PL launches process to replace the party emblem
The Labour Party has launched the process for the re-design of the party emblem.
Party leader Joseph Muscat in a press conference today invited all interested persons to submit their designs and said that all submissions would be put on display and short-listed by a panel of experts.
The party members would then vote on the final design by sms.
Dr Muscat said the new emblem would have to retain the Maltese flag, the torch and the party name.
He said the party wanted the new design to represent an evolution to reflect the way the party was changing.
"If we do not change internally we cannot aspire to be the movers of change in society," Dr Muscat said.
He said the emblem had to represent the party's values. He agreed with former leader Paul Boffa that the torch was a symbol of progress, love and the illumination of minds.
A full briefing session for those interested in submitting designs will be held on June 1 and the final design will be selected by the end of this year.
Dr Muscat also announced that the party would hold a Congress of the party membership next year to discuss the guiding principles upon which the party would contest the next general election.
The current emblem is the fourth in the 90-year history of the Labour Party, but the current one has not been changed for 60 years.
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Joe Fenech
May 20th 2010, 09:57
Why has the PL/MLP has so little confidence in itself?????????? They dance to PN's tune!
Julian Esposito
May 19th 2010, 11:02
Will it feature any prickly pear cactus? :) I bet it will have some sort Europe blue in it.
Paul Camilleri
May 18th 2010, 22:42
Ma nafx ghaliex kull meta l-PL ikun se jaghmel xi haga tkun li tkun ikun hemm skoss apologisti li jfakkruni fil-kanzunetta Puppet on a String.
Luke Gatt
May 18th 2010, 22:28
While reading last sunday issue of it-Torca, I was intrigued and quite astonished. Paul Boffa chose the Blue colors of the emblem to represent the British monarchy and the Yellow to represent the Pope. This is quite at odds with the history and ideology of the LP (formally MLP) who since its inception (or so it seems) advocated secularism and a state free from the orthodox beliefs of the catholic church as preached by Monsignor Michael Gonzi. With regards to the party changing the emblem, this should be changed but some aspects of the present emblem should be retained to reflect the past, present and future of the LP.
Luke Gatt.
E Tabone
May 18th 2010, 22:11
Il-labour mhux l-arma jrid ibiddel imma l-atitudni !!!
Dak li gara fil-parlament il-gimgha li ghaddiet ifakkarna fil-passat tal-labour.
Ronald Mallia
May 18th 2010, 21:05
It is useless changing a logo if you do not change the people who put the LP in the state it is (i.e. the delegates).
The NPis now a stale party whose time has passed, so the question, really and truly is: what do you have to offer? Sadly, the answer is that your party is as stale as the NP - and this is irrispective of the logo.
I was crying this evening after having seen the news - and I wasn't crying out of joy. The NP decided to go ahead with the Delimara power station upgrade and lost the Education Funds. I was more determined than ever that the LP needs to get to power. But that was very short lived because I heard Dr. Charles Mangion speak and he didn't get one right, so I said to myself ... hmmm, perhaps not.
This has therefore become a question of two parties being the same wines with different labels.
Democracy is in a very sorry state in this country.
Lawrence Fenech
May 18th 2010, 18:35
Naqbel. Dejjem hemm post ghar-rinovazzjoni. Iz-zminijiet jinbidu u trid timxi maghhom.
Antoine Vella
May 18th 2010, 18:29
First of all. the red and white area of the emblem is not the Maltese flag because it does not have the George Cross.
Secondly I'm concerned that, if they are keeping the ice cream cone (complete with melting strawberry ripple ice cream) and the party name, there won't be any space left to put the chicken heads which are the real symbol of the contemporary PL.
p.attard
May 18th 2010, 17:39
"The new emblem will retain the Maltese flag, torch and wording...." that means that probably the only change will be the back ground color, which incidentally is light blue........same colour that was removed from the GWU flag only recently...... without any competitions I presume!
M.Mamo
May 18th 2010, 17:28
Dejjem l-stess kummenti.Certu partitarji nazzjonalisti ma jinbidlu qatt, kull haga li jamel il-partit laburista hazina. Qisu l-PN perfett. Qedin tiskantaw ghax il-partit laburista ser jghamel arma gdida, l-partita nazzjonalista biex rebah l-ahhar elezzjoni bidel anka ismu. Il-partit laburista veru li ghad ghandu nies mill-antiki fil-grupp parlamentari pero l-bidla bdija u bdija sew billi l-ewwel u qabel kollox bidel il-leader, bidel l-statut, u gew introdotti diversi nies godda fi hdanu. Pera l-aqwa haga li ghamel kien li dan il-partit sar partit fejn kullhadd jista jsemma lehnu u mhux mghaluq ghal tal-qalba biss bhalma sfortunatament sar il-PN. Partit nazzjonalista ma nistawx nghidu li hu xi partit modern . Il-Grupp parlamentari nazzjonalista mghamul minn diversi ucuh antiki ukoll fosthom Lawrence Gonzi, Austin Gatt, Ninu Zammit, Francis Zammit Dimech, Censu Galea,Giovanna Debono, dawn kollha kandidati antiki. Ehh jahasra ma nafux ta'darba noqodu lura minn certi kummenti u ma niggieldux anka fuq sempliciment bicca arma. So what, il-PL se jghamel arma gdida. Hemm bzonn dawn il-kummenti ta mibeda kollha?. Fil-passat kull partit ghamel il-gid u l-hazin tieghu, min dahhal il-penzjonijiet, childrens allowance , leave etc u min ghamel stipendji, mcast etc. Ahna pajjiz wiehed, ejja ngibu ruhna ta' pajjiz wiehed ghal darba.
