PL ready to serve - Muscat
Photo: Jason Borg
The Labour Party will face whatever happens in Parliament tomorrow with serenity, as it has been doing consistently over the past months, leader Joseph Muscat said this morning.
Addressing a political activity in Zabbar, he said the PL was not in a hurry. It was ready to serve, knowing that it had the blessing, advantage and asset of a united team ready to face the responsibilities ahead and give the country the service it needed.
He said that there will be people who would try to provoke the Opposition tomorrow but said “we should not fall for any provocation”.
Dr Muscat said that, in the past months GonziPN moved from one crisis to another but preferred to lengthen the electoral process.
This was not a problem for the opposition but for the country.
Dr Gonzi, Dr Muscat said, had placed his consideration for his party before the country, he put Austin Gatt before the country’s stability and he was the only one to blame for the country’s situation.
The Labour leader said the Opposition could not vote in favour of the budget because it was a vote of confidence in the government and in the Prime Minister, which the Opposition did not have.
Pointing out that he had personal respect for the Prime Minister and would never attack him or anyone else militating within the PN personally, he said he entered politics to make his country the best in Europe and his lack of confidence in the Prime Minister was of a political nature.
The Prime Minister, Dr Muscat said, did not implement what he promised and he and the people who managed him were now trying to regain the people’s confidence.
He reiterated his promise that the Labour Party would not tax minimum wage earners, as this government would be doing. However, it would be retaining the backbone of the budget presented last week.
The taxing of minimum wage earners was a breach in the foundation of social justice and it was something Labour could not approve.
Dr Muscat said he was encouraged by the statements made by employer organisations and unions that the cost of living adjustment should be given on January 1, irrelevant of whether or not the budget was approved, because it depended on the incomes policy and not the budget.
He criticised the fear campaign which he said was underway and in which people were being threatened that they would lose their job if Labour was elected to government. These were all inventions, he said.
Civil servants, Dr Muscat said, were receiving an anonymous leaflet full of threats and lies. His message to civil servants, he said, was “you may not agree with us but you will be able to work with us”.
Dr Muscat accused the government of having misappropriated civil servants’ personal data.
“The Prime Minister has to come clean and admit that the PN has access to public sector workers’ private data,” Dr Muscat said, noting that publicly-available electoral register data did not include information about a person’s occupation.
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A Cuschieri
Dec 10th 2012, 14:32
PL ready to serve, PL delivers ...
The more time passes, the more PL is sounding like a restaurant to me.
Go in (i.e. get elected to government), eat (i.e. feed those that were loyal to the cause of seeing PL in governent) and leave. And who's picking up the bill?
Eve Axiaq
Dec 10th 2012, 11:56
If Gonzipn wins next election this will create absolute power. Absolute power = absolute corruption.
Maria Camilleri
Dec 10th 2012, 08:47
Alla jharisna milli jerga' jkollna gvern laburista u nergghu nghaddu minn zmien ta' biza', tranfers, bombi, sparar ghad-djar tan-nies, tkissir tal-Kurja u postijiet ohra, mezzi ta' komunikazzjoni censurati, frame ups, swat lil min jattendi meetings nazzjonalisti, teachers locked out, korpi tax-xoghol u l-lista ma tispicca qatt. L-istess nies hemm fil-labour. X'tistenna?
G Tonna
Dec 10th 2012, 07:54
God help us if PL wins next year elections.
Demi Tanti
Dec 10th 2012, 09:16
God help us if PL doesn't|!
John Scerri
Dec 10th 2012, 07:17
He criticised the fear campaign which he said was underway and in which people were being threatened that they would lose their job if Labour was elected to government. These were all inventions, he said.
So what Helena Dalli had said on this topic was not true ???
John Scerri
Dec 10th 2012, 06:35
Today The Maltese People will know who will win the coming elections.
Pure Logic will take over.
Those who will vote for an EU approved budget defining a way forward with measures to be activated as from 01-01-13 will be the winners.
Those whose interest is that of their people will be the winners.
Elections are close, very close.
Those unprepared . They will LOSE.
Maria Camilleri
Dec 10th 2012, 04:26
Are you ready to serve or to be served? If you compare the income of every member of parliament to the minimum wage and the lowest pensions then you will find out which of the two is true.
george grech
Dec 9th 2012, 21:23
Lill kelliema l ohra, rajtuhom u smajtuhom.....?!?
Il veru Labour.....il passat mera tal futur.
Ahjar fit tagen milli fin nar !!
J. Pace
Dec 9th 2012, 21:20
If you want my vote and many others, JM you need to vote in favour of the budget tomorrow.
You said many times that this is a good budget. What logical reason is there to vote against it? The election is anyway few months away. Otherwise you lost credibility completely with many people and I am pretty afraid for the future of Malta.
C Falzon
Dec 10th 2012, 08:01
Ooo misking J Pace is afraid for the future of Malta....How can Joseph Muscat vote in favour of the budget since the PM Lawrence Gonzi said that the budget is a vote of confidence in his government????
Ms Maria Vella
Dec 9th 2012, 20:53
Title would be more appropriate had it read "PL desperate to be in power"
Joseph Parnis
Dec 9th 2012, 21:14
The same could be said to your Gonzipn Desperate to stay in power
Joe Grech
Dec 9th 2012, 21:29
What about ''PN will cling to power at all costs''?
Noel Cuschieri
Dec 9th 2012, 23:14
Ms Vella,
I can fully understand someone who has not been in power for quite some time to be "desperate to be in power", however I "fail" to understand someone desperate to stay in power (at all costs) after more than 25 years in office....!!!
