THERE ARE ALSO VERY FICKLE IN THEIR ALLEGIANCE!!!

Bertie O'Cassey

Jun 12th 2009, 08:51

So "Call me Joseph" is sating that our men in uniform that give a valuable service to this country are racist xenophobics that hate illegal immigrants and think that we are a superior race.

Shame on you Joseph!!!!!

Joe Fenech

Jun 11th 2009, 01:26

It is well known that the police in the West often vote far-right. THEY face the facts and the crime before the stats are filtered by politicians and the media and THEY know who creates most mayhem! THESE ARE FACTS AND NO ONE CAN CONTRADICT THEM!!

The only police who will never vote far right is the British Black Police Association: a separatist and anti-British branch of the British police that will only be tolerated in a lax Labour Britain. Imagine what would happen if there was a White Police Association!!!

D Attard

Jun 11th 2009, 00:09

@ Martinelli
You seem to purposely hear only what you choose to - solutions and suggestions have been presented by JM through the budget speech and also through his intervention on illegal immigration in parliament...which by the way the PM was not keen at discussing at first
@those gloating on the "loss" of 6000 votes for PL....so when it suits you the turnout was low and when it doesn't you simply forget it was at 79% when it's usually on the nineties mark.

T Abela

Jun 10th 2009, 22:35

As soon as both PL & PN see someone pushing his way up and attracting votes they despair! A few months ago Mr Lowell was a joke and now they see him as a threat so they will BOTH join forces and destroy him like they have done with AD and i must admit with success. PLPN both are now 'greener' than the original greens - at least on paper. The front liners on the immigration issue have been on the front line for years now - where was Muscat? We will wait and see PN's counter-move to sympathise with these people. Halluna!

Muscat.Pat

Jun 10th 2009, 21:58

@Josephine Cassar
Since Gonzi+Busuttil have ran out of solutions, they should others have a try. This is not only my opinion but the opinion of thousands of Maltese and Gozitans citizens who are fed up with arrogance and inefficiency of these tandem politicians. Busuttil will get us nowhere more so since he is son of Gonzi-politcally speaking!

Alfred Bugeja

Jun 10th 2009, 19:59

So, what is Joseph Muscat proposing to attract those odd 4,000 votes that voted for the far-right during Saturday's elections?

Is it by any chance adding a little bit of xenophobic dogma to 20 punt (which by the way are already a tad too similar to what Azzjoni Nazzjonali had proposed)?

Paul Micallef

Jun 10th 2009, 19:59

Yes fine, even I can listen to everyone. It does not mean I can become Prime Minister. But at the end you as (maybe) future prime minister will have to make a decision.

From the current situation what would you change?
What is Gonzi government doing wrong?

Fenech M D

Jun 10th 2009, 19:55

When the LP mentions the W&E bills, the PN asks for the LP's solutions. Does this mean

that the PN has run out of solutions? Does this mean that the PN has lost control?? If this is

the case it should resign and call an election immediately.

P. Schembri

Jun 10th 2009, 19:48

@Josephine Cassar. PL lost 6,000 votes. The PN since the last election lost 43,000!

Alex Spiteri

Jun 10th 2009, 19:47

what exactly muscat intends to do?! Promising promotions in order to fool them and escape the true facts of the problem? Yes, people who are in the front line managed to open their eyes much before ordinary citizens dr muscat, but don’t worry, a large portion of ur voters will eventually open them too, as this threat will eventually reach everyone, especially the working class!
U have already managed to fool a big substantial part of the electorate by positioning urself as some sort of solution to this problem. And it might be a good political ploy in order to catch the votes of the headless chickens which fell to ur tactic, but there are still a few sensible voters of urs, who soon will realise once and for all, that seeking the solution from a Socialist on the threat of mass invasion, is totally the opposite of where the real solution lays!

J.Buhagiar

Jun 10th 2009, 19:28

Hey Nazzjonalisti Bloggers

Did you notice that last Saturday you lost a national election by over 35000 votes
Arrogance will get you nowhere

salvu calleja

Jun 10th 2009, 19:19

Dear Friends, when you live in the vicinity of Marsa or Hal Far , Dr. Muscat words have certain weight of understanding and this is a factor too that contributed to Norman Lowell "success"because these are the real front liners apart the uniformed personnel

c.camilleri

Jun 10th 2009, 19:18

Joseph has not yet heard of the depression which has crippled the whole world.