P. Schembri
May 18th 2010, 18:46
That's because they'll do anything to deviate the people's attention from the real problems facing their darling PN. Problems that are rocking the party from deep down. Time for some soul searching and renewal!
S. Calleja
May 19th 2010, 09:04
Ghala qed issemmi l-mibgheda? Dik il-problema... li minghalikom li "l-ohrajn" jobghodukom. Ghandkom "issues" kbar, li qieghdin biss fil-mohh. Jien l-ewwel wiehed nixtieq partit alternattiv ghal dal-Gvern skadut, imma s'issa ma nistax narah fil-PL. Jaqbillek tibda' tisma' ftit minn nies bhali, u minflok twahhal fil-mibgheda, tara naqra x'qed imur hazin fil-PL, u ghala ilu dawn is-snin kollha ma jkun fil-Gvern. Bidla fl-emblemi mhux sa ggib il-bidla tant mehtiega fil-mentalita' tal-PL biex ikun fil-Gvern.
michael seychell
May 18th 2010, 17:21
Proset Dr. Muscat - If anything if you will not be remembered for being the youngest Prime Minister and President of the EU, will be remembered for changing the Malty Labour Party emblem - anotehr move to eradicate what had been done by Dom Mintoff.
Michael Seychell
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Kenneth Williams
May 18th 2010, 17:29
Dan min meta l hawn qed jiddispjacik ghal Mintoff Sur seychell???
Robert Micallef
May 18th 2010, 17:36
Iddahhakniex Seychell!!! ...."anotehr move to eradicate what had been done by Dom Mintoff."
You know who actually is doing this? Those who made SeaMalta bankrupt and AirMalta on the verge, Who sold HSBC, maltacom, part of BOV, the drydocks, enemalta gas division the airport terminal and many others. Oh and last but not least, we still have a huge mountain of public debt which is getting bigger by the minute!!
Joe Lombardo
May 18th 2010, 18:14
Iddeciedi Seychell. Jew mal PN jew ma Mintoff! Jekk ghadek tammira lil dak, erga mur minn fejn gejt habib!
Joseph Agius
May 18th 2010, 17:07
let me do a 'muscat' and plagiarise left right and centre.....- where's the beef joseph?....(phrase used by Walter Mondale)
victor vella
May 18th 2010, 16:58
Another case where Labour wants to change history or maybe they want to try to calm the red faces, soon they will disassociate themselves from the previous Labour.
P Cutajar
May 18th 2010, 16:47
Hallina. This guy thinks he's leading a kumitat tal-festa jew tal-istudenti tal-primarja u mhux partit politiku li qed jaspira jkun fil-gvern...gej bil-kompetizzjoni ghal arma gdida! LOL Give us a break Joseph
R. Gauci
May 18th 2010, 16:46
Jien Laburist minn dejjem u ma naqbilx li l-arma tinbidel. Dik hi parti mill-istorja tal-partit, forsi titranga ftit, tigi modernizzata jew jinbidlu l-kliem imma mhux tinbidel b'ohra totalment differenti. Nigu qisna qed nisthu mill-passat glorjuz taghna.
J Cassar
May 18th 2010, 16:30
Incredible! Joseph wastes all his time on image and not a minute on substance!
william micallef
May 18th 2010, 21:10
L-istorja tal korruzzjoni fil kuntratt tal power station ma daqqitlekx sur cassar jew qed tghix fil qamar?
Muscat Pat
May 18th 2010, 16:12
Dr Joseph Muscat is clearly showing that he is no pushover: he changes, listens recalibrates and is using this transition period to reflect on the changes that Malta has to go through before it starts hoping again for a better tomorrow.. The pitfalls of GonziPn one-party rule, is hitting home even for to PN apologist who are politically colour blind. No one should doubt the magnitude of what Joseph is achieving through this change ; he is young, energetic ,fair, a man of great dignity, and high ideals.PL has shown once again its unrivalled capacity to renew itself and to change Malta (again) into a success story.
Joe Micallef
May 18th 2010, 16:38
Why should anyone expend an iota of effort to push Joseph over when he stumbles in his own feet more frequently than a toddler!
j. cassar
May 18th 2010, 16:49
How many jobs are going to be created by changing the party emblem, how many students will graduate from the university, how many new factories will open, how many tourist will arrive, now of this will happen with the present policies of Joseph, he is only interested in appearance and no substance. How can people continue to be mzazzen in this country.
C Pace
May 18th 2010, 16:09
@Owen Micallef
int bis-serjeta' qed tghid? Jew inkella ghadek zghir u ma tiftakarx? Il-PN beda jxandar bir-radju u bit-TV fi zmien is-socjalizmu ta' Mintoff! Xandar kemm minn Malta u kemm minn Sqallija. U dak ix-xandir kien strumentali biex inzammet hajja id-demokrazija f'dan il-pajjiz! Ghalhekk ahna partit kburi bl-arma u bl-istorja glorjuza taghna siehbi!!!