Ms Maria Vella
Dec 9th 2012, 23:32
The nationalist party has 25 years of progress, what does JM have behind him? A group from the old guard, so much for new labour
David Magro
Dec 10th 2012, 06:16
Ms.Vella I believe that the person desperate to cling to power at this moment is GonziPN...for the past year he would not relinquish the power even though he lost the majority and not a single law was passed!
Noel Damato
Dec 9th 2012, 20:30
Mexxej dinamiku u onest bhal JM ghamel l-ahjar ghazla ghal pajjiz u c-cittadini tieghu billi ha decizjoni li jzomm it-tajjeb tal-budget halli jigarantixxi stabilita lil pajjizna.
Denis Pace
Dec 9th 2012, 22:33
l-istess diska ta dawn l-ahhar 30 sena!
Paul Giordimaina
Dec 10th 2012, 07:01
Serves who? same as his old mates same government that that split Malta and creat hatred.
John Scerri
Dec 10th 2012, 07:13
Sur Damato mill jidher m'intix infurmat u ma smajtx lil Karmenu Vella rigward x'ha jzomm mil bagit il- Lejber.
Mur informa ruhek qabel tikteb ic-cucati
C. Bartoli
Dec 10th 2012, 14:55
inthom tal lejber vera idahquni. Possibli hadt minkhom qatt ma ghamel family budget! kif tista izomm it-tajjeb biss biex tghamel balance. Kieku tajjeb lil familja tieghi nghidilha ara immoru nieklu barra kuljum, internet il full package, nixttilkhom mobile gdid u laptop kuljum. Il-hazin jew li ma tantx jintogob xorta jibqa parti mil-budget ghax minn x'imkien il-flus iridu jigu.
Kevin Bonnici
Dec 9th 2012, 20:27
To be ready to serve is to be ready to do things in national interest and not partisan interest.
Why will Muscat not vote in favour of the budget, but then will implement it if he is elected???
Joseph Parnis
Dec 9th 2012, 21:00
Do you not read Mr Bonnici or do you just listen to what Gonzi spills out of his mouth, JM said he will keep the positive parts of the budget but not the negative parts, He wants a budget for the whole of the maltese people and not just the richer ones. This budget means the poorer people will suffer not the wealthy.
Joe Calleja
Dec 9th 2012, 22:48
@Joseph Parnis. Dr. Muscat this morning declared that, apart from the problem with taxing min. wage earners, he agreed with and will be implementing ALL the other budget measures IF elected! So this IS a positive (in his own words) budget. So why not abstain, amend the min. wage clause (to help the few, 2300 hit by it), and then submit a no confidence motion in government , if he wants.
Anthony Paul Naudi
Dec 9th 2012, 19:55
Il-kampanja elettorali hija bhal loghba poker u hadd ma jikxef idejh qabel ma tispicca l-loghba. Allura nistennew li tithabbar id-data tal-elezzjoni li llum jew ghada ser tasal u naraw il-programmi elettorali x'ser
joffru. Ma tista tikkrtika li hadd li jzomm mistur il-programm tieghu sakemm jasal il-waqt. Meta jinkixfu l-karti kollha wiehed ikun jista jghamel l-ghazla tieghu
A.P.Naudi
Joe M Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 19:54
The last time PL was in government, they 'SERVED' us CET, high utility tariffs when petrol was at $11, and the like. So we changed to a better restaurant, and got THEIR BETTER service for the last 15 years.
Mr Stephen Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 21:10
O yeah. If this is better service for you it does not neccesarilly mean that it is better service for the rest of us and it seems that most of the clients want to move to another restaurant because those which where elected to serve have become too arrogant.
Denis Pace
Dec 9th 2012, 22:36
definitely...
The problem with Labour is that it has spent 20 years electioneering and cannot propose anything realistic.
The irony of the LP is in their posters...Labour delivers !!!!????? Stress? Unemployment? Taxes? favours for the close friends?
Roberto Fenech
Dec 9th 2012, 19:52
Joseph Muscat jippriedka mod u jghamel iehor.
"Futur li Jghaqqadna" jfisser li tghamel decizjonijiet f'l-interess tal-pajjiz mhux taf li l-budget huwa ta gid nazzjonali u xorta ser tivvota kontra.
Vince Piscopo
Dec 10th 2012, 08:03
Anzi bil kontra habib tieghi. JM qed juri maturita kbira billi jassigura serhan l mohh fuq misuri ekonomici affettwati mil budget biex b hekk fl interess tan-negoziji jassigura certezza. Pero LG ghogbu jorbot dan il money ma vot ta fiducja fil gvern. U la qas nies vicin u parti mil-grupp parlamentari nazzjonalista mhu qed jafdaw lil gvern kif tista tippretendi li l PL jafdah.
Angelo Xerri
Dec 9th 2012, 19:24
Angelo Xerri
Forget Svizzera fil - Mediterran. Issa il - Genna fil - Mediterran. Do you get it.
David Scicluna
Dec 9th 2012, 20:14
Dejjam ahjar mill-infern li qedghin fih hux.
Denis Pace
Dec 9th 2012, 22:37
Infern?
Mela qieghed fuq xi pjaneta ohra xbin!
joseph saliba
Dec 9th 2012, 19:16
'ready to serve', have heard that somewhere else, before? Never too late. Nice talk.
Henry Micallef
Dec 9th 2012, 19:00
Kif jista Muscat jkun kredibbli meta jghid li jzomm il budget imbaghad jiddikjara li ser jivvota kontra?
jekk jrid jkun kredibbli ghandu jilqa l isfida tal PM biex jivvota favur il budget imbaghad jghajjat vot ta' sfiducja fil gvern.