Josephine Cassar

Jun 10th 2009, 19:14

What a different tone! Far from the usual cock-sure tone and that of his segretary general.. Winning the EU votes, his MEPs not getting quotas(which was surely his mistake for fielding so many candidates and thus not getting the best elected),losing 10,000 votes from AS after 1 year in govt against AS`s2 years- 1year is when govt is at its most unpopular state. No snien now, using lies to further his chances, not allowing his candidates to talk, editing to assinate a person`s character and playing on people`s feeling of being fed up of govt when there is a world recession, oil and cereal crisis, not revealing his and other officials` personal interests on VAT claim. Very easy to talk in opposition but not in govt. I hope he manages to control the violent elements in his party as at least AS did but are rising again under him when time and again he ignored protocol and intends to ignore court rulings from your and my pocket even if we did not buy a car. It was a victory but he also needs to see what happened in his party.

Peter Micallef

Jun 10th 2009, 18:54

Is it not time for the Maltese people to grow up and stop sniping at one another and whether you agree or not the PN are the party in Government put there through a democratic election by the people of Malta and Gozo. If in 4 years time the people feel that they have not been well served by this Government then they will have the opportunity to change it. So give them the rope they need, they will either convince us of their credibility or they'll hang by it.

Peter Micallef

Jun 10th 2009, 18:53

It is immensley refreshing to hear a PL Leader stating publicly that his party is "to make a leap of quality in the conduct of politics by reaching across the aisle in order to work in the national interest." Maybe it is a realisation, not before time, that the only reason they are Members of Parliament is because the people have put them there to govern or oppose, as the case may be, in the interests of the people and the nation.

Next Dr. Muscat has to address the alleged bullying, violence and intimidation which still appears to be endemic in his party, despite his predecessor’s efforts to eradicate it. These people have no place in this modern world of debate, discussion and free expression of one's opinions. They must be identified, if needs be prosecuted and got rid of. The above sentiment equally applies to the PN, as I am sure their members are no angels.

A. Grech

Jun 10th 2009, 18:46

This is the best way forward, Dr. Joseph Muscat's forward thinking is a breath of fresh air to our country.

J Hughes

Jun 10th 2009, 18:45

PL to not only criticise??? Is this a joke??? Criticism is the only thing we hear from PL, as if all PL parliament members went to the same school that masters criticism.

PL to offer solutions, come on let's hear them.

Just a reminder to PL that the whole world is in crisis and that includes oil rich Gulf states.

Well done Mr Lowell, keep it up.

J Martinelli

Jun 10th 2009, 18:42

"Dr Muscat said he viewed last Saturday's election result as a mandate for the PL to not only criticise, but to offer solutions, to make a leap of quality in the conduct of politics by reaching across the aisle in order to work in the national interest".

Well said but what did it take him so long to realize that the Opposition is not there simply to oppose everything the government does, but also help the entire nation by making sensible and workable suggestions which the government can pick up on or ignore at its own peril?

A 'leap of quality in the conduct of politics' is most desirable not only by Labourites but by the public in general and Joseph should revisit the pairing arrangement for the good of the country by ensuring that when a government Minister is required abroad, he or she would be able to attend.

Words are easy, actions to match require a bit of courage.

D.Galea

Jun 10th 2009, 18:39

How long was it since the word 'Army' or 'Police' was even mentioned in an electoral campaign, weren't they even worth of a mention?? It's easy when these workers are only covered by futile unions, this is why these people cannot make their voices safely heard.

Whether we like it or not with time, if this was the cause, then this will ultimately be the effect & if this is so this will probably keep degenerating with time.

M. Zammit

Jun 10th 2009, 18:33

Regarding the long process to get the results out after election closing times...

I suggest that the process is changed, if not using electronic means, there is another simple way. I think voting one preference would give the same result, more fair, as one can see from the past election result. What I am suggesting is this that the votes are counted by party and seats allocated according to the number of votes each party get. Members are elected depending on the number of 1's they get.

Simple, fair and possible!

Emile Cassar

Jun 10th 2009, 18:29

Joseph Muscat I am not a Nazzjonalista, but your comments on immigration have repelled me from day one.

From my experience, it is the people who have never met and spoken to an immigrant who hate them so much that they would give their vote to the extreme right.

Your duty is not only to win votes - it is to lead the country into the correct pastures and to make sure we don't repeat the worst moments of history.

In the heat of the election, Gonzi told you that you are not supposed to let yourself flow along with the current... while his intentions were to trip you up, there is actually wisdom in his words.

Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. What do you stand for Joseph Muscat?

lgalea

Jun 10th 2009, 18:11

Since those in contact with the illegal immigrants have realized the great problems that the illegal immigrants are causing, it stands to reason for the political parties to realize that the more the general public recognizes the issue the greater will be the pressure against the illegal immigrants and the political parties to send them back to their own countries.

This only means that the number of those voting for those parties who do not want the illegal immigrants to stay in Malta will be much greater in four years time.

In another article on The Time it was reported that the Minister had answered to a PQ that the Refugees are entitled to bring their families here. This means thousands of other persons who are unwanted by the Maltese citizens being allowed to come here.

The writing is on the wall for all those who want to see it. No illegal immigrants must remain here under the pretext of refugee of humanitarian status or the political parties will get a much bigger answer come next election.

We did not build our country to see it being taken by a totally alien culture.

eddie bonello

Jun 10th 2009, 18:07

A STATESMAN IN THE MAKING.
That's what true leaders are made of.
Keep it up JOSEPH. People from all walks of life and of different politcal views believe you wholeheartedly.

M. Storace

Jun 10th 2009, 18:05

@ R. Scicluna
Granted that there is a global financial crisis but Governments of other countries have reduced prices, especially utility tariffs, cut off taxes, etc. What has our government done about this situaiton ???? ZILCH. To add insult to injury, we receive exorbitant utility bills, prices have sky rocketed and illegal immigration has run out of hand.
Other comments would be superfluous.

adrian aquilina

Jun 10th 2009, 18:05

mr scicluna the p.n. have contributed in a big way to the financial crisis and the problems business is having by ignoring it,offering no help and not trying to keep the economy moving which means keeping spending in the high street.also putting bills up,being one of only two countries in europe to have the same v.a.t. on everything and high tax and bills dont help.
people should realise illigal immigration and facist parties like lowells are 2 differant things.
immigration needs sorting out..facists have no place in society.
if labour listen and act then they are ahead of pn

J Busuttil

Jun 10th 2009, 18:00

All EU economies shrank Dr Muscat not only in Malta because THERE IS A WORLD RECESSION. The Gonzi government has saved till now 2000 JOBS. It is more easy to lament than to Govern.

D Attard

Jun 10th 2009, 17:54

Great speech with feet firmly on the ground. Had it been the other way round, the PN would have probably called for a national election.
@R Scicluna...yes there is a world crisis, therefore the introduction of retro-active utility bills was extremely uncalled for.

J. Mifsud

Jun 10th 2009, 17:50

At last there seems to be a leader who although very young can teach one or two things to some of our big-headed PN politicians.

All young people should feel proud that although young you can teach us middle-aged and old people the right way to a brighter future for our dear country.

charlie xrieha

Jun 10th 2009, 17:49

I did not vote Lowell to make a protest vote. I believe that he is the only one who can make things better. We raised awareness. If it was up to the 2 big parties the issue wouldn't even be discussed in the media, let alone be mentioned in the electoral manifesto.

PN will never solve this. They caused the problem in the first place.

As for PL....you just copied AN's ten points on immigration and turned them into twenty. Big deal.

The only person to get my vote will be the one who sends them back.

James Grech

Jun 10th 2009, 17:40

@R Scicluna
mela kollox tord tal-krizi ghalik jew? Komda il-bicca hekk, naharbu mir-responsabiltajiet taghna!!!
It's better not to act as if nothing happened and its business as usual. You prefer, like some Gov members to act like the ostrich?

A. Vassallo

Jun 10th 2009, 17:35

“Dr Muscat said he viewed last Saturday’s election result as a mandate for the PL to not only criticise, but to offer solutions, to make a leap of quality in the conduct of politics by reaching across the aisle in order to work in the national interest". Fine.

How about telling us what are his solutions on the Water and Electricity Tariffs, Illegal Immigration, International Recession and Global Economic Slowdown, Unemployment ect. ect. ect?

Only time will tell if JM will do what he is promising us today that he would do in the future. We will judge him not only by what he is saying today but also with what he manages to do in the coming years.

mario mifsud

Jun 10th 2009, 17:10

Thats the way forward. How right he is.
Much more convincing than the PM who acted as if nothing happened

R Scicluna

Jun 10th 2009, 17:09

Has he not yet realised there is a world crisis?

Joseph Schembri

Jun 10th 2009, 17:09

This is a very near sighted view of the far-right vote ... the fact of the matter is that the immigration issue is 1) one of the few issues those in European parliament can handle in some form or other and 2) it has been ignored by both Maltese "political parties". The far right vote at least sends a message that this issue is at the forefront of Maltese concerns and should be dealt with and given it's due prominence in the Euro parliament.