James Grima
May 18th 2010, 16:07
R abela.
You say that every empire comes to an end. Ghalhekk iktar, u iktar ghandna nahdmu, halli nassiguraw li il PN jibqa fil gvern ghal dejjem. Jien zgur li bl ghajnuna ta Alla hemm ser nibqghu jigri x jigri :)
S. Gatt
May 18th 2010, 17:16
Jigri x'jigri tibqa tmexxi!!!!!????? Mela sirna ditattura!!!!
Deo Micallef
May 18th 2010, 17:16
tista tghidilna xi trid tfisser niha din-..."hemm ser nibqghu jigri x jigri :)"? Tikxifx min hu il-veru partit nazzjonalista ghax il-poplu qed jinduna u id daqqa li ser tiehdu wara l-elezzjoni li imiss ma tqumux minnha. Jien nazzjonalist daqshekk jew iktar minnek kont izda intbaht li kont qed nadura alla falz u partit fake li jinteressah biss li jibqa fil poter akkost ta kollox. Kumment bhall tieghek ikomplu ibeghdu lili u lil familja iktar il-boghod mill pn, jew gonzipn jew x'qed issejhulu.
James Grima
May 18th 2010, 18:02
Ahjar hekk hbieb! B'hekk imbghad jinghaqqad il pajjiz taht il veru partit li hu, u li ghandu jkun legittimu li jigverna lil Malta taghna ghal dejjem.
S. Gatt
May 18th 2010, 19:06
Argument bla sens!
S Bondin
May 18th 2010, 16:07
@ Owen Micallef
Vera dejjem warajkom f'kollox minbarra f'haga wahda.....1981, 1987, 1992, 1998, 2003, 2008......
O.micallef
May 18th 2010, 17:48
Nahseb in-nazzjonalisti ma jhalsux kontijiet la tad dawl u anqas tal-ilma. dawn ghalihom kollox tajjeb. jekk tafu xqed jigri tibqax tejdu hmerijet.
Jesmond Abela
May 18th 2010, 16:05
to All MLP apoligists:
Storja ta Misthija. U min jghid li mhux vera jew ma kienx hawn , jew kien ippapija tajjeb ma xi ministru. Forsi mhiex tal misthija prim ministru qabel elezzjoni jimpjega 8000 ruh mal gvern. Hawn xi hadd jaf kemm swew dawk il jobs ghal kaxxa ta Malta. Mhux tal misthija meta tmur biex icempel u taqbad ma 6 ohra. Mhux tal misthija tiftah il vit u ma sibx ilma ( gimghat shah) Mhux tal misthija tixel id dawl u ma sibux( mind you mhux for few hours ) imma every other day. Mhux tal misthija Universita ghal 800 ruh BISS. Mhux tal misthija jasal il budget u jigi il gvern jghidlek li rahhaslek il corn beef 2 cents. Mhux tal misthija ma stajtx naqra il gazzetta li irid.Mhux tal misthija stazzjon wiehed u partiggjan ghal lahhar. Mhux tal misthija inkissru u naharqu kullimkien. Mhux tal misthija kien hawn gvern minghajr maggoranza tal poplu. Mhux tal misthija ikollol PM u jigi jghidlek li ahna kollox jaghddi imbasta second hand. Tiftakru ftit traffic lights li kien hawn qlajnihom biex niffrankaw id dawl.
Jekk tridu inkompli !!!!!
Deo Micallef
May 18th 2010, 17:02
Issoltu storja insomma, kif jitkellem Joseph Muscat jingibdu l-spag mill istamperija u minn Mr Brussels u tara l-istess kitba minn l-istess persuni!! Taf x'inhu tal misthija Jesmond Abela min fis sittinijiet halla lill poplu malti mejjet bil guh u pajjiz fallut, dak tal misthija zgur, u l-istorja tidher li ser tirrepeti ruhha, il-pajjiz miexi f'xifer falliment ghax mimli dejn u jekk ghadek ma indunajtx qed tghix f'xi galassija ohra jew qed tpappija. Iz zmien ser jghatina parir.
Kevin Willie
May 18th 2010, 22:26
Dnub li dawk it 8000 gvern tal-PN hallihom hemm KOLLHA KEMM HUMA....u maghhom min jaf kemm eluf ohra b ghajnejom blue dahlu f dawn l 20sena.....mur sal freeport u ara ssibx skoss mill-1 distrett(kumbinazzjoni???) x tahseb JEZ???
Joseph Agius
May 18th 2010, 16:02
why not change the attitude and the media? nothing has changed for ages!
Ivan Scicluna
May 18th 2010, 15:59
It's incredible all pn bloggers shooting down everything Labour and Joseph Muscat proposes to do. What's wrong in modernising an emblem which is 60 years old. The PN buried their "maduma" in the past three elections and created logos and emblems that where miles far away. And in the last election (2008) they even dropped the name of the party and created Gonzi-PN! There's no better saying than that in Maltese "Min ma jbiddilx, iqammel"! So let Labour change what's needed to be changed. And in spite of everything said in these blogs, changes within the party are really taking place. The statute has been revamped from top to bottom, new structures created, fresh and young blood present in all structures. And results are showing. MEP Elections Labour 55% - PN 40%! Another one for the PN bloggers, "komplu ghaddsu raskom fir-ramel" - "l-akbar trux dak li ma jridx jisma"!