Guido Farrugia
Dec 9th 2012, 20:17
Wewqat sbieh kieku. Hekk sar fin- 1998? Halluna
Frans Aguis
Dec 10th 2012, 00:34
haha kiku namlu sas sajf li gej qabel jivota fuq xi haga ohra il parlament.Aparti mil fatt li mhux il budget kollu jamel sens
Salvu Sciberras
Dec 9th 2012, 18:48
The PM as well as various Labour sympathisers have given a way out to Muscat. Vote for the budget or abstain and then move a vote of no confidence in the government. It won't make much of a difference to the PN or the PL but all measures in the budget which Muscat largely approves will be implemented on January 1st. instead of waiting for three months until a new PN or PL government is returned.
David Scicluna
Dec 9th 2012, 20:14
Issa jpaxxik......hoss fl-ilma.
James Abela
Dec 9th 2012, 20:57
Makes sense.
Denis Pace
Dec 9th 2012, 22:37
very sensible
Labour elves should rethink...
Carmel Portelli
Dec 9th 2012, 18:21
IL LUM OMELIJA OHRA TA J oe muscat u bhall dejjem tenna l istess li lest li jigverna miskin irid il gid tal maltin .Ahjar jghidilna kif ser igib il flus biex jaghmel li wieghed kollox lil kullhadd . Jekk issir dizgrazzja u jerbah il partit laburista fi zmien 6 xhur il maltin jigu ghal koptejjhom u jibdew il Protesti ghax f Malta dejjem taht il Labour jiprotestaw ghax dejjem inkunu bil guh .
Joe Calleja
Dec 9th 2012, 18:39
Sur Portelli: il-passat HUWA mera tal-futur. Muscat malajr igib il-flus. BIT-TAXXI bhalma dejjem ghamlu s-Socjalisti kullimkien. Bhalma per ezempju ghamel il-Prim Ministru Monti fl-Italja bil-barka fal-post Komunisti ta' Bersani. Billi daħħal taxxa fuq il-proprjeta' (IMU), anki fuq dawk li ghadhom qed ihallsu d-dar li mhix taghhom, imma tal-BANEK, u allura huma dawn li suppost ihallsu t-taxxa!
George Cutajar
Dec 9th 2012, 17:11
Another week closer to the general elections and still JM has not given us and inklingbas to his policies. Interestingly enough this Sunday has been the first time that JM made no mention of cuts in utilitiy bills. Is he now having second thoughts? Has Simon's election sent shock waves through the Labour clan that panic is fast setting in? Why are they hiding their deputies?
Joseph Aquilina
Dec 9th 2012, 17:11
Malta and the Maltese deserve better then this silly-promise-but-no-facts lejber. Hopefully lejber will change should they loose another election, who knows they might even elect a credible leader.
Joe B Edwards
Dec 9th 2012, 17:05
Ready to serve? Good then you lot can start by something simple such as supporting the impeachment of Judge Sacco so that Maltese athletes can continue going to the Olympics.
Lawrence Fenech
Dec 9th 2012, 17:04
Prosit Joseph ghal-dalghodu ghamilt speech ta' veru leader li irid jahdem ghal pajjiz u ghal maltin flok ghal partit. Prosit again.
Joseph Aquilina
Dec 9th 2012, 17:16
Maybe you should ask your beloved leader to start telling us the HOW and not just the WHAT!!!
Joe M Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 19:36
Lawrence, I think I was hearing ANOTHER speech, then! The one I heard: nothing new, nothing concrete... You're right, though, that he is good for speeches, but Malta needs ACTION, not speeches. The PL boards state: "Gonzi promises, Muscat delivers..' Delivers WHAT! PL has delivered NOTHING since 1998. All you have was delivered by PN. He has not even delivered the earthquake he promi sed.
Joanne Camilleri
Dec 9th 2012, 16:39
Naqbel mal PL li jivvota kontra budget li jrid jkompli jghakkez lil batut
Joseph Aquilina
Dec 9th 2012, 17:16
I had no doubt; watching too much OneTV deprives you of any personality and makes you agree with anything that their leader declares is right or wrong!
Joe Calleja
Dec 9th 2012, 18:02
@ Joanne Camilleri. Imnma int smajtu x'qal dalghodu l-kap tiueghek jew le?! Ma tafx li ddikjara li JEKK jilhaq Prim Ministru kien se jimplimenta, iħaddem il-miżuri KOLLHA tal-budget, minbarra dik dwar il-minimum wage ...li wara kollox tolqot biss 2300 ruh ...ghax huma single!????!! Għal dawn qed tghid l-imghaksin?
Joe M Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 19:42
Joanne, nothing new here. PL is ALWAYS against what PN proposes, ONLY TO ACCEPT THEM LATER, like Local Councils, EU, Euro, VAT,.....Nothing new with PL. JM promised to deliver.....PN's ideas, as usual. Cannot PL think something original?
So PL will say 'NO' now, but 'YES' later. Another U-turn for my album! I have plenty of them already. U-turn in Local Councils, EU, Euro, VAT, Budget....
Kevin Bonnici
Dec 9th 2012, 20:13
Joanne, mela nahseb illi l-budget smajtu fuq is-Super One.
Joseph Vassallo
Dec 9th 2012, 16:11
Both parties blame eachother! How disgraceful!
And the Maltese people suffer!
Joseph Aquilina
Dec 9th 2012, 17:18
The difference is that one of the parties always delivered on the promises made, even with a global recession, while another - with no global recession- when trusted did not keep the promises and actually did the opposite of what was promised.
