PN billboard on Labour's 'old' faces; No PN position on Dalli case
The Nationalist Party this afternoon unveiled a new election billboard highlighting that several Labour MPs have served as ministers in the Mintoff, Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici and Sant governments.
The billboard was unveiled by Justice Minister Chris Said, who warned the country would be taken back to the past should the Labour Party be elected.
He listed mistaken decisions taken by Labour in the past, including its opposition to EU membership, the secret treaty with North Korea, the wage freeze, the removal of VAT, new taxes, and the rise in electricity costs when the international oil price was some $12 per barrel.
Asked about the John Dalli case, MEP David Casa said the PN had taken no position on this issue and it would not comment while police investigations were still under way.
Asked on the impact on Malta's reputation, Dr Said said one incident should not harm Malta's reputation.
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elvin borg
Oct 31st 2012, 20:14
Tarhom fuq il billboard ifakruk fi zminijiet xejn felici..il biza hi li jkunu et imexxu l pajjizna!!
fred sammut
Oct 31st 2012, 13:32
DR GOERGE VELLA you saved my child and I own you my life !!!
J Alla fil poitika kulhadd serju daqshekk..........
John L Galea
Oct 31st 2012, 07:37
This is what David Casa who was voted MEP can come up with? Did he tell us what his government if re-elected will do to solve the myriad of problems afflicting this country such as the sky rocketing national debt, the economical problems mostly induced by his government, the environment, etc, etc.
Tarcisio Bonello
Oct 30th 2012, 16:46
The people want to know --> When will we be getting a decent wage? --> When will we get a pay rise that will bring us in line with other European Nations like the UK?? --> When we stop living from wage to wage ? When will Social Conscience Reign ? The Maltese ONLY EXIST and not LIVE on the wages and pensions that the average worker is paid. WHAT A BIG F FARCE !!!
B. Farrugia
Oct 30th 2012, 13:46
A very few old faces with new ideas,
is better than GonziPN; new faces with old ideas.
PBS is a case in point.
Dion Borg
Oct 30th 2012, 11:52
.."unvieled by Mr Chris Said"..one of the PN's top Minister who doesn't know which planet he's on..!! And Mr Casa doesn't want to talk about Dalli Gate...the PN where quick to make him Commisioner..but now they're washing their hands off all this..then the new PN slogan is "PN biss igiblek il Bidla" so Gonzi is admitting that our Country deserves a change,and we do..Vote Labour.daqshekk buzillotti
Carmel (Nenu) Aquilina
Oct 30th 2012, 05:50
@C.Falzon,
Kemm xewqat fjakki!
Aħseb u ara kemm ser tawguralu lill dan il-Malti bħalek!
Kuraġġ Onor Tonio Borġ, int ser tkompli tagħmel unurr kbir lill-Maltin u l-Għawdxin ta' veru!
Joseph Xuereb
Oct 29th 2012, 21:32
Prosit. This will remind many of what are we to expect. And other posters should follow comparing the ministers we have today with MLP ex-ministers. These should be done by dedictaing a poster for each of today's ministers with these MLP faces who may succeed them. JM will have a problem to state that they will not be made ministers as his only mission is not to rock the boat before the election.
Mark Borg
Oct 29th 2012, 18:53
It seems that stupidity reigns the day! What a waste of space and good money.
Antonio Anastasi
Oct 30th 2012, 10:15
Well stated Mr.Borg. I had an interesting discussion recently with a young man in his mid twenties who at one time told me what does he care what happened 30 or 20 or 10 years ago. What he wants to know is what are the parties offering TODAY for my TOMORROW.
Karl Consiglio
Oct 29th 2012, 18:45
Same old Labour.
Joe Fenech
Oct 29th 2012, 18:56
Same old cliché !
william cauchi
Oct 29th 2012, 18:23
The problem with this board is that a large percentage of next year's voters were not even born when these were in power.
Even some of the oldies are starting to have trouble to put name to face.