R abela
May 18th 2010, 15:51
Every Empire has its ends. If some people think that GonziPi Nocchio is for every they are foolish.
JAbela
May 18th 2010, 15:47
It's interesting to see the Labour Party trying to erase its history. Is it ashamed of what it really is? Also, I think the change should be in the essence of the party rather than in the image. If you try to wrap shit in coloured paper rather than in plain paper, it will still remain shit.
owen micallef
May 18th 2010, 15:46
Mela,sur nazzjonalisti ftakru biss li inthom dejjem warajna, jekk amilna radio amiltu wiehed inthom, jekk amilna stazzjon tat-tv amiltu wiehed inthom (avolja fallut) jekk amilna linja tal-mobile amiltu ohra inthom. Nahseb nafu min hu l COPY CAT. Kuragg poplu dal-gvern wasal fit-tmiem u ma tistawx tammettu.
Patrick bellia
May 18th 2010, 16:02
min naha ghandek punt li forsi dejjem warajkom fejn jidhol tv, mobile, radio u min naha m ghandekx siehbi,biss ftakar li dan il gvern taghkom il licenzja ghall kollox ghax hawn il Liberalizzazzjoni li taghha kontu kontriha u fiz zmien mhux il bod mhux ikollok licenzja ghat tv imma biex sempliciment tixtri tv irid ikollok parrinu man kieku nixtruh LCD kieku ma hawnx liberalizazzjoni
A Debono
May 18th 2010, 16:09
Sur Micallef
ghandek ragun ....imma ghax il-partit nazzjonalista kien mohhu kif ser imexxi l'quddiem il-pajjiz.
L-Indipendenza - il-Labour kien kontra mbaghad sar favur
Il-Kunsilli Lokali - l-ewwel kien kontra mbaghad sar favur
il-Liberalizazzjoni - kien kontra mbaghad sar favur
Il-Pluralizmu fix-xandir - lil Partit Nazzjonalista cahhadtuhom milli jkollox stazzjon u spiccaw kellhom imorru sqallija biex ikollox TV. Imbaghad il-labour sar favur tant li fetah stazzjon tat-TV taht il-Partit Nazzjonalista
L-Unjoni Ewropea - il-labour ghamel minn kollox biex ma nidhlux u issa taparsi favur
L-Ewro - kemm smajna fuq l-ewro - u mhux ha jirnexxilna u mhux ghalissa !
U nista nibqa sejjer hekk ma niqafx !
Habib tieghi nafu min hu jkun minn ta' quddiem fis-sustanza !
Jesmond Abela
May 18th 2010, 16:10
Sur Micallef - how wrong you are. !! Jekk qied tiftahar b'dan kollu partit wiehed ghandek ghalfejn tirringrazzja. LIL PN BISS.
Ahjar tara xi tghid ghax ma tantx jaghemel gieh lil lejber fis sitwazzjoni li konna qabel 1987.
K. Lia
May 18th 2010, 16:15
@owen Micallef
1. ir-radju bdejtuh illegalment
2. kollox warajkom?! Yeah right; hlief fl-elezzjonijiet, I guess.
Joe Micallef
May 18th 2010, 16:43
Owen, I see that the toddler attitude of Joey is percolating deep down the root level! When do you envisage being weaned
A. Vassallo
May 18th 2010, 16:44
Kieku kontu intom fil-gvern ma kien isir xejn minn dak li semmejt li ghandkom. Dak li ghandkom kollu bis-sahha tal-Partit Nazzjonalista.
Kuragg poplu dal-gvern ghandu tlett snin ohra u kemm aktar snin wara ma nafux.
Darba xi hadd qal "Das-Seklu ghalina", ovvju kien qed jghid ghall-PN.
M. Spiteri
May 19th 2010, 10:14
Bhala socjalist nipprova nghallem kemm lil owen u kemm lil dawk kollha li kkummentaw warajh, li ahna poplu wiehed. Idahhkuni hafna kummenti bhal intom dejjem warajna, u iktar tad dahk 'kieku hawn il labour ma kien isir xejn' lool ghandkom xi evidenza ta dan? jew huwa just feeling taghkom? EJJA ninghaqdu bhala pajjiz, nikkritikaw fejn ghandna nikkritikaw, u nfahhru fejn ghandna nfahhru. Nahseb Joseph Muscat jaghmilha tajba hafna dil haga, ghalkemm dan l ahhar waqa ftit fuq in negattiv. IEQFU ITGHAJRU BHAT TFAL IZ ZGHAR. Pajjizna ghandu bzonn nies hafna iktar maturi milli igergru kontra l labour ghax qabel l 1987 mexxa fil vjolenza (haga tad dahk! ghax il labour hareg dal pajjiz mill faqar - l istorja tixhed dan, mhux il paroli vojt ta certu nies). EJJA NKUNU MALTIN, QABEL LABURISTI U NAZZJONALISTI, grow up -_-''
M.Aquilina
May 18th 2010, 15:46
Changing the Emblem, will lead to NO change, if a dirty person changes clothes but does not have a bath, he will not be clean..........