I will not say which party is why because that should be obvious!!
Joseph Vassallo
Dec 9th 2012, 20:11
Joseph Aquilina, I fully agree with you! However, I still do feel that a compromise could have been reached between both political parties!... So that the Budget will pass!
A vote of Confidence motion could have been discussed exactly after the Budget vote!
Joseph Parnis
Dec 9th 2012, 21:09
Delivered what now right before an election he trying to do what he done wrong the last four years so maybe some ppl will forget the wrongs he done, what about the promises he made and never kept, what about the money he gave to himself and his merry gang.
joe briffa
Dec 9th 2012, 16:09
Ready to serve WHO? All where ready to serve but certainly only themselves,because we are still struggling to have a life.....
Mr Joe Micallef
Dec 9th 2012, 15:53
Been to you crappy place at least two times in my life. The service was horrible - the food even worst, and when I complained I was violently attacked. You can keep your idea of serving to yourself.
No Thanks and No Thank you
charles bone
Dec 9th 2012, 15:13
During the last Divorce Referendum, Dr.Gonzi, voted AGAINST. The opposition raised hell because he voted against the referendum,and AGAINST the will of the majority.What is happening now is very similar, if not the same.During tomorrows Budget, Dr. Muscat and Co.will be voting AGAINST .The Government and most of the entities are all in favour of the Budget as is the majority.Who is to SUFFER?
Joe M Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 19:46
Charles, you forgot the GWU, the 'unofficial' spokesman of PL. Practically ALL unions, and other entities, found praise in most budget ideas, but GWU practically repeated what PL said before. WHY? Protecting the workers, or.....?
Jay Oatmon
Dec 9th 2012, 14:52
Job number one for any new government is a root and branch overhaul of the courts and their fiasco sentencing decisions and daft procedures.
Mary Ann Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 14:52
Now that PN presented its last budget lets go for elections. Eagerly waiting for Lejber's programme. Then Joseph will have to start seriously replying to each of his proposals. This promises to be great fun as he will have nowhere to run. If he and Lejber really believed they have a great programme they would not have shied away from sharing it. But they are scared stiff.
Peppi Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 14:34
Gonzipn drove the nation into an alley with no possibility of way out. Only the PL can drive us out, stop instability and embark on responsible policies foor the good of the country. Well done for the PL to for deciding to keep the positive benefits in the budget but it cannot vote in favour of it as the PL can't be an accomplice to a stupid measure like the minimum wage one.
Joe M Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 19:48
Another MLP government, in 1996, was elected to drive us out of the supposed 'disaster' PN had brought us to. But, thankfully, Malta drove MLP out of their seat before they could do more damge. And they have been there ever since!
L Agius
Dec 9th 2012, 14:34
M'ghandux ghalfejn jivvota favur il budget Joseph kif gonzipn mavvutax fil-parlament favur I'd divorzju u mar kontra ir rieda Tal poplu..ma ninsewx li gonzipn ivvota bil qalb li jolew il kontijiet tad dawl..igifiri ahjar Taraw xjaghmel taghkom l-ewwel.
Joseph Aquilina
Dec 9th 2012, 17:22
First learn what is a parliament, how a parliament functions, and then re-read what you wrote and try to understand why YOU ARE WRONG. Parliament is their to represent ALL THE MALTESE! Lejber wanted to deprive the Maltese who voted NO from being represented in parliament - thank God PN was their to save the day and keep some justice in our country.
Joseph Aquilina
Dec 9th 2012, 17:23
Regarding the budget; lejber agreed this is a good budget - for the good of all the Maltese, but they are voting against it because they care more ABOUT THEIR OWN GOOD (BEING IN POWER) then the good of us Maltese. I am not surprised; lejber has always been the same! Party first, People last!!
Paul Giordimaina
Dec 10th 2012, 07:14
lunika haga li ghamel il leader il kbir kien li ivvota kontra il partit tieghu.
Peppi Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 14:29
The only way is Labour.If we want change it has to be Labour. I am convinced that during the last five years Labour grew into a movement with people from all sectors of society because it had reponsible policies which have the good of the country as their soul.
Kevin Bonnici
Dec 9th 2012, 20:15
Peppi, can you tell us the name of his movement and what it stands for please?
Charles Massa
Dec 9th 2012, 14:20
Gonzi jaghmel minn kollox biex ma imurx ghal elezzjoni ghax jaf li polls huma kontrih. Ghamel budget biex jigbor ftit voti u kien jittama li san dan it tant jintlaqah xi ftehim ma Dr Debono. imma jidher li pjan ta Gonzi mar zmerc. Issa bdew kampanja ta biza ghax ma ghandhomx soluzzjonijiet ghal krizijiet li gabu lil pajjiz fih. Il PL huwa partit aktar maqud u ma hemx konflitti interni. ,
Joe M Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 19:51
Even in the last election, the polls were against, Mr Massa.
m. borg (slm)
Dec 9th 2012, 14:14
Unwittingly in their power inebriated state, gonzipn gave PL another electoral weapon when they taxed those on minimum wage. Thank you gonzipn.
Now who is fooling around with the minimum wage.?
Joseph Attard
Dec 9th 2012, 14:11
Grazzi ghat-tmexxija ta' Dr Muscat, il-PL gabar fi hdan il-moviment firxa ta' nies mis-socjeta kollha, anke nies li dejjem kienu qrib il-PN. Dan sehh ghax eluf ta' nies gharfu li b'Joseph Muscat biss jista' jkollna pajjiz bi stabbilita
C. Bartoli
Dec 10th 2012, 15:01
+ id-dinosawri rega gabhom lura wara li heles minnhom Alfred Sant, u min dawn hafna nies jibzaw
Malcolm Farrugia
Dec 9th 2012, 14:09
I agree with PL's stand to vote against the budget, if the opposition would vote in favour of this fake and glittery budget, they would be accomplices with those ready to execute an income tax on those who earn a minimimu wage.