Jimmy Ventura
Oct 29th 2012, 18:21
Il-PL huwa moviment miftuh ghal kulhadd. Tant hu hekk li numru konsiderevoli ta' ex nazzjonalisti u ohrajn inghaqdu mieghu u se jikkontestaw l-elezzjoni f'isem il-PL. Dawn ma rajnihomx fuq il-poster. Min jaf ghaliex. Fil PL kulhadd ihossu milquh. Mhux l-istess fil PN. Jew fil-klikka jew titwarrab. JPO, Mugliet, Debono, Dalli huma ezempju car ta kif tkun stmat fil PN. Il-medjokri baqghu hemm
Kevin Wain
Oct 29th 2012, 18:46
I disagree with this image of a party which is open to everyone. A political party must be cautious regarding who they choose to represent them. It would be worrying if everyone feels comfortable in PL, because this could well mean a lack of clear direction. A political party must propose political stands which lay in contrast with those who disagree with them. You cannot be liked by everyone.
Anthony Scicluna
Oct 30th 2012, 20:04
@Mr Wain, don't get your hopes up. I wish it were like that
Joseph E Briffa
Oct 29th 2012, 17:33
Some failed to understand the message. It's not the age of the characters on the billboard that matters; it's the fact that the bulk formed part of Mintoff's and KMB's cabinet and therefore were responsible for the despicable acts of those administrations. JM is too young and inexperienced to hold them in check even if he wanted to. Change of emblems, names & backdrops do not a new party make.
Joseph Grech Attard
Oct 29th 2012, 17:26
I cannot understand how GonziPN says it has not taken position about Dalligate and yet promoted its deputy-leader to fill Dalli's position immediately. Actions speak louder than words we are told. This is another half- truth for which the Nationalists have always been famous!! Another trophy to them having comsolidated their incredibility and lack of transparency, or, in other words, omerta!!
Carmel Borg
Oct 29th 2012, 17:45
Don't you realise that innocent or not, Barroso fired Dalli and nobody can do nothing about it.Whatever the final outcome it is not possible to reinstate Dalli so it was only sensible to nominate a successor.
E. Azzopardi
Oct 29th 2012, 17:20
Once again: " Dear CITIZENS is the new way of doing politics". How stupid can we get? It will influence only those who do not know how to vote anyway.
Very bad that nobody took any position about Mr Dalli. He was Malta's Commissioner and was put there by the PM. The very least we could have done is to "appear to try" and give him some support. He has not done anything illegal,
has he?
Michael Magri
Oct 29th 2012, 17:41
Agreed
GHARUKAZA...
vella m
Oct 29th 2012, 17:17
If they were such good ministers how come Labour has been in opposition for 25 years?
Joseph Pavia
Oct 29th 2012, 17:44
Churchill won Britain the war against the Nazi yet they voted him out on the next elections. The PN remained in power because of their money no problem attitude not beacause ofb their better ministers. So long as they are able to borrow money so does their ability remains of winning again. Such is the wickedness of this world.
Patrick Jansen
Oct 29th 2012, 16:48
They are like small children going na na naaa naaaaa.. BOTH SIDES!!!
Michael Magri
Oct 29th 2012, 16:34
OMG... If this is the best of what can come out of the `Godsent` Brains of GonziPN & `KLIKKA`, then no wonder that Dr Gonzi and the PN, are constantly `drowning` in such an internal and parlamentary political turmoil, to say the least..!!
What a banal and childish idea for a political billboard..!!
Franco Attard Trevisan
Oct 29th 2012, 16:31
BOTH parties' billboards are nothing more than an insult to human intelligence.... They lack originality, they lack the intelligent message, they lack truth.... they lack everything!!!!!!!
STOP RUINING OUR SURROUNDINGS WITH THESE LOUSY BILLBOARDS AND GROW UP BOTH OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
Joseph Bonnici
Oct 29th 2012, 16:26
Fiz-zmien dawk il-ministri il- haddiem kien ikollu flus fil- but u jinghata artijiet b' xejn biex fuqhom jinni daru mhux bhal llum.