S. Gatt
May 18th 2010, 19:08
... but will look cleaner. U kif jghid ilsienna... l-ewwel ma tiekol l-ghajn!
Adrian Cachia
May 18th 2010, 15:38
Some of you people posting comments on this piece of news are just sad. No wonder the country is in the sorry state of politics as it is today. Both sides of the house are always playing the same game and blaming each other for the past mistakes. I think it's time to grow up and face challenges that no side of the house can win alone.......
M Calleja
May 18th 2010, 15:34
He he. PN can laugh as much as it likes but while it is in agony, Labour is simply beat PN on time, image and substance.
Alex Camilleri
May 18th 2010, 15:26
Jista Dr. Muscat jghidilna biex ser tkun qed tahdem it-torca l-gdida ... jekk hux bil-heavy fuel oil, gas jew diesel.
Ghax jekk bid-diesel kif qal Leo Brincat li ser ihaddem il-powerstation jekk ikunu fil-gvern abbli jkollu jgholli t-tesseri bi 30% bhal ma jgholli l-kontijiet Muscat meta jkun Prim Ministru !!
A. Vassallo
May 18th 2010, 15:23
Dr. Muscat was quoted as saying" If we do not change internally we cannot aspire to be the movers of change in society,"
Using his quotation the other way round, the PL has so far, not yet been at all the expected "aspiration to be the mover of change in society", hence definately they have not changed internally at all. They will always be the PL of the 50's, the 60's, the 70's, the 80's and in the 90's. The first ten years of the new millennium have been a blessing from above without the PL at all. Hope it will still be the same way after 2013.
c. camilleri
May 18th 2010, 15:20
What the labour party really needs is a change of heart and not cosmetic changes. Recent events have just shown us that they do not even keep an agreement.
A Farrugia
May 18th 2010, 15:19
The Nationalist Party aparatchiks are living in denial. Almost delusional. Just a couple of months ago at the European Parliament Election, The Partit Laburista garnered 54.77% of first-count votes and the Partit Nazzjonalista garnered 40.49%. That makes it a landslide victory. Since then the people have had enough of the failed PN directions, corruptions, idiotic way of doing politics. Furthermore, recent polls showed that 18% of Nationalist voters in 2008 election are ready to trust Muscat with the country’s government. Joseph Muscat won in every poll when compared to Lawrence Gonzi. The Partit Laburista is a party restless for change whereas the Partit Nazzjonalista is a status quo party which makes it fit with its own black emblem.
Carmen Bezzina
May 18th 2010, 15:16
B'hekk issa l-mexxejja tal-partiti kollha ser ikunu msemmija ghal xi haga fl-istorja :
George Borg Olivier - ghall-Indipendenza
Dom Mintoff - ghall-Helsien
Eddie Fenech Adami - li bidel pajjizna u li dahhal lil Malta fl-EU
Alfred Sant - talli bena l-kwartieri
Lawrence Gonzi - ghall-ewro u l-progetti tal-Belt Valletta u min jaf x'iktar ghad baqa
u Joseph Muscat - talli bidel l-arma tal-partit !!
Minn din il-lista tinduna ghaliex il-poplu dejjem ghazel lil min imexxih fuq is-sustanza !!!!
A Mizzi
May 18th 2010, 17:18
LOL tajba Carmen kemm ogobtni.... imma nsejt haga dwar Alfred Sant li jmissu jibqa mfakkar ghailha ta . . . . ta' kemm ma damx fil-poter bhala prim..... bir-ras iebsa tieghu :-)
J Mercieca
May 18th 2010, 15:10
Il-Partit laburista hareg dokument ta' 16-il pagna fuq kif ghandha tkun l-arma...ahjar hareg dokument imqar ta' hames faccati bi proposti konkreti ghal gvern alternattiv mela dawn il-hmerijiet !!!
Dr. Muscat...superficjalita !!!
J.Borg
May 18th 2010, 15:08
Jekk mhux sejjer zball xi ftit gimghat ilu tan-Net kienu xandru ahbar li ghamlu skoperta li jafu kif ser tigi l-emblema il-gdida. Ser jghidu issa........
Kif dejjem tridu tmaqdru kollox li jamel il-PL..........kull min jgholli idu ghandu xi jxomm.......
Goerge Grech
May 18th 2010, 16:24
Jien qed inxomm....
xi telfa ohra ghal Partit Laburista ...2013....
alexander genuis
May 18th 2010, 15:07
@jesmond abela
il-labour ghandu passat tal-misthija??int iehu paga minima??pensjoni??chil allowance's??maternity leave??sifirt bl-air malta(l-ghasafar tac-comb),ghandek leave??tiehdu l-bonus ta gunju u dic???tuzah il-bov??ghaliex se titnehha malta???uu xi skandlu!!!tal-biza!!isa wiegbuh!!!ahjar twiegeb fuq il-fairmount,il-bwsc,tal-vat,tal-adt,eh???kif certu nies hadu 4 miljun commision!!!!!eh??kif hawn 8,000 qeda!!!!!labour party,malta labour party,l-istess partit baqa u jibqa!!!!!bilhaq insejt terrimot,ta gunju li ghadda!!!!!dak in-nhar il-kelma MALTA hemm kienet u kif!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe Vella
May 18th 2010, 15:04
There is no need to change the Party emblem. It is the mentality of the PL that need changing, period!!!!!! Politics is more than appearance. Substance counts more then any thing else.