Partit Laburista is clearly the obvious and only choice that this country has to be steered in the right economical and social direction!
James Abela
Dec 9th 2012, 21:04
And ALL will suffer......
Tonio Bone
Dec 9th 2012, 13:59
Well Joseph, after 25 years +/- on the back burner I most certainly hope you are ready to serve! I also hope your party has learned from its mistakes and also those done by the people who governed! I have no doubt about Muscat or Gonzi, it is certain people in their entourage that worry me!
J Martinelli
Dec 9th 2012, 13:54
Good to hear that the Labour Party is ready to serve.
What we are still wondering is what it will be serving?
Will it be the Nationalist Budget which Joseph promises to vote against?
Will it be some mysterious concoction which Karmenu Vella has been cooking for the last two years?
Will it be some 'kawlata' from recipies of the 70s and 80s?
scott brown
Dec 9th 2012, 13:45
well dear joseph, if you are that keen to serve the country, then your first test is tomorrow. if you really want us to believe that PL is safe for businesses, then your test is tomorrow. if you want us to believe you will implement the measures of this budget, then your test is tomorrow. Strategist gonzi's latest move has put dear joseph on check. tomorrow we will see if its checkmate of not.
George Cutajar
Dec 9th 2012, 13:45
JM must have seen the latest polls this morning before going off to address his supporters. Panic is fast setting in as shown by yesterday's no show on Dissett as well as today's sermon.
Alexander Genuis
Dec 9th 2012, 13:41
Jien nisfida lill kull min Minnkhom li qed Jipprova JDAHHAK b'Joseph Muscat,NISFIDAKHOM Tghiduli meta il-PN Kien ivvotta favur il-Budget meta kien fl-oppizzjoni???????Kien ivvta favor fi zmien il-krizi Sant v Mintoff??Tridu ddahhku???Min jaf,issa naraw Ghada,JM Qatt ma qal li favor il-budget,Qal li Jzomm l-affarijiet posittivi!!!TIGDBUX!!TIGDBUX!!Isa,DAHHKUNI,meta il-PN qatt ivvota favur??
elvin borg
Dec 9th 2012, 13:38
Drajna issa nisimghu listess kliem u wghedi..ahjar jivvota favur il budget il PL forsi jibda jkun kredibli u lpoplu jkun jista jafdah...
Jeffrey Mallia
Dec 9th 2012, 13:35
Yes to serve the nation, and not to rob the tax payer's monies and use funds as if it's GonziPN's property....To put this nation in the right track, and not burden it with more than 5000 MILLION euro in debt.....To stamp on arrogance and filthy corruption which all could smell around us....To get rid of ministers who think they are God's gift to this nation, and who abuse their power.
Paul Giordimaina
Dec 10th 2012, 07:25
Jeff they are Gods gift to this country by the look of it you dont remember the MLP ministers and few of them are still there
Fran Abela
Dec 9th 2012, 13:32
Joseph Micallef - il kas tal budget din is-sena huwa li hi budget tajba u anke il Malta Labour Party acceta dan il fatt. sahansitra qalu li se jimplimentax il-qafas ta dan il budget ghalkemm ma qalunix liema huma. Qatt fil passat ma kien hemm kas illi l'opposijoni, kienet mhin kienet, ma ivvutat kontra budget li hi stess qalet huwa tajjeb.
Joseph Micallef
Dec 9th 2012, 22:35
Għandek żball TOTALI. Fid-diskors tiegħu għar-reazzjoni tal-budget, EFA, f'Diċembru 1986, għażel li jinjora l-miżuri tal-budget għaliex kienu miżuri li kienu mfaħħra iżda għazel li jivvota kontra l-budget minħabba l-klima infeliċi li kien hawn. Tant hu hekk, li EFA irrefera għal proposti tal-budget bħala 'irrelevanti'.
Fran Abela
Dec 9th 2012, 13:26
Joseph Micallef - do you have to go on harping about the Euro 500. It was a mistake and has since been rectified. Give me more solid arguments to vote for the Malta Labour Party.
Joseph Micallef
Dec 9th 2012, 18:37
Yes, with pleasure my friend:
1) to have stability in government
2) to have your money spent well
3) to start pulling the bull by its horns vis-a-vis national debt
4) to guarantee affordable utility tariffs
5) to ensure that we have a government who works in the best interest of you and not the klikka's
6) to ensure that priorities on capital projects are enforced
enough?
Mr Joe Micallef
Dec 9th 2012, 21:41
Joseph Micallef all this smoke is clouding your logic!
1) Will wait and see, but I wouldn't be to sure
2) How?
3) How?
4) How? When? By how much
5) Klikka! Come on spell out facts or you're a celebrated spinner
6) ????? I think you just wanted to add another point - the syntax is senseless
Smoke. Get off it
Joseph Parnis
Dec 10th 2012, 03:49
lol some mistake Fran 500 euros for three years of course it had to be rectified when Gonzi and his gang got found out and they did not hand the money they took by mistake back wow some mistake just that alone is anough to make me vote against them they took from us the people and tried to cover it up as nothing had happened what else have they done behind our backs think about it
C. Bartoli
Dec 10th 2012, 15:03
the best part is (or worst) is that if JM wants to change something in the budget it will still has to be scrutinized by the EU and that means that if MLP gets in power the budget can only be implemented in MArch or April 2013.
