PN launches electoral manifesto
The PN this afternoon launched its electoral manifesto, a collection of its values and principles on which its detailed electoral programme will be based.
General secretary Paul Borg Olivier said the document in its introduction says that the PN:
-- Does not interfere in people's lives;
-- It believes in subsidiarity and tolerance, and it believes in the value of the family while respecting people's decisions to live their lives in the manner they thought fit;
-- Believes in Malta's national identity as well as its European identity;
-- Believes that the country's finances should be on a sound footing.
Its mission statement for the general election was A Secure Future - Jobs, Health Education, all of which were reliant on having a sound financial system, Dr Borg Olivier said.
Job creation was one of the core elements of the PN, he said, and the government was proud of its record in the past five years, despite the international economic problems.
The same applied for health, where the quality service was maintained free of charge. Education had also continued to improve.
Dr Borg Olivier said the document also went into detail on the electoral logo unveiled yesterday, including the PN's belief in unity in diversity.
He said the PN was consistent in its beliefs, such as its views on EU membership. The PL, in contrast, has a policy of convenience.
The PN, he said, also believed in a high quality of life for the people and would work to achieve it, such as through a better environment.
The document is expected to be approved by the PN general council on Thursday.
Questioned for a reaction on the PL's plan to reduce power tariffs, Dr Borg Olivier said the plan was being analysed but it appeared to be similar to Labour's 1996 promise to remove VAT, a promise which had actually resulted in higher taxes for the people.
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maria aquilina
Jan 9th, 08:39
As a pensioner what concerns me most is Heath and Income tax.Everyone knows how long one has to wait to be operated on,how we become a social case when we become sick Also instead of being relieved of income tax on our income,it was the higher income earners whose rate was decreased.
B Cilia
Jan 9th, 08:51
Ironic isn't it! First we spent half a Billion on that Hospital. Now, it hasn't even got space to accommodate everyone. Maltese Doctors are going abroad for a better pay. Not enough rooms for patients. But still they smile on the billboards! Shame!!!!
pat muscat
Jan 9th, 08:17
How sweet, and about time too! After pestering PL to come up with its manifesto, we get to know that GonziPN's manifesto is not yet ready! Are they crossing out the disasters of 'Smart City', Arriva and Bwsc from their titles?
Frank Zammit
Jan 9th, 08:43
Why are you surprised Ms. Muscat?. These people don't have a decent hair on them. Do you think they care about how dirty their hands get or how nasty their attitude is. The bottom line for them is winning the Gen Election at all costs. That's what the OLIGARCHY wants and that's they will do.
B Cilia
Jan 9th, 08:48
No, they are aren't idiots! Lets not forget they have Degrees, Doctorates, PhD's and Masters! They wanted to see what the PL had to offer, so they could decide what to remove, what to add, so their Manifesto looks better! The same old games.
Bogdan Cilia
Jan 9th, 08:14
What manifesto!? The logo or the fact that Gonzi PN is no longer on his own in the Nationalist Party pictures! He is now smiling with Simon Busuttil! I wouldn't laugh after increasing the Maltese Debt by 2 billion in 4 years, and failing a Government! People in Malta should understand the real values of Democracy! Not vote for a colour on a flag, that was passed to them from their ancestors!!
carmelo buttigieg
Jan 9th, 06:49
prosit dottore
vera interessanti imma tista tghidilna fil verita xinti tghid . ghax ktejjeb b hafna kliem u xhin tipprova tifhem ma sib assolutament xejn .
nahseb issa qed nifhem ghalfejn hrigtu tigru bih !!
ahna proposti inriedu mhux paroli fil vojt
jidher bi car li il pn f daqqa wahda qabdu paniku u hlief fuljetti u paroli mahniex naraw
Johnny Xerri
Jan 9th, 06:09
really?
As a hunter, the 1st 3 points mentioned are shot down, since the govt is interfering in my life, not respecting my choice of life & recreation, and effectively removing our identity as Maltese hunter.
All this when they guaranteed black on white that hunting regulations would only improve...& when hunting is allowed in all the EU states.
You gamble with my sentiments & i gamble my vote
Kevin Seychell
Jan 9th, 05:11
I don't understand much in politics & i don't really take any political parties side.But the thing is, the current government had a minimum of the last 5 years to fix and implement everything they said they were,and instead more things went wrong and malta is in more debt.So what makes u think that things are gona be different if reelected?1st thing they will do is take that 500euro bonus again
Peter Simpson
Jan 8th, 23:55
'L-PN ma jidahalx fil-hajja privata tieghek'........mela wara it-telfa tad-divorzju dawwarna id-diska biex indoqqu l-flip side? .....fil-hajja tal-gays m'intomx tindahlu? Ghala kontra d-drittijiet ta dawn? Nothing but hypocrisy and lies at its worst!
Anthony Mizzi
Jan 8th, 23:42
COPIED from where?
: )
Pierre Fenech
Jan 8th, 22:34
Is this one of the jokes PBO is now renowned for. He is one of the culprits of reducing the PN in the sorry state it is in. 1. Respecting people's decisions like the leader respected the decision of the people in a referendum. 2. Does not interfer in people's lives but they share all sensitive info the govt has about us all 3. Finances on sound footing with the 6 b € and an ever in deficit.
Wenzu Cole
Jan 8th, 22:26
how can anyone take PBO seriously. He's more of a liability to the PN than Jason Micallef was to the MLP of 2008.
R. Aquilina
Jan 8th, 21:55
The PN manifesto is lame. Respecting tolerance and the values of the family is surely a joke , whilst the country's finances are on a financial cliff. Should we continue in this direction , we will inevitably fall off.
The rest of the manifesto is a continual attack on Labour. I really thought than the PN , with Simon on board,was ready to move on from these antics, but has remained the same.
B. Farrugia
Jan 8th, 21:47
I would like to now know how they propose to reduce the energy and water tariffs?
B Attard
Jan 8th, 20:48
a collection of its values and principles on which its detailed electoral programme will be based.
Unbelievable talking about values. Ignoring the YES for the divorce and voting NO for the bill and intending to pass a co-habitating law. Am I sober or not????
Adrian Gouder
Jan 9th, 07:43
In his vote against divorce, the Prime Minister gave a Moral Statement, wherein he voiced that he does not agree with divroce.
On the other hand, he respects democracy enough to ensure that the will of the people is respected.
B Attard
Jan 9th, 08:12
@ Adrian Gouder
4 miljuni referendum il-PN u l-knisja kienu minghalihom li se jghaddi LE, Gonzi & Co qabdu panic meta ghadda l-IVA. Li kien ghalih addio demokrazija u xorta vvota kontra l-BILL.
Charles Massa
Jan 8th, 20:03
Il futur? Mela triduna ninsew il passat bhal arroganza tal ministri, qsim fil PN, zidiet fil kontijiet ta dawl/ilma/gas/petrol/diesel, wedghi li ma twettqux, haddiema li tilfu il post tax xoghol taghhom, waiting list ghal operazzjonijiet, pazjenti fil kuruturi tal isptar investimenti li ma tlestewx bhal Smart City u ohrajn,
Bogdan Cilia
Jan 9th, 08:15
Well Said!!!!
Thomas Mifsud
Jan 8th, 19:49
Is that a joke or is it the real manifesto of the PN for this election? If that is all PN are coming up with, well its a gigantic victory for PL. All PN can say in their manifesto are 4 points they've been breaking down all the time these past years. Now I understand why PN are always negative and trying to lower PL, because they cannot come up with any idea themselves.
Clayton Bartolo
Jan 8th, 19:45
So far the electoral campain has started. Both parties started to fill the streets with billboards
What I have noticed is that Labour is making his campain and showing interest in the maltese familes while the PN want to show their smiling faces.
Probably the picture was taken when they got the 1st 500 eur bonus.
B Cilia
Jan 9th, 08:20
The ironic thing is, that after the Budget last 10th Decemvber, the PN was making fun of the PL by saying they have nothing in their hands! And smiling like idiots. Now fact is, after the 7th of Janauary, PL came out with many great ideas, PN are just panicking and are clueless what to do! I am ashamed of being a Maltese citizen, after having these Politicians running our Beautiful Country!
A Cachia
Jan 8th, 19:40
Someone with a memory longer then mine posted this....
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100603/local/what-happens-in-bedroom-is-governments-business.310251
Charles Zerafa
Jan 8th, 19:31
How can the PN be credible any more?
They are promising not to interfer in people's life but campaigned against the introduction of divorce (the PM even vote against the divorce bill in Parliament going against the majority of the Maltese that voted in favour)
*Joseph Brincat
Jan 8th, 19:10
@ Francis Saliba M.D interfere" with some people's lives. in one way or another.
That is necessary to ensure the well-being of society as a whole.
WAS IT THE GOLDEN BOY, SIMON BUSUTTIL WHO VOTED IN ' A C T A "
BEHIND OUR BACKS SO THEY CAN INTERFERE IN OUR LIVES ?????
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 9th, 06:27
Calm down *Joseph Brincat before you do irreperable damage to your health! Your comment is so garbled that it verges on total incoherence inspite of its epidemic of upper case letters and profusion of question marks. Try again later, please.
B Cilia
Jan 9th, 08:32
@ Francis Saliba M.D. Well, I'll relate to your comment response. Using all these complex words, doesn't make a person smart at all (Being a doctor, or just being a salesgirl)! *J Brincat has all the right in his power to write how he desires to! Afterall it is called 'Freedom'. I honestly think that you have forgotten that we are in the EU. We have rights you know! Now, onto my next response.
B Cilia
Jan 9th, 08:36
@ Francis Saliba M.D. We had a government, that should have collapsed a year ago! What do these politicians expect? To fail, pretend that nothing has ever happened, smile like a bunch of high-self-esteemed- Ego(ism)? The people have had enough!! Democracy is not passive. It has TO BE ACTIVE. We Maltese have to vote for the BEST for this country! Sometimes we forget what Malta has been through.
B Cilia
Jan 9th, 08:42
All these politicians care about I guess is being in power. Being respected in a high-Ego state of mind. Deep down I believe that they do not even do it for the money! They just love being there. The people around who lick their .... those are the ones who support them for money, or for promotions, or for a better pay because they have no Job. This is Malta's politics.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 9th, 14:41
@BCilia.
Deep down I am convinced that your “. Being respected in a high-Ego state of mind.” is an incomprehensible sentence that lacks a verb. Please be careful not to contract Brincat’s affliction.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 9th, 14:42
@BCilia
The NP government was under no obligation to “collapse” at your command. It had the constitutional mandate to govern for five years unless it lost a vote of confidence. That was tried strenuously but it did not succeed. (continued)
B Cilia
Jan 9th, 18:05
@ Francis Saliba M.D My lack of 'Verb' is unfortunately the ignorance of what I always call passive democracy! People who only find pleasure in this life by having power. Was like that Before Christ, and still is nowadays! Obviously guess what!! Not a thing changed due to people who think they rule the world, and FAIL! Fail because of their own high self-esteemed Ego (which to me is EGOISM)
Joe Smith
Jan 8th, 19:08
What about the tunnel they promised to build, is it going to be in the PN manifesto? U halluna ... I think it is more believable for a power station to work on gas than a tunnel underwater between Gozo and Malta.
Joseph Bugeja
Jan 8th, 19:07
A better environment.
How by raising roundabouts and planting some fuchsias and geraniums?
To be honest I believe that no-one can now fix our environment. With all these buildings sprouting around so that we can hide or keep at bay the resulting job losses? With the demolishing of every 'nice house' to build hideous flats?
Or perhaps by substituting the planned gas powered power station?
Lies!!!
joe muscat
Jan 8th, 19:02
@Ms Rudi Mcbeal page 10 tal-manifest elettorali tal-PN " We will not take decisions which are environmentaly irresponsible".. " We will respect your right to live in a clean environment"... Ghalekk gibna impjan jahdem bil-heavy fuel oil, u MEPA li tohrog permessi ghal bini bl-addocc.
Joseph Gauci
Jan 8th, 19:00
How can the electorate take you seriously? "while respecting people's decisions to live their lives in the manner they thought fit" Tafu li l-Prim Ministru Gonzi ivvota kontra ir-rieda tal poplu meta ttiehed il-vot fuq il-bill tad-divorzju!!!
Albert Caligari Conti
Jan 8th, 19:22
So how can you we take PL seriously when it also voted against EU membership!
M Mallia
Jan 8th, 20:39
Prosit!
Joseph Bugeja
Jan 8th, 18:54
Oh unbelievable!
Can you please tell us what finances on a sound footing are? About 12% away from the Maastrich debt ceiling criteria?
Consistently with a deficit year in year out?
Not even reaching for a single year it's own finance minister's targets?
I know most of the people does not understand these things and that is why you consistently say that our finances are 'fis-sod'.
Fis-sod my foot!
Carmelo Sammut
Jan 8th, 18:49
Im sorry its enough now next election me and my family are going to vote for Pl
Tony Zammit
Jan 8th, 19:24
Same here, 8 more votes for MLP
Carmel (Nenu) Aquilina
Jan 8th, 18:47
Lets go for it!
Il-maħbub Prim Ministru L. Gonzi qalina li ser intelqu biex nirbħu żgur, Maltin u Għawdxin!
Mela ejjew ilkoll flimkien naħdmu u nirsistu Għall Futur Fis-Sod, għalina, għall uliedna u għall pajjiżna, Malta Tagħna Lkoll!
Joseph Bugeja
Jan 8th, 19:09
Malta taghna llkoll.
Little by little you're learning Nenu! Pity the election is so close suddenly!
Martin Saliba
Jan 8th, 19:37
Bhal ma ghamel meta telaq lahar darba . rebah ghax telaq WAHDU !!!!!!!
I Mercieca
Jan 8th, 18:42
Jien il-Programm elettorali tal-PN ghadni ma qrajtux izda jekk nibqghu mexjin fl-istess direzzjoni li qbadna hu bizzejjed ghalina meta tkun barra mill-pajjiz u titkellem man nies tkun taf kemm ahna l-Maltin nghixu ahjar. Issa drajna sistema ta' hajja u difficli nirrinunzjaw ghaliha.
Well done PN ghax minkejja d-dizastri kbar li hawn madwarna il-livell tal-ghejxien taghna baqa jghola.
GL Calleja
Jan 8th, 18:40
"It believes in subsidiarity and tolerance, and it believes in the value of the family while respecting people's decisions to live their lives in the manner they thought fit;"Has this man been present for the last 5 years? Maybe he is thinking of another government not the one that is adding millions of euros to our deficit every year.That FREEBIE credit card will not last forever, Mr Borg Olivier
W. Cassar
Jan 8th, 18:38
-- Does not interfere in people's lives
The first sentence and it already made me cough!! Divorce issue! anyone?
B Attard
Jan 8th, 20:54
Couldn't have said better. Dawn in-nies qisu qatt ma gara xejn ghalihom Life goes on.
Mark Borg
Jan 8th, 18:34
Pawl, idghilna ftit l-KIF, l-META u b'KEMM please!
Andrew Siad
Jan 8th, 18:32
where's the BEEF?!
G. Ellul
Jan 8th, 18:31
What about the electoral programme? I guess it was on hold till now to see what Labour would come out with.
Needs some brushing now after the 25% proposal on electricity bills by PL !!!
Anthony Paris
Jan 8th, 18:28
Dr Borg Olivier remembers the 1996 Vat issue ( which by the way nobody seems to be able to quantify in terms of any damage done) but seems to have forgotten more recent debacles such as ARMS, Arriva and BCWS which have cost the taxpayer tens of millions of euros in addition to aggravation.
GL Calleja
Jan 8th, 18:46
Mr Paris and to all commentators. Believe none of what you hear and only believe half of what you see, especially when it comes to politicians. Many politicians are very anxious and very willing to do the talk but very few will do the walk.
George Cutajar
Jan 8th, 18:26
The budget - which Labour voted down - and the PN's track record in health, education, employment, finances, infrastructural projects, investment and the general well being are an electoral program in themselves. Labour is promising the same things but keeps trying to convince that they will do better. The last time they tried they messed up right royally and will do so again.
Mr John Borg
Jan 8th, 19:55
Dear George,
Have you ever had the misfortune to need the services of the Emergency Department at Mater Dei?
Wakey... wakey...
R Axisa
Jan 8th, 20:40
It was Franco Debono who voted down the budget - even EFA confirmed that every opposition votes against the budget. Can you confirm when the PN in the past voted in favour of some PL budget??
joe muscat
Jan 8th, 18:23
imma xse toffru Pawl , issa nsejtu kemm domtu titolbu lil PL biex jghid x se jaghmel , issa il-poplu irid ikun jaf inthom xse toffru, jew lanqas biss ghandkhom idea
Ms Rudi Mcbeal
Jan 8th, 18:38
Il-poplu ma ghandu ebda bzonn ta' x'ghandu x'joffri il-Partit Nazzjonalista ghax diga ghandu l-provi. Il-pajjiz mexa qattiegh il-quddiem fis-snin li ilu immexxi minn gvern Nazzjonalista. Li ghandu x'joffri hu li ikompli itejjeb fuq dak li diga ghamel u jmexxi lil pajjiz aktar il-quddiem biex ikompli jeccellau jitkattar, MHUX jitkisser u flok il-quddiem nergghu immorru lura..
pacifico galea
Jan 9th, 06:31
possibli ma tafux x ghandu xjofri il PN. Kontijiet gholjin petrolu diesel bla prezz gas listess u 500 euro ghalih iva. ara lili hadli il leave tal festi publici hdud imhalsin bis siegha siegha pagi mizeri u issa ricentament harget legal notice LN 46 fejn din tghid lil min ihadem biex jerfalek is sieghat meta ma jkollux xoghol u ihadmek extra meta jkollu minghajr ma jhalsek bekk ikun qed jifranka
Karl Consiglio
Jan 8th, 18:23
Tajjeb.
Mr. M. Camilleri
Jan 8th, 18:18
What about the famous HOW????????
BLA BLA BLA
Mark Muscat
Jan 8th, 18:17
PL ilhom jippridkaw fuq il-kontijiet tad-dawl u ilma.... hsibtom ha jrahhsuhom malli jitilaw fil-gvern u mhux kollox jiddependi fuq it-tama li l-privat jibni power station ohra u li ma mafx kif tinbena u tibda tiffunzjona f'sena! familja t'4 ser jiffrankaw xi 200 Euro qal..... Gonzi ma ppridka xej u familja t'4 zieda 200 Euro fit-2011 u 200 Euro ohra fuqhom fit-2012, kollox fuq children's allowance
carlos ellul
Jan 8th, 18:27
Have you asked the same questions when Gonzi promised a reduction in income tax only to see him increase his salary (and that of his MPs)?
Mark Muscat
Jan 8th, 19:12
Hemm tant hela u flus jintefqu bl-addocc?! kont nippretendi li Joseph jrahhas il-kontijiet mil-ewwel..... u x'jigri jekk il-prezz tal-gas ikompli jisplodi l-fuq u hadd ma jkun irid 'jirrunja' power station bil-gas?! jibqa kollox kif inhu ...... Biex niftehmu, jien j'alla tirnexxi u jorhos id-dawl ta ghax jien hekk niehu pjacir inhallas inqas flus
S Scerri
Jan 8th, 18:15
I haven't yet forgiven the PL for opposing EU membership. But I have neither forgiven the PN for opposing the basic civil right that is divorce. "Does not interfere in people's lives"? Try harder...
B Attard
Jan 8th, 18:13
-- Does not interfere in people's lives;
Tal-biki Ghax ma jghidulniex kemm tressqu nies il-Qorti kull sena f'dawn l-ahhar4/5 snin u kemm zid il-persentagg.Kemm jigu mharrka nies fuq ic-cuccati jew minghajr ma kien hemm provi kontrtihom, basta jiekol l-avukat ghax tal-PN minn nies elite biss jimpurthom.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 8th, 18:12
All political parties seek election in order to pass laws. Non-interference in people's lives does not mean anarchy. ALL laws "interfere" with some people's lives. in one way or another. That is necessary to ensure the well-being of society as a whole.
Franco Attard Trevisan
Jan 8th, 18:27
true but it is also any government's DUTY to ensure that laws are updated to reflect the necessities of society and not the church's necessities!
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 8th, 21:41
@FrancoAttardTrevisan
Whatever is the duty of government its laws, updated or not, will always "interfere" with people's lives - don't try to deviate away from that point at issue.
zammit o
Jan 8th, 18:08
Talk is cheap! .. where's the beef?
Ramon Casha
Jan 8th, 18:03
I've just been through it. Where are the proposals? I hope they don't mean things like these:
"more and better work with improved pay"
"the best possible healthcare, free of charge to patients"
"the best possible education, at all levels, with priority given to this sector when planning the country’s budget;
Those are not proposals. That's a wish list.
C. Sammut
Jan 8th, 18:07
Agreed!
Edward Borg
Jan 8th, 18:25
Wish list??? you already have them pal! were you born today???
John Mifsud
Jan 8th, 17:52
The PL's plan to reduce power tariffs seems to have caught the PN with their pants down.
The people will soon realise that the PN was spending most of their time trying to mend without success the differences between their own deputies instead of alleviating the financial pain that the majority of families are encountering, day in day out.
The PN's gaffes are coming home to roost.
Mr Joe Micallef
Jan 8th, 17:58
U zguuuur. Tell us Mifsud who the private operator is?
John Mifsud
Jan 8th, 18:12
@ Mr Joe Micallef
Well my friend, have some patience. You may well be surprised in a few weeks time.
In the meantime, if I were you, I would ask some valid questions to Dr Gonzi and his cabinet of ministers.
Joseph Bugeja
Jan 8th, 19:39
@ Joe Micallef
Perhaps we'll look for him in the 'yellow pages'.
You'll be tight lipped and happy then I'm sure like you have been.
Martin Saliba
Jan 8th, 17:50
He said the PN was consistent in its beliefs, such as its views on EU membership. The PL, in contrast, has a policy of convenience
The PN has adopted and maded its own a number of policies introduced by the MLP , are these policies of convienience to ?
Pensions .
Decriminilization of being gay.
Vote for women.
Same pay for both sexes performing the same job
Free education.
Free health care.
Matthew James Smith
Jan 8th, 19:25
Well Said Martin
R. Saliba
Jan 8th, 17:48
I see the little elves are having a field day, what with the PL earlier announcing a 25% reduction in bills (which for me means a grand saving of around €5 per week (as long as there are no new hidden taxes), and the PN manifesto, which -for them- is bland and out of ideas. Well done guys. Keep it up!
Joseph E Briffa
Jan 8th, 19:59
You will be able to buy a pack of cigarettes every week if you're a smoker.
P Borg
Jan 8th, 17:47
Good to see that the PN will not carry out AUDITS on workers and REDEPLOY them, unlike what MLP promised. To me, the PN is a party that opened the doors of opportunity, while MLP tried to keep them firmly shut, especially with EU. The PN's policies and measures simply ameliorated my life and that of those around me significantly, and without favours, we just worked.
Andrew Pullicino
Jan 8th, 18:12
Ma nafx fejn huma id-drittijiet tax-xoghol li kelna ingibu mill-ewropa.
Joseph Mizzi
Jan 8th, 18:19
The audit and redeployment exercise was made by the PN in 1987. It has been maintained and adapted ever since.
James Mifsud
Jan 8th, 18:36
Audits are an important process in any organisation. Regular audits can highlight shortcomings within business procedