Stanley Clews, Sliema
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Eddie Privitera is filling the correspondence columns on a daily basis wanting an election so that, hopefully, his Labour Party can take over the government.
He seems to think that everything done by the Nationalists is bringing the country into ruination, forgetting what a disaster Labour brought about prior to 1987 and during the two years of the Alfred Sant regime.
But, in spite of all his criticism, he has yet to get his “Great Leader” to let us know what Joseph Muscat and his “Old Boys” have to offer us when in government.
Now with Dom Mintoff’s daughter on the scene, God forbid that we should return to the Mintoff days when we had to smuggle in toothpaste, spaghetti and a bar of decent chocolate, among other items. And when national TV was not allowed to mention Eddie Fenech Adami’s name.
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Mr Peter Barbara
Feb 4th, 18:35
The said Eddie Privitera has been writing the same comments every four or five years since I can remember, all to no avail. One day he will get it right surely...
VINCENT WILLIAMS
Feb 4th, 13:25
Dear Mr Stanley Clews. There is no denying that our country is crying for a change in government. This time it is useless trying to fear floating voters or moderate Nationalists who are fed up with GonziPN's default administration.
Regarding the past one can mention when the PN for years fought against our National Language which used to call it the 'Kitchen Language,' used to claim with great ferocity that Malta was an Italian land even when dictator Mussolini was in power, wanted Britain to pass on Malta to Italy and Italy in exchange give Eritrea to Britian. One can mentioned that for years and years the policy of the PN was against the single vote for men over 21 years, was against the vote for women, was against the vote for the 18 years old younsters and is against that 16 years old vote for their Local Councillors. The PN was against that Malta obtain full indepence from Britain, was against that Malta becomes a Republic, was against the minimum wage, was against that Republic street becaomes a pedestrian area, was against Air Malta and Sea Malta.
Sorry but I have to stop for the list is too long.
Giov DeMartino
Feb 4th, 18:12
You'd better stop because it was Dom Mintoff who wanted to integrate Malta with Italy when integration with the |Uk failed.
Wenzu Vella
Feb 4th, 12:26
Mr Clews if Mr Privitera wants a labour government you and your like want the PN to stay in government. So what is wrong with that? Also people like you are colour blind because you always seem to see the dark colours but alas never see the bright colours that the PL has created. Education, health, pensions, better wages for workers, something like £400 million in treasury instead €7 billion debt that it has to be serviced by Maltese taxpayers for generations to come.
Giovanni Rizzo
Feb 4th, 12:50
Good one Mr.Vella.ma nahsibx li l-PL se jsib xi bed of roses wara l-PN.
James Tyrrell
Feb 4th, 12:15
I think the reason he is calling for an election is because Gonzi can no longer depend on the support of his own party let alone the electorate. The country needs stability not some idiot hanging onto power at any cost. As for what Joseph Muscat has to offer in Government why are the PN so interested in knowing? Don't they have any ideas of their own without having to depend on the oppositions? Personally if he brought nothing to the job but honesty it would be a major step forward.
TONY FORMOSA
Feb 4th, 13:12
Maybe Tyrrell forgot all about the foreign interference act that was introduced by Mintoff's regime.
T Formosa
Fran Abela
Feb 4th, 14:03
There you go again Mr. Tyrrell. This is becoming a phobia on your side. We do not require your expert opinion thank you, we are quite able to choose our own government be it PN or PL without any outside help. Personally I think you had better see what is going on in your own country rather than getting political fixations about Malta.
Eric Soames
Feb 4th, 15:51
Fran Abela: Typical of the 'cogent arguments' [cough cough] found in many of the responses in these pages. Sidestepping the issues raised and coming up with a snide comment aimed personally at the person making a point. Some cheap shot which, whether true or not, is no riposte to the validity or otherwise of said point.
Victor Laiviera
Feb 4th, 11:33
The usual half-truths. Mr Clews mentions the import restrictions,but fails to point out that these temporary measures were made necessary by the fact that Labour had to rebuild the economy from scratch after the "baħħ" left by the preceding PN administrations.
Nor the fact that they would have been still more temporary if the Labour Government had found a minimum of cooperation instead o obstacles at every path and a lot of immature "adults" stamping their little feet and throwing tantrums because they missed their daily Mars Bar, the poor dears.
Franco Farrugia
Feb 4th, 12:44
Who said they were 'temporary'? This is the first time I heard this.
Franco Farrugia
Feb 4th, 12:46
Perhaps even the lousy, abysimmal standards of education, and the situation we were living in, were, as you say, 'temporary'? And the lack of freedom of expression? Please, don't get me started on your Mintoff.
Victor Laiviera
Feb 4th, 15:16
@ Franco Farrugia
You have obviously swallowed every myth and legend put out by the PN over the years.
" abysimmal(sic) standards of education", "the situation we were living in", "lack of freedom of expression". Oh, Please!
You can start whenever you like - don't let me hold you back.
Adrian E. Camilleri
Feb 4th, 11:00
How right you are dear Major! Ambitious people can be dangerous. In a democratic country, change in administration is normal and good, but not with such 'opposition'! With all the problems being faced by so many countries, Malta, our small island, is certainly not doing that bad! Unless any opposition has a worthier programme for the citizen to consider, one we would appreciate knowing of now and not later,Malta would definitely be better off by sticking to what we have. It is most acceptable in our current world of tough, very tough times.