Joe Pace Asciak
Dec 9th 2012, 13:25
The MLP has consistently delivered (also with variations on a theme): Airport x, Power station x, Computers x, Local Councils x, Stipends x, EU x, Euro x, Mater Dei x, St. James Cavalier x, Renzo Piano Theatre x, Renzo Piano Parliament Building x, Reforms x, Doom – yes, Gloom – yes, Demagogy – yes, Tacit agreements – yes. Budget – yes but no.
Fran Abela
Dec 9th 2012, 13:19
How can you say that Dr. Muscat when you have been against Europe and militated against Malta entering the European Union and then you decided to become an MEP. How can I believe you now ? Try and convince me.
Fran Abela
Dec 9th 2012, 13:17
Dr. Muscat I believe you when you say that you respect Dr. Gonzi and that you would never 'attack' him. However, to convince me you have to ensure that your newspapers back off the continuous malicious daily attacks against Dr. Gonzi and his parliamentarians ever since 2009 to date. I am not saying they should not criticise the government but there are decent ways of doing this.
Joseph Parnis
Dec 10th 2012, 03:53
lol Fran dont you read your papers and see the lies and malicious attacks done on Dr Muscat the pn have been doing it for years and the way i see it what is good for the goose is good for the gender also what goes round comes rounds in others words they both do it so grow up
Fran Abela
Dec 9th 2012, 13:13
Sorry to contradict you Dr. Muscat - you have been in a hurry for an election since 2009. Useless arguing that you are in favour of the budget but you will vote against because it just does not make sense to the man in the street. You are either voting against the budget because the budget measures are not good or you will vote for the budget because it is good. You cannot have it both ways.
Joseph Aquilina
Dec 9th 2012, 13:11
Joseph should show us how ready he is by telling us HOW he is going to deliver all the promisses!!! Or as usual these are just typical lejber lies ...
Joseph Parnis
Dec 10th 2012, 03:56
Dr Muscat already said he will when the actual date of the elections is called as for promisses I think Gonzipn is an expert on that cuz he promisses and promisses and only delivers some of it or rather just a fraction just before an election hoping to fool the ppl typical Gonzi lies
A M Bonello
Dec 9th 2012, 12:54
"PL was not in a hurry"......well then its best you wait another 5 years then.
"he said he entered politics to make his country the best in Europe ".....you have to be kidding us mate!
John B. Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 13:42
It is very easy to post comments like yours. It is much more difficult to sustain claims that Joseph Muscat is kidding us Have a go Mr Bonello and try to convince us that it is Joseph Muscat and not Lawrence Gonzi wha has been taking the Maltese for a ride and spending their hard earned taxes with abandon.
robert pace
Dec 9th 2012, 15:26
Sorry Mr Bonello you are going to be dissapointed and how????
A M Bonello
Dec 9th 2012, 17:29
Full of impossible promises,NO MANIFESTO yet.
The PL manifesto is basically passing the budget (IF IN GOVERNMENT) created by the PN.
Realistically speaking no one knows which direction we are heading without knowing how much money we will be receiving from the next EU budget currently being debated in Brussels and that is the reality.
Richard Caruana
Dec 9th 2012, 12:44
Fear campaign!
Was that why the PL shied away from sending someone to confront Simon Busuttil on Dissett?
Who is JM kidding?
Joseph Micallef
Dec 9th 2012, 12:54
Fear campaign? Oh yeah, like the anonymous, transfer leaflet sent by GonziPN and for which he has to get back to us to tell us from where he got the data?
Grow up Richard, and as fast as possible!
Fran Abela
Dec 9th 2012, 13:22
Joseph Micallef - all employers have the full details of their employees. I do not agree with anonymous leaflets coming from whatever party however I have full confidence in the electorate to be able to chose the right party to govern without being influenced by any leaflets.
Alexander Genuis
Dec 9th 2012, 13:42
Jien nahseb Simon Busutiil mhux xi hadd mil-PL jibza jiltaqa...................min jaf forsi jdum biss 5minuti!!!!!!!!!Halluna!!Halluna!!!!!!!!!!!!!
John B. Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 13:48
Are you referring to the anonymous circular letter sent to civil servants by the PN to create fear and panic about transfers? By the way, what a pathetic performance by the PN's president Dr Marthese Portelli in this debacle. Is she in competition with DR Paul Borg Olivier on who gaffes the worst in the PN?
J Martinelli
Dec 9th 2012, 14:02
Maybe from some disgruntled Lejburist, disappointed with his Party and its Leader?
LP is chicken. Cannot face a true politician who calls it the way it is.
Sooner or later face to face debates will be held and PL candidates and leader will have to face the music.
They can use lies, spins and distortions, but statistics are facts which Labour never could match.
LP cannot compete with 'racanc'.
B. Theuma
Dec 9th 2012, 14:19
Fear Campaign ?!
You must be kidding!
Lawrence Fenech
Dec 9th 2012, 17:06
Forsi meta il PBS jispicca minn idejn il-politici u propaganda ghal-GonziPN forsi jersqu aktar bil-qalb tal-PL.
Joseph Aquilina
Dec 9th 2012, 17:10
@Joseph Micallef
And Joseph Muscat has to tell me and many others from where he got my email address to send me (yesterday) those emails with all his promises, rents, but no substance at all.
Joseph Micallef
Dec 9th 2012, 22:38
@ Fran Abela,
Are you being serious? Are you trying to pull our leg? As if the PN asked the employers to give the details? I'm not getting your point!! Are perhaps you're trying to say that there isn't any difference between the PN and government!! All decency has been lost, all democratic principles have been thrown away, hence it's a must for me to vote PL.