G Cutajar
May 18th 2010, 14:59
" Dr Muscat said the new emblem would have to retain the Maltese flag, the torch and the party name."
Sorry joseph !! Fejn ser niktibha Moviment tal-Progressivi u Moderati ..ghax issa thawwadt !!
Ara veru tal-Labour farsa shiha !
a spiteri
May 18th 2010, 14:58
x tistenna min ghand l istess nies li jiktbu hawn , kollox bhas-soltu tpacpic fil vojt biex tipruvaw iddahqu u tipruvaw tnessu it tbaswir li hawn fil pajjiz min naha tal gvern taghkom, imma il poplu meta jdahhal idu fil-but u jaqra li tiktbu intom qed jinduna min qed iqarraq b min ?
alexander genuis
May 18th 2010, 14:58
min ma jbiddilx jitqammel!!!pl.mlp!!!!ghax tnehhiet malta???allura??labour part,partit laburista,mhux l-istes partit baqa??x'ghandu x'jaqsam??kif il-pn qatt ma ghamel m.p.n. allura???ghala??jew m.p.n.???tridu tmaqqdru u taqbdu ma kollox!!!il-labour ma jinbidel qatt,l-istess diska,l-istess paroli!!!!tal-biza!!!!!mhux l-arma jghamel il-partit,imma n-nies li jifmuh,jimxu warajh,jappogjawh,kif ghamlu f'gunju li ghadda!!!!!!parlaw,zebilhu,ghajjru,kif ghamel xi hadd kif spicca il-kunsill!!!!!ghajjru lill joseph colour blind!!!!!!dejjem l-istess,personali!!!!!!ma tinbidlu qatt!!ibqaw hekk,ghall labour ahjar!!1
Grech M
May 18th 2010, 15:32
Il-Partit Nazzjonalisa ilu bl-istess arma 125 sena. U rebah 5 mill-ahhar sitt elezzjonijiet u referendum. Ghax dejjem kien fuq quddiem fil-politika ta' sustanza u nteress nazzjonali u ma nheliex fuq il-hmerijiet.
Nahseb mhux talli tqammel talli ghax mohhu fis-sustanza dejjem kien l-ghazla naturali tal-Matlin.
Joseph Muscat ilu gej b'din l-arma !!! mur gibu kemm ser idum biex jiddeciedi l-politika tieghu fuq kif imexxi l-pajjiz..u halluna !
Fenech M D
May 18th 2010, 16:44
@ Grech M
L-arma tal-Partit tant hi qadima li ghadha bil-kuruna tar-Regina (tal-Ingilterra).
Ghandhom biex jiftahru!
JOHN O SCERRI
May 18th 2010, 14:55
Just a few hints.
The use of Maltese is better : 'Partit Laburista'. or 'Partit Socjalista'
No need to write 'MALTI' since the Maltese flag says it all . As for the Torch mmmm....looks more like extreme to me since the party is a centre left .... today.
The Predominant Red colour is the symbol of a Socialist Party so it needs to stand out .
Quote: "He said the party wanted the new design to represent an evolution to reflect the way the party was changing. " ...
I wonder ! This is a fake conclusion . Changing the emblem will modernise the graphics but not the party. Transforming a Party from it's roots ....huuuuge challenge .....Good luck ..Dr. Muscat !!!!
Dennis Zammit
May 18th 2010, 14:55
Maybe the MLP could go for a more eco-friendly torch which sues solar panels instead of kerosene etc.
To add some diversity, they could have more types of torches each carried by different people, say males, females, and homos etc.
John Portelli
May 18th 2010, 14:55
Dr Muscat ... these are just comestic changes which might fool a few but not the majority .... where are the real changes?? Toni Abela ... Anglu Farrugia ... Joe Mizzi ... Karmenu Vella ... Joe Debono Grech .... Alfred Sant ... Mary Louise Coleiro Preca .... Leo Brincat ... Is this the stagun politiku gdid?
Lewis Balzan
May 18th 2010, 14:54
@ Jesmond Abela e bella compagnia
Habib, taf min ghandu passat tal-misthija. Min sa ftit snin ilu kien haga wahda mall-Faxxisti u ghandu l-iswed fuq l-emblema imnissla mis-swidija simbolu tal-faxxistio fl-Italja. Il-Partit Laburista ghandu passat imqanqal iva imma mahmug le. Ara il-PN ghandom passat ta gvernijiet bla sinsla dejjem jilghaqu l-faxxisti fl-Italja, u jistahbew taht l-ghonnella tal-knisja ta' dari fejn kienu jispikkaw nies li jibqghu jissemmew fl-istorja ta' pajjizna ghal kemm isservew bir-religjon biex jilhqu l-ghanijiet politici taghhom u biex ihaxxnu buthom.