Mr Joe Micallef
Oct 29th 2012, 17:08
Fejn kont tista tonfoq il flus? fuq it-toothpaste ramel, id -deserta, it-tonn taz -zejt, i-l corned beef jew fil laham mir- Rumanija. L'anqas is- safar ma stajt tonfoq flusek.
Il haddiem inghata l'artijiet misruqin min sidhom u issa il PN (imsomma il PN xejn izda jien u int) qieghed jhallas ghal dak is- serq.
ALBERT FENECH
Oct 29th 2012, 17:30
Mr Micallef, I see your point. There was great suffering/deprivation. A minimum wage, pensions, free health and children's allowances were introduced, thousands of families were allocated houses/apartments and there was no national debt ...but as you quite rightly say, what use are all these benefits when you cannot buy a Mars bar which is of course more important!
ALBERT FENECH
Carmel Borg
Oct 29th 2012, 17:54
@ Albert Fenech
What about comparing to freedom of expression.
Minimum wage? and what about the pijunieri, time in lieu etc..
Thousands of families were allocated houses? How many free land was allocated to MLP supporters who were not a social case?
And no its not about a chocolate bar. Do you know how many expired and non decent food reached the customers?
Mr Joe Micallef
Oct 29th 2012, 17:56
No Albert Fenech you do not see my point at all.
The chocolate bar was not about hedonism, but it symbolised the depravation of simple freedoms. It symbolised a people that could not dream, a people that could not aspire.
If you did, you were physically and/or psychologically violently curtailed – and most of the people on that poster had a prominent finger in the pie!
ALBERT FENECH
Oct 29th 2012, 18:19
I have aspirations Mr Micallef - awaiting my electricity bill, pondering how my children are going to pay off 5 billion euros of Debt. As for Mr Carmel Borg - are you serious about expired and non-decent food or are you fabricating? It is unethical to fabricate in order to try and impress the younger generation. And ONLY MLP supporters were given housing - what a whopper!
ALBERT FENECH
Mr Joe Micallef
Oct 29th 2012, 18:45
Albert Fenech you are hallucinating! I am surprised (well not really) you were not worried how to restore Malta to a level of decency on the international arena, how Malta could be competitive not at the expense of workers, how the Maltese could feel safe in their homeland!
Never mind! The difference is evident you want others to provide for you I want opportunities.
Alfred Vassallo
Oct 29th 2012, 16:17
Well at least good or bad Labour worked with these ''Ucuh.'' Mela how more embarrassing is it to have Gonzi himself state to an American Ambassador that he doesn't have a pool to choose from his own MPS and this from their own Prime Minister!!! Isthu jekk tafu kif, jew ghalmenu ghalqu halqkom.
Peter Frendo
Oct 29th 2012, 16:14
is this the 'Futur li jghaqqadna'??
Joseph Pavia
Oct 29th 2012, 16:40
Exactly! The young and old for a better future. In politics it is the old that have to change and adapt to the restlessness and freshness of the younger generation. Future harmony demands this from all of us.
A Trapani
Oct 29th 2012, 18:56
Futur li jraqqadna nahseb ghax most of these people are expired and tired of waiting to be in power and get back to the good old times when they used to rule this country in a "democratic" manner.
Silvan Said
Oct 29th 2012, 16:00
Most commentators here are falling into the trap that both parties are laying, which is that age and experience don't count. I would much rather have valid experienced middle aged persons with a good track record leading a government complemented by a crop of young up and coming high achievers than an all young team or an all old team.
Joseph Zammit
Oct 29th 2012, 16:21
Well said Mr Said...
Michael Sciortino
Oct 29th 2012, 15:58
New faces but still the same old political antics. As they say New Bottles Old Wine. Yawn.
