MEPA reform 'not courageous enough' - PL

Jeremy J Camilleri

Jul 10th 2009, 21:29

Gladys Borg..Are you joking?

A formal presentation? Is that consultation?

A. Vassallo

Jul 10th 2009, 09:34

The PL is saying that the mepa reform "was not courageous enough"

Can the PL enlighten us as to what reform would have been done if the PL was in Government that would be described as "very courageous" ?
Concrete suggestions ONLY please?

The PL will never change - they are still ONLY armchair critics and nothing else.

@ Mario Mercieca

Same question - Can you tell us what and how, in your opinion, could have been be more forceful on this reform?
Concrete suggestions ONLY please.

Mark De Brincat

Jul 10th 2009, 09:30

Edwin
u tal-Jalisse, kienu rebhu Sanremo "Fiumi di Parole"

Imma ghalissa l-PL ma jistghux jikkumentaw wisq. L-ewwel, kif qal Leo Brincat, jaghmlu survey tal-opinjoni pubblika. Skont is-survey x jghid, jiehdu l-pozizzjoni!

Gladys Borg

Jul 10th 2009, 09:23

From the Times Of Malta - Friday 3rd July

"The opposition has turned down the Prime Minister's offer to attend for a formal presentation on Mepa reform because, it said, it should not have to make an official request"

Prosit Sur Galdes .... very consistent. first you refuse to go to meetings then you complain. Shame on you. YOUR constituents expect you to attend these meetings for the good of ALL the Maltese. The country needs a good opposition and unfortunately earthquake or not PL has remained exactly the same.

Joseph Borg

Jul 10th 2009, 07:20

Forsi issa mela hadd ma jinheba wara hadd, l-Mepa wara l-MTA u l-MTA wara l-Mepa, u l-Mepa ma tohrogx izjed permessi f'inhawi fejn joqghodu residenti ghall-applikazzjonijiet fosthom Bars li qed idamdmu 'l kulhadd bl-istorbju ta muzika sa filghodu, residenti fil-vicin jew fil-boghod li mxebbghin ghall-ahhar b'din is-sitwazzjoni

R. Caruana

Jul 10th 2009, 07:15

Why don't you let us see your 'BOLD' reform suggestions, PL???

Just hot air, as usual!

david magro

Jul 10th 2009, 06:22

Hey, The PN is in government. Why do you expect the PL to make proposals. As if GonziPN would welcome any suggestions. Come on. Its the PN showtime and as usual the PN is lack od ideas.

Angelo Micallef

Jul 10th 2009, 01:28

Coming from Labour such a reaction is not a surprise....its always easy to criticize when you refuse to give any suggestions to begin with!

As for courage....how courageous is that political party which refuses to give its views and suggestions from beforehand?

@Mario Mercieca-

What were you expecting? Mintoff style arrogance?? The government has tackled the issue the right way...by way of good reason and judgment!

R Gatt

Jul 10th 2009, 00:45

Shame on those who didn't guess PL's response. The usual 'bla bla' from the party that never has anything concrete to say or suggest. The usual rhetoric of "issa la inkunu fil gvern tkunu tafu" ... refering to labour's plans and vision for the island.

It is a pity that a party with no vision (oh sorry "moviment progessit" lol) will be in government simply because the other party has been in government for too long (for obvious reasons). A party with no visions results in idiotic taxes ("drainage tax" anyone) or stuff like "CET" (remember that one lol!).

Please PL. Offer or say something concrete that has something to do with a vision for this damned country. Please.

Colin Camilleri

Jul 10th 2009, 00:08

The proof of the pudding is in its eating. Lets wait and see whether it's again hot air or not coming from the government. We have been promised many changes in the past and the result, as we know it today, is public domain.
As for those who are taking the opportunity to criticize PL - well gents, don't expect the party in opposition to take the lead and do the work the party in government is supposed to do. The people elected PN to take decsions and implement them. The role of the party in opposition is to criticize where there are shortcomings.
Of course in due time, when PL will be in government, its leaders shall and WILL be able to take desicions where all maltese citizens will benefit and not the selected few. It will be only natural then that the PN in opposition will only criticize.

T. Pulis

Jul 9th 2009, 22:43

Sur Edwin Cachia
kemm smajna paroli paroli paroli f'dawn l-ahhar 22 sena! Kieku Mina kellha tikteb dwarhom zgur mhux it-3 minuti tal-kanzunetta kienet timla!

Joseph Agius

Jul 9th 2009, 22:22

PL reaction just typical of PL. So MEPA is changing but PL never changes!! what an earthquake!!

Karen Magri

Jul 9th 2009, 21:58

Fejn kien il-PL f'dawn l-ahhar xhur: jinvestiga l-iskandli fil-MEPA mill-Gvern tal-PN u jitkellem fuq l-isfregji ambjentali tal-mistra u tal-Bahrija. Roderick Galdes kien pozittiv fi kliemu u ddikjara li l-Oppozizzjoni se taghmel il-proposti taghha ukoll mhux billi tikkritikaw.

Jeremy J Camilleri

Jul 9th 2009, 21:20

Can someone tell me in what manner the Government is consulting with the PL on this and other national issues?

Renato J. Costigan

Jul 9th 2009, 21:18

A S U S U A L. Per lennesima volta NEGATIVE.

Nooooooo Nooooooooooooo Nooooooooooooooooo

J Martinelli

Jul 9th 2009, 20:47

When will the Labour Party switch off the 'auto-pilot'?

It seems that everything the government does, they automatically and predictably claim that they can do it better, bigger, cheaper and faster!

Same as the roads they built on soil?

Edwin Cachia

Jul 9th 2009, 20:41

Can someone tell me where I can find the proposals made by the Labour Party of Joseph Muscat for the MEPA Reform.

I tried everywhere, papers, pl website, joseph muscat's website...nothing. The PL did not come up with one suggestion. And then they come and tell us that is not courageous enough...where was the labour party during consultation ? where was Joseph Muscat in past months ?

Times goes by and everyone is noticing what is labour party good at...It makes me remember in a famous italian song by mina...parole parole parole.

Hector Mamo

Jul 9th 2009, 20:33

Dawn tal-Labour jiskantawni. Waqt li kien hemm il-konsultazzjoni qas biss tniffsu. Qas biss idea wahda. Bahh totali.

Biex ikomplu jikkonfermaw kemm ma jimpurthomx milli r-riforma tkun success ghal pajjizna, irrifjutaw li ssirilhom prezentazzjoni mit-teknici dwar ir-riforma qabel thabbret. Dawn qas biss accettaw li jmorru. Qishom qalu lill-Gvern ma rridux nafu.

U issa l-Onor. Galdes, qam mir-raqda u gie jghid illi mhux kuragguza bizejjed...u halluna !!!

Fejn huma l-proposti Joseph Muscat ? issoltu bla bla bla fil-gallarija !!

R Spiteri

Jul 9th 2009, 19:55

First Labour does not even give one single recommendation on how to improve MEPA and then 4 hours after a 42 point reform strategy is announced, a press release is issued to just say "NO"....same old labour

Mario Mercieca

Jul 9th 2009, 19:26

Good PL

Critical on certain aspects and positive where it matters. Certainly not the usual scaremongers, dreambreakers.

Mepa reform is good, but not good enough. As a PN supporter I was expecting Lawrence Gonzi to be more forceful on this reform. Still early. I am sure consultation will help.