Leonard Gauci
May 18th 2010, 14:53
Don't forget the little stars from the emblem of the EU.
K Bellizzi
May 18th 2010, 14:46
Tistghu tibdlu li tridu ghax xorta l-istess erbat ucuh tibqghu!! Il-vot tieghi ma tehduh qatt!
Peter Critien
May 18th 2010, 14:45
You can change your emblem as many times as you like, but if you so want to keep your much loved "torca" and everything that goes with it, then might as well leave as is.
The leader of the OPPOSITION must understand that he's not going to win the next general election NO WAY simply by changing his parties emblem.
How about getting down to business and doing something serious whilst in the opposition and not hope that you will ONE day win and be in government.
You're changing your emblem for nothing just another waste of time... Once losers always losers you will never change.
Try convincing your hardcore MLP supporters to change their beloved logo... hehehe now way Joseph forget it.
Gaetano Borg
May 18th 2010, 14:43
L-emblemi malajr tibdilhom, imma dawk affarijiet zghar u immaterjali ! Is-sustanza kollox, imma wisq nibza li dan it-tibdil huwa kollu superficjali. Iz-zmien itina parir, nistennew u naraw............
Mario Pandolfino
May 18th 2010, 14:43
Ghandi kurzita ,nixtieq inkun naf kemm sejra tiswa f'ewro din il bidla tal logo il PL?Dawk il bnadar kollha,dawk il fontaspizju ta fuq il kazini, u dawk il bnadar kollha ghand il partitarji.Ghandi kurzita.Jista xi hadt jinfurmani please.?
smifsud
May 18th 2010, 14:41
leave well enough alone ......i think its a huge risk to go through with this change ...the present emblem is the symbol that represents the MLP best ...if its not broken dont fix it or change it for that matter....i suggest the MLP to rethink this decision ....dont do it !!!
J. Mifsud
May 18th 2010, 15:34
Ha Ha, MLP at it's best
Mark Galea
May 18th 2010, 14:40
Ma hemmx bzonn tibghat disinn ... id-disinn diga gie propost xi xhur ilu ... u jixbah hafna l-arma ta' l-ewropa ... milli jidher il-PL qed jaghmel minn kollox biex jinqata mill-passat tieghu - passat kontra EU.
Sandra Borg
May 18th 2010, 14:38
While at it, the Labourt Party should also change the following:
1. Leader
2. Deputy Leaders
3. Secretary General/Super One Chairman
4. Charlon Gouder
5. Parliamentary Whip
6. Joe Debono Grech
7. Maltastar.com
8. Kullhadd
9. Glenn Bedingield
10. MEP John Attard Montalto
R. Caruana
May 18th 2010, 15:41
And also change a third of the present Labour MPs in parliament that go back to the dark days of the 1980s.
Joe Micallef
May 18th 2010, 16:40
Sandra, they are trying to change Attart Montalto but they cannot find him to break the news!
Jesmond Abela
May 18th 2010, 14:31
Emblema gdida tajba u iktar ma tkun attreanti iktar ahjar. Hekk ghandu jkun biex jirnexilkhom tnessew il passat xejn sabih tal lejber. Pero mil banda l-ohra l-poplu Malti kollu jistenna jktar min semplici emblema. Il poplu mil partit il gdid tal progressivi u l-moderati qied jistenna Vizjoni gdida ghal pajjizna. Dr Muscat meta lahaq mexxej gdid tal lejber, ippruva jaghmel hafna new looks u anki wieghed terrimott. L-unika terrimott li sar jew li ghamel Dr Muscat kien fil parlament dawn l-ahhar jiem.
Jien insaqsi wahda biss ! forsi ikun hawn xi hadd u jkun kapaci jirrispondi. Ghaliex l-isem minn MLP sar PL ? Ghaliex tnehhiet littra M = MALTA. Jista xi hadd iwigibni. Tghid ghax MLP andu storja ta misthija warajh, u forsi PL jinbidel kollox ? Tghid biex jigu bhal PN ( 2 words)
nistenna twegiba
GRAZZI
Fenech M D
May 18th 2010, 14:44
Ghaziz Jesmond,
tidher li, bhali, thobb tikteb bil-Malti avolja din hi gazzetta elettronika bl-Ingliz.
Meta tirreferi ghal partiti kif tirreferi ghalihom? Mhux Partit Laburista u Partit Nazzjonalista? U l-inizzjali taghhom jigi PL u PN le?
Ma fhiex x'tifhem..
Chris Ellul
May 18th 2010, 14:45
forsi ghaliex MLP hija miktuba bl-Ingliz, MLP = Malta Labour Party.
filwaqt li PL hija bil-Malti, PL = Partit Laburista
It-tnejn jistghu jintuzaw
James Spiteri
May 18th 2010, 14:50
PL - Partit Laburista
Its all a cosmetic change .... Last general election the colour used was purple not red ....
Luke Zammit
May 18th 2010, 15:14
Ghax meta twaqqaf il-partit laburista ekk kien jismu: Partit Laburista.
Imbad kien hemm qasma fil-partit: l-'isplit'. Mintoff beda imexxi l-MLP u Boffa l-MWP (malta workers party).
l-MWP sfaxxa wara xi 2 elections.