ALBERT FENECH
Oct 29th 2012, 15:57
Let me put faces to facts - which one of these featured brought about an Arriva, BSWC, raised the electricity bills to astronomic proportions, awarded themselves a secret 500 euros weekly rise, cobbled up a quickie deal to buy a former hospital from a former party president ... shall I go on?
ALBERT FENECH
joseph borg st john
Oct 29th 2012, 16:29
Albert F you can go on till next week because it will never compare in a hundred years the fear and horror we had to endure when these old faces were in power .
ALBERT FENECH
Oct 29th 2012, 16:52
"Fear", "Horror" ... what a load of perfect nonsense. Dr George Vella, architect Karmenu Vella and Ms Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (to name just three) are amongst the most respected of personalities in the Maltese community. If you have any proofs to forward of any wrong-doing of any of these individuals please share it with us and not just get hysterical.
ALBERT FENECH
Joseph Pavia
Oct 29th 2012, 16:58
Fear and horror indeed!! I started work in 1975 and I do not know of anyone in the company I worked for, which employed more than 2000 workers, who had to endure the fear and horror you are blabbing about. In fact many staunch PN supporters were great mates of mine and we had the best years together. Half my family supports PN and most are my nearest and dearest. Those I love most on Earth.
Carmel (Nenu) Aquilina
Oct 29th 2012, 17:27
This people are part of Joseph Muscat’s inner circle: he made them shadow ministers and intends to
make them ministers when the time comes.
These people, like Alex, Sceberras Trigona, Leo Brincat,George Vella, Karmenu Vella, Joe Debono Grech and so many others, were directly responsible for policies that stifled the economy, created unemployment and reduced your quality life
ALBERT FENECH
Oct 29th 2012, 17:35
Mr Aquilina - will you give us your assurance these will be made Ministers - do you have "inside" information? One thing I can give an assurance on - none of these were responsible for a National Debt that now exceeds 5 billion euros, or throwing away 80 million euros plus on a useless building!
ALBERT FENECH
Eddy Privitera
Oct 29th 2012, 17:53
Joseph Borg St. John: Qed narak int kif hrabt tigri l-barra minn Malta la kien hawn dak it-terrur kollu ! Il-verita hi li int u l-familja tieghek gawdejtu u ghadlhom tgawdu mil-ligjiet socjali KOLLHA li dahhlu f'pajjizna dawk l-ucuh li hemm fuq il-billboard ta' GonziPN !
J Martinelli
Oct 29th 2012, 15:50
Too bad some of the pictures shown in this billboard are over 20 years old and make the faces appear a bit 'fresher' than they really are. Next billboard should show more recent pictures so that the younger voters will realize who they really would be voting for.
Would anyone buy an apple which had been lying around the grocery store some two weeks or opt for a fresher one? Same old, same Labour.
Michael Magri
Oct 29th 2012, 17:39
J Martinelli.. "..Would anyone buy an apple which had been lying around the grocery store some two weeks or opt for a fresher one?."
By the same token, Mr/Ms Martinelli... That`s why the majority of the Maltese and Gozitan Electorate are going to elect a new FRESH, BRIGHT and YOUNG Prime Minister by the name of Dr. Joseph Muscat, in the coming gereral elections..!! GOT IT...!!
B. Storace
Oct 29th 2012, 15:49
Back to our childhood.
B Attard
Oct 29th 2012, 15:48
Billboard bla sugu. L-ewwel trid tara jigux eletti. Il-PL ghandu ucuh godda bhala kandidatili li jidhru promettenti
ghalhekk dawn huma kollha previzjonijiet bla bazi.
J Busuttil
Oct 29th 2012, 15:46
@ Eddy Privitera
" Dr. Said: Uhud minn dawk l-ex ministri kienu fost l-aqwa ministri li qatt kellna fil-qasam taghhom f'pajjizna ! "
Speak for yourself Eddie because even the genuine Labouristi want a change in faces if Labour will be running this country.