Joseph Parnis
Dec 10th 2012, 04:00
@joseph aquiina maybe the same place that Gonzi and his merry gang got theirs
Charles Cremona
Dec 9th 2012, 12:40
Muscat is desperate for power he is promising everything on earth, the problem he has is that his credibility is waning by the day as people have starting to add things up and the answers don't make sense.
John B. Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 13:52
Yes and the PN is gaining credibility with massive gaffes by the PN as in the case of the now infamous fear mongering anonymous letter it sent to civil servants
Joseph M. Grech.
Dec 9th 2012, 12:38
Serve what?
Up to now we can only reply for sure and in practice . . . .YOUR INTEREST!!!!!
John Scerri
Dec 9th 2012, 12:32
If PL is ready to serve then start with a vote in favour of the budget on Monday so as to make active the measures as of 1st January 2013 because you said you agree with the budget which is approved already by the EU.
The elections are round the corner any way.
If Labour shys away from this decision then Labour cannot be trusted any more.
Labour will go down as parle SI fatti NO
G. Abela
Dec 9th 2012, 13:03
Why vote in favour so that you can TPAPIJJA all the way my friend!
Labour will go down as the party that ever got the most votes in one election.
Fran Abela
Dec 9th 2012, 13:24
The good of the people is that the budget is voted in. So I do expect the Labour Party as the party whose policy is first and foremost the people, to vote for the budget. If the Labour Party is going to vote against a budget that they themselves said was good and that they would keep what is good, well then, vote for it full stop. The election is in a few months' time anyway.
Alexander Genuis
Dec 9th 2012, 13:45
Sur Scerri,
Semmieli okkazzjoni wahda meta il-PN vvotta favur il-Bugdet meta kien fl-opposizzjoni,NISFIDAK,semmieli okkazzjoni darba!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Favur il-budget mod u favur il-Gvern iehor!!!!!!!!!!Thawwadx,ddahhakx!!!!!!!!!!!Mkien li tigri haga bhall din,MKIEN!!!!!!MKIEN!!!!!
joseph green
Dec 9th 2012, 14:06
Agree 100% with you John
Ronald Borg
Dec 9th 2012, 14:20
Really?
Mela Dr Gonzi breaks up the party with his inability to manage, then we expect LP to make up for the missing vote!
are we serious?
John Scerri
Dec 9th 2012, 18:49
Ghaziz Sur Genuis ma kien hemm l-ebda bagit tal -MLP li il-PN ivvota favur taghhom .
Bagits tal MLP tat-teminijiet u tal 96/98 kienu bla kuxjenza socjali , taxi diretti, frizar ta pagi, frizar ta collective agreements. Irid ikun partit IBLAH biex jivvota favur dawn il- bagits .
IL - PN ma hux iblah.
IL - PL ha jivvota kontra bagit li jaqbel mieghu ..dan bis serjeta IHOBB LIL POPLU ?
John Camilleri
Dec 9th 2012, 12:32
The more Joseph Muscat speaks the more we see that he has absolutely no principles and will say anything that sounds good and may get him elected. Today he is saying that he entered politics to make Malta the best country in Europe. However everyone knows that he entered politics to keep Malta out of Europe and thus deny us all the opportunities that EU membership brings. "Made in Brussel" anyone?
Mr raynond ciancio
Dec 9th 2012, 12:41
can you please explain how joseph muscat can keep malta out of europe, where have you been living these past few years? Mr camilleri i have news for you, we are in europe already, how can somebody keep you out when you're already in ???????????
Joe Busuttil
Dec 9th 2012, 13:15
@ R. Ciancio-----These PNers have all got mixed up. They even want to know what Dr Muscat's electoral program is but the great Simon just stares and says that theirs is a secret. That's what Dr Muscat should do,reveal his proposals . As if they haven't got a mighty photocopier in their employ.
Fran Abela
Dec 9th 2012, 13:25
You are wrong Mr. Ciancio - one can opt out of the European Union although it is a long process but yes, it can be done.
Joseph Aquilina
Dec 9th 2012, 13:26
Mr raynond ciancio
we have been living in malta ... We where on malta even when joseph told us the EU was no good for us because that is what his master told him to say. We where here even when he gave ill advice to other island nations such as Iceland and Cyprus ... I cant understand how people like you, with all these facts still support Joseph and lejber
John Camilleri
Dec 9th 2012, 13:33
Mr Cancio, Joseph Muscat has been active in politics since 1994. That was the time when the Labour Party, of which Muscat was one of the most vocal supporters, opposed EU membership and favoured Svizzera fil-Mediterran. Therefore Joseph Muscat entered politics to keep us out of Europe and not to make us the best country in Europe.
G Portelli
Dec 9th 2012, 16:06
Learn to read ray
Karl Consiglio
Dec 9th 2012, 12:31
Serve what?
Nobody knows.
Maybe tea and buscuits.
Joseph Micallef
Dec 9th 2012, 12:53
Could be the 500 Euro a week your GonziPN took from your and my pocket Karl. Is it possible, you're still not able to see what Dr. Muscat is speaking about regularly? And on the other hand, can you tell us what your GonziPN will be delivering or serving? (I know you're not able to list what he will serve as his days are counted)
Karl Consiglio
Dec 9th 2012, 13:04
Still not telling us what Labour is going to serve Joseph.
joseph green
Dec 9th 2012, 14:10
Jew l- ilma jizfen , Karl , sakemm ukoll ma jibdilx l- ilma f' inbid.
mark borg
Dec 9th 2012, 15:45
dejjem ahjar milli jservu lil poplu xi kont tad dawl u ilma a la gonzipn
Joe Calleja
Dec 9th 2012, 12:14
I heard Dr. Muscat this morning declaring that, apart from the problem with taxing min. wage earners, he agreed with and will be implementing ALL the other budget measures IF elected! BUT, he said, tomorrow he cannot vote in favour of the positive (in his own words) budget as this is a confidence vote. Why not abstain, amend the min. wage clause, and then put a no confidence motion in government?