Jigifieri teknikamnet, il-partit, sa 2008, kien adu igorr l-isem ta' fergha mill-partit biss.
Taghmel iktar sens minn kemm tahseb il bidla fl-isem fl-opjoni tieghi.
Clayton Bartolo
May 18th 2010, 15:15
Fejn qabel kien jismu Malta labour Party (MLP) illum-il gurnata sar jismu Partit Laburista (PL). Dan ifisser li m'ghadx hemm bzonn distinzjoni bejn partit u iehor li jhaddnu l-istess isem. Hawn numru ta' pajjizi li ghandhom il-labour party taghhom, u ghalhekk kien hemm bzonn li jkun hemm l-'M'. Pero m'hawn l-ebda pajjiz li ghandu partit jismu Partit Laburista, u allura ma hemmx bzonnha iktar. Il-fatt li l-isem huwa bil-Malti, ifisser li l-Partit huwa ta' Malta.
U x'jigifieri biex innessu l-passat ikrah? Qed tirreferi ghal vot lin-nisa jew inkella vot lil dawk li ghandhom tmintax-il sena? Children's allowance? Minimum wage? Investiment minn hafna pajjizi barranin? Il-qtugh tal-faqar mit-toroq Maltin u Ghawdxin? Pensjonijiet? Servizz tas-sahha b'xejn ghal kullhadd? Edukazzjoni b'xejn ghal kullhadd? Dak hu l-passat li rridu nnessu?
U ghall-ahhar mistoqsija nghidlek li LE, Allahares nigu bhal PN. Partit li l-id il-leminija ma tafx x'inhi taghmel l-id ix-xellugija. Partit li jiftahar bl-affarijiet artificjali li rnexxielu jikseb ghal pajjizna, meta fil-fatt hemm affarijiet iktar importanti x'niehdu hsieb. Partit li na jaghtix kas is-sahha taghna, izda mbaghad ghandu flus x'iberbaq fuq il-festini.
Naghlaq it-twegiba b'appell: Nehhi l-madmad minn quddiem ghajnejk, u ibda ahseb b'rasek u mhux b'ras haddiehor.
FN Farrugia
May 18th 2010, 15:18
min andu storja tal misthija?.. il labour..int taf xint tejd ?
il partit laburista dejjem hadem an nies komuni u il haddiema.. jek aw xi hadd li andu alxiex jisthi bl-istorja tijaw uma in nazjonalisti li kinu jzefnu il knisja fin nofs u jaqaw ar redikolu..in nazjonalisti u il knisja kinu li geldu il familji..u gabu dil fissazjoni politka esagerata li anna aw malta.
tamilx bhal hafna mil - ghorrief li jipostjaw fuq dis site li jparlaw minajr ma jahsbu..
FN
Anthony Baldacchino
May 18th 2010, 15:28
Misthija ghax ghamilna is-servizzi socjali kollha u nehhejna il-faqar f` Malta? Misthija ghax forsi meta tirtira tiehu penzjoni bis-sahha taghna? Jew ma tridix? Misthija tal-passat? Taf x`inhu il-misthija zgur, kemm inqeda il-PN bil-knisja fl-imghoddi jew dak intesa? Ghax jekk insejtu int, ahna ma ninsewhx ZGUR!!! Min jaf kieku ghext is-60`s int kif kont tidhadet... Tidhadet hekk ghax m`hextx zmien il-faqar u zmien il-PN id f`id mal-knisja biex jatu l-interdett lil laburisti. U mela hallina siehbi u ghid kollox. By the way, jekk ma tridx il-penzjoni, irhila lil gvern ux...
J Farrugia
May 18th 2010, 14:23
useless to change the symbol if the heart is still the same. and Labour doesn't change. This is all cosmetic change.
S. Calleja
May 18th 2010, 14:17
It's not the party emblem that needs to be changed. It's the party.
Jim Cassar
May 18th 2010, 14:17
i'm really impressed. Wow. I'll surely vote for this party. It's so inspiring.
Interesting:"Dr Muscat said the new emblem would have to retain the Maltese flag, the torch and the party name". "The final design will be selected by the end of this year".
Change? Half a year to find the background colour?
DVella
May 18th 2010, 14:43
Give them a break man . . . this is 'lejber' we're talking about after all !
r.borg
May 18th 2010, 14:48
Tghid mhux ha jinbidel il-background biss. Tparlax fejn ma tifhimx
Carmen Mangion
May 18th 2010, 14:17
Erm... the current emblem is composed of the Maltese flag, torch and party name. If Joseph Muscat doesn't want to change them, then I don't know what he wants to change.
And weren't the guiding principles established in the previous General Conference? Why is he going to reopen that discussion? Can't he just give us his policy proposals?
Peter Korsten
May 18th 2010, 14:58
It could be not round, it could have a simpler torch, it could not have the shield, it could have 'Partit Laburista' instead of 'Malta Labour Party', it could have fewer colours... plenty of things you could change.
Mario Debattista
May 18th 2010, 14:08
Sour Grapes, new package !
Jennifer Depares
May 18th 2010, 16:59
Labour's emblem should be weathervane.
They go with every wind, especially Joseph Muscat whom I remember campaigning rabidly against the EU and then all of a sudden became an MEP.