Insomma cannot expect better from a man coming from the old school Mintoffjana
David Joseph Mallia
Oct 29th 2012, 16:12
IL-Perit Charles Buhagiar u fost l-aqwa Ministri ta'Xogholijet Pubblici il-qatt kellna Malta u PL
David Mallia
E Schembri
Oct 29th 2012, 15:42
The billboards keep getting more childish by the day.
Just take a look at the current billboards from both sides and it reminds me of how 6 year old kids argue.
PLEASE GROW UP! The electorate are not stupid.
Eddy Privitera
Oct 29th 2012, 15:39
Ara bil kemm ghadu libes il-qalziet ta''ministru jrid jitkellem dwar dawk il-ministri laburisti !
C Cassar
Oct 29th 2012, 15:38
S'ghada l-moviment ikunu hargu hamsa ohra... :D
Eddy Privitera
Oct 29th 2012, 15:37
Dr. Said: Uhud minn dawk l-ex ministri kienu fost l-aqwa ministri li qatt kellna fil-qasam taghhom f'pajjizna !
P Azzopardi
Oct 29th 2012, 16:26
ghalhekk regghu tfaccaw....ghax kienu fost l aqwa fost l aqwa hux .......moviment gdid b ghamara antikwata u skaduta !!
Anthony Scicluna
Oct 29th 2012, 17:10
Of course, especially that one dealing with the North Koreans
C Falzon
Oct 29th 2012, 15:36
Ergajana koppi!!!! Xejn gdid.....ftit ilu kellan billboard tal PL juri l ucuh tal klikka GonziPN.
Donna Parnis
Oct 29th 2012, 15:17
The only reason Gonzi hasnt as many old faces is because they are either passed away or are totally disgusted at the way parliament is now run down into the ground they will not put their names forward for the pn. Gonz why dont you try putting a bill board up saying what you will achieve if your re elected, Oh you cant as your promises never come to anything do they.
P Azzopardi
Oct 29th 2012, 16:10
either you were away at the horrible times under these socialist ministers or you weren't even born ....so please stick to the facts that these are going to be the NEW labour movement faces....NEW labour my foot.....
Tonio Micallef
Oct 29th 2012, 15:13
Is this all that GonziPN can come up with? Just negative campaigning rubbishing your opponent! Just only a few days ago Simon Busuttil exclaimed he was not happy with the PN's negative campaign. His voice wasn't heard it seems. And this particular billboards reminds us of a similar billboard 5 years ago! It seems GonziPN's campaign is already in shambles, confusing and outright negative.
Joe Fenech
Oct 29th 2012, 15:11
PN needs to have a look at other European countries!!
Judge on the achievements and at what people can offer not under whom they served !
The PN is stale.
A Cachia
Oct 29th 2012, 15:09
Press Conference for every Billboard they put in place and I am reading this article....what a waste of time!
Justin Tabone
Oct 29th 2012, 15:08
wow.....what a breath of fresh air......impressed by Gonzipn's ideas!
Jennifer Galea
Oct 29th 2012, 14:59
Ma nistax nifhem kif il PN m'hux kapaci jaghmel billboard fejn jiftahar b'xi haga li ghamel kemm ilu fil gvern..ilhom tant fil gvern possibli ma jsibu xejn x'jiktbu hlif insulti lil Sur Muscat??? Daqsekk patetiku dan il gvern?
m. borg (slm)
Oct 29th 2012, 14:53
Why is gonzipn not boasting about the feathers in its hat like the BWSC contract, SMART City, ARRIVA etc.
Malcolm Farrugia
Oct 29th 2012, 14:51
Jidher li min ordna dan il-billboard ma jsegwix l'attivitajiet politici tal-PL, gahx kieku jinnota kemm hemm kandidati godda w'mimlijja talent u energija lesti biex jahdmu ghal-pajjiz ahjar min dan li ghandhna fil-prezent. Jekk l'istrategisti ta GonziPn qed jghidhu "Labour won't work, jien nghid GonziPn didn't and isn't working to date!
James Hili
Oct 29th 2012, 14:50
Is PN trying to lure first time voters with this new billboard? They have maybe forgetten that PN have been in power since 1987, except for a short 22 month period, so most of these young guys won't connect with the people depicted, ie they do not know who the hell they are!!
A Spiteri
Oct 29th 2012, 14:50
so the PN reply to Labour's negative campaings with more negative campaign!!!
wow...it's gonna be a great election campaign!
James Grech
Oct 29th 2012, 14:47
pathetic reasoning!!
J Farrugia
Oct 29th 2012, 14:46
Chris Said, i thought you were a bit more intelligent than to go along with this rubbish, the voter is no longer impressed with billboards from both sides, your both showing what a sad choice of ministers we have to choose from.
Oh and as for the secret treaty with North Korea, the picture we have of Gonzi actually in North Korea doesn't go down too well either.
C Agius
Oct 29th 2012, 14:44
Wow, now that something I never heard.
J Martinelli
Oct 29th 2012, 15:12
Do I take it that this is the first time you heard the govt's position re Dalli, is not to interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation?
The PL's official position seems to side with Dalli, inviting him on One TV, while at the same time preach 'zero tolerance'.
Fence sitting and jumping to the winning side? No guts - no vision - no leadership. Just old faces, nothing ever changes.
Steve Abela
Oct 29th 2012, 14:42
Seriously!!!! Is this where all the money they collected on marathons is going to?? Pathethic
J Busuttil
Oct 29th 2012, 15:44
@ Steve Abela
Pathetic is the fact That the money that Labour collected from their marathons they have been spending them on new billboards. Do you have any idea how much each of those billboards cost? Besides spending more money on the posters.
Than we hear Labour saying that they collect il-ftit mill hafna.
(The PN bill boards have been use for the past eight or twelve years)
R Axisa
Oct 29th 2012, 14:39
So what! We surely have had more that enough of the PN klikka.
Eve Axiaq
Oct 29th 2012, 14:38
Is sur Said messhu jghid fuq il-klikka ta Gonzipn ukoll li jmexxu minn wara l-kwinti
Maria Debono
Oct 29th 2012, 14:36
does it make you feel uuneasy Mr Zammit.?
Carmel Zammit
Oct 29th 2012, 15:07
Why should anyone feel uneasy about such a billboard. PL is not hiding any of its candidates. Does gonzipn feel comfortable with Austin Gatt's performance? If yes why hide him. He used to take centre stage in the past not like nowadays. One can hardly spot him anywhere on TV cams. Why hide? Why the exodus of former PN candidates who feel uneasy to be identified with the party? Why?
m. borg (slm)
Oct 29th 2012, 14:34
"........said the PN had taken no position on this issue ........." a clear sign that gonzipn does not believe in democracy because it should had taken the position that "Dalli is considered innocent until proved guilty".
Not even this basic democratic stance is gonzipn able to take how can the people belive in gonzipn's democratic credentials.
Being a lawyer Chris Said should know better.
Mario Mercieca
Oct 29th 2012, 14:54
Whether Dalli is guilty or innocent is irrelevant (especially to a big serious institution like the EU) its only a matter that he should have been careful with whom to associate himself and thus his position is untenable
N. Mifsud
Oct 29th 2012, 14:33
Why can't the PN focus on what they have achieved and all the finished projects they worked upon during the past years, instead of wasting money and time on childish billboards attacking the opposition.
Mario Mifsud
Oct 29th 2012, 16:29
Because this will remind some people what they want to forget . Thats why N.Mifsud , (Aktar ma ninbiddlu aktar nibqghu l-istess) Evarist Bartolo 2008
John Zammit
Oct 29th 2012, 14:32
What's new in this Billboard? Gonzi PN station had been repeating this for Months now
Emanuel. Vella.
Oct 29th 2012, 14:32
'muscat bl-istess ucuh'li wara 15 il-sena fil-gvern hallew lil malta tal maltin u 20% dejn biss u dawn l-istess nies flimkien hadmu ghal poplu kollu ta malta u ghawdex,u mhux il-poplu hadem ghalihom,u fl-ahhar dawn in-nies li qeghdin kollha fuq il-poster nixtieq nirringrazzjhom ta xoghol kollu li ghamlu ghal pajjizzi,grazzi mil-qalb.
George Attard
Oct 29th 2012, 14:30
*yawn*
John Zammit
Oct 29th 2012, 14:28
What's new in this Billboard? Gonzi PN station had been repeating this for Months now
Thomas C. Cassar
Oct 29th 2012, 14:19
Dan mhux l-istess billboard ta' 5 snin ilu? Flok Sant hemm Muscat, mid-dehra l-PN ixxotta mill-ideat jew ma jiflahx ihallas ghal billboards godda.
Marlon Borg
Oct 29th 2012, 14:15
MPs are elected by the people. The labour party is also promoting a number of new faces on its ticket. It's up to the people to decide who gets elected and who doesn't. This applies to the Nationalist Party also! Old faces will always come up. Its up to the people to then decide who represents them.
W Cassar
Oct 29th 2012, 14:12
While this billboard is true and one can make what they want from it. On the other had its the same surnames in the PN camp.
anthony sultana
Oct 29th 2012, 14:11
DON'T SCAR ME awx ah. But Muscat knows how to handle them.
Tony Borg
Oct 29th 2012, 14:11
Waiting for PL's response to this bill board.
One suggestion....I would put the face of Manuel Delia...under the words il-wicc gdid ta' Gonzipn :)
W Cassar
Oct 29th 2012, 17:04
Perfect!!!! LOL
j brincat
Oct 29th 2012, 14:08
Talking about billboards aren't they a waste of money?
In this day and age (IT) who is impressed by them?
In any case it's better to have old faces (now forget that Joseph is young enough to be Gonzi's son) than having an old man (Gonzi is NOT young any more) promising heaven on earth but delivering very little!
What says thou, eh?
(jb)
Gorg Sciberras
Oct 29th 2012, 14:37
I think you are confusing who is promising heaven on earth.
Carmel Zammit
Oct 29th 2012, 15:10
@ Gorg Sciberras
Gonzi did promise heaven on earth only to find that he was unable to keep his promises with the electorate. The only promise he kept was to help himself handsomely in the most covert manner.
R. Borg
Oct 29th 2012, 14:08
So what? After all the people will elect members of parlament.
J Martinelli
Oct 29th 2012, 15:39
The voters' choice of new fresh faces on the PL slate is slim. The old relics seem to be given undue prominence in Joseph's Cabinet plans. The ratio of new vs old is skewed in favour of old ex-ministers with a rotten record. In the end, how much of a choice of new faces will voters have when voting PL?
For example, would floating voters go for Edward 'unsustainable' Scicluna, or Tonio Fenech?
C Briffa
Oct 29th 2012, 18:44
With all respect to Hon. Tonio Fenech, I would definitely go for Professor Scicluna to manage our economy. Mr Martinelli, just have a look at our deficit and debt and you will realise that you said is totally not correct!
Mr Peter Korsten
Oct 29th 2012, 14:04
Last time i checked, MPs were democratically elected, so what point is the PN trying to make? That the electorate is stupid?
John Lusignan
Oct 29th 2012, 14:53
PN just trying to bring attention to the fact that just because Joseph is young and wears a blue tie doesn't necessarily mean that this will be a NEW labour government with grand visionary ideas and mgmt. Its the same team that has dominated the party and its policies for decades.It didn't work in the past and won't work in the future.Change is good when its for the better. Labour policies are NOT
joseph borg st john
Oct 29th 2012, 15:47
yes Peter those MP were democratically elected and the Maltese people had to go to that hardship and degradation in those dark old day when someone saw it fit to suspend democracy and all of them bowed thier heads and agreed maybe you are too young to remember or maybe you have a short or selective memory.
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