*Joseph Brincat
Dec 9th 2012, 12:11
“The Prime Minister has to come clean and admit that the PN has access to public sector workers’ private data, O ,THAT's WAY GONZI PN VOTED IN FAVOR OF ' ACTA ' BEHIND OUR BACKS !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7jkygJ_QNo&NR=1&feature=endscreen
Anthony Paul Naudi
Dec 9th 2012, 12:02
You are in favor of the budget and you will vote against it, You are not in a hurry to govern but you still will vote against the budget,The Budget is for the people and since you are not voting in favor of it then you are against the people. The people needs the budgett now and not with arrears. Heh i8mbasta Malta l-ewwel u qabel kollox.
A.p.Naudi
Joseph Micallef
Dec 9th 2012, 12:49
APN (u veru PN ta), tista tgħidli meta kienet l-aħħar darba li l-Partit Nazzjonalista tiegħek, u li jien kburi li ddisttakajt minnnu, ivvota favur budget imressaq minn gvern Laburista?
Forsi tilluminani naqra bl-intelliġenza tiegħek.
Joe Busuttil
Dec 9th 2012, 13:07
Yes,you got your budget right now. You are paying more for fuel,cigarettes etccc...As for the goodies,well we'll see later on . That was Gonzi's reasoning.
Anthony Paul Naudi
Dec 9th 2012, 19:22
Sur Joseph Micallef jien ma ghandi l-ebda partit u ma jien ittesserat ma hadd ghaldaqs tant int zlaqt fin-niexef. Int mid dehra bdilt il-partit li kont nizzom mieghu ara jien qatt ma kelli partit marbut ma qalbi allura qabel ma ccama in-nies kun af il-fatti. Jien ikunu min ikun fil-gvern xorta wahda ghalija u mhux ser jghamluli differnza. Jien nikteb li inhoss bl-ebda partiggjanizmu.
A.P.Naudi
Joseph Micallef
Dec 9th 2012, 22:40
Sur a.PN, grazzi tal-kumment tiegħek. Comunque nixtieq risposta għall-mistoqsija leġittima tiegħi. Għadni qed nistenna l-illuminazzjoni minn-naħa tiegħek. Grazzi.
Alan Grech
Dec 9th 2012, 11:56
Well I think this time it is a nicely wrapped speech.
Joseph Micallef
Dec 9th 2012, 12:48
fully agree
James Dimech
Dec 9th 2012, 11:52
What is PL read to serve ?
Joseph Micallef
Dec 9th 2012, 12:48
Lest li jservi politika ta' sustanza sabiex pajjiżek ma jkomplix jaqa għaċ-ċajt internazzjonalment!
Karl Consiglio
Dec 9th 2012, 13:09
Joseph, mela you didnt here how Barroso spoke of Gonzi? It was really good.
T Mifsud
Dec 9th 2012, 13:09
Dan il-pajjiz, ghall informazzjoni tieghek li ma tezistix apparentament, huwa pajjiz ezempju ghal-ohrajn fl-ewropa kif imexxu il-finanzi! Taf jew ma tafx illi id-dinja, bl-ewropa epicentru, ghaddeja min diszastru finanzjarju? Imma Malta bqjna relativament sodi, fil-waqt li pajjizi ohra spiccaw fil-faqar u qaghad!!
John Scerri
Dec 9th 2012, 13:13
Ma tantx jidher li pajjizi qed jaqa ghac-cajt sur Micallef. Bizzejjed thares lil hinn mix xefaq u malajr tinduna .
Nahseb tara hafna ONE news int . Qed ibellawlek li jridu u int qed tibla kollox inkluz is sunnara.
C. Bartoli
Dec 10th 2012, 15:08
the best part is (or worst) is that if JM wants to change something in the budget it will still has to be scrutinized by the EU and that means that if MLP gets in power the budget can only be implemented in MArch or April 2013.
Joe Tabone
Dec 9th 2012, 11:50
"He criticised the fear campaign which he said was underway.................................." JM said this morning in Zabbar.
I would have expected that he would send his Deputy Leaders to confront Dr Simon Bustill on TV and ask for an explanation of this "fear campaign". Strange how the PL Deputy Leaders were invited on TV for TWO consecutive times, but failed to turn up.............WHY???
Anthony Paul Naudi
Dec 9th 2012, 12:57
U s-sabiha hija li ssib lil min jghid li ix-xandir zbilancjat.
A.P.Naudi
Darren Attard Bonnici
Dec 9th 2012, 13:19
am I the crazy one here of am i the only one that Heard peppi saying that he had some personal issues and that is why they couldn't debate on xarabank? .. guys grow up .. the Debate will be held next week .. what in the world is wrong with this country ...
pat muscat
Dec 9th 2012, 17:12
Public Broadcasting is balanced when both parties criticize the contents. The truth is that PBS so called 'moderators' are all GonziPN sypathizers and the subject and contents are always chosen to pick at the PL. Who is not a PN sympathizer? Bondi? Peppi? Norman Vella? The only worthy moderator and professional is Reno Bugeja and probably this is because he is not 'sourced out!
Please choose the reason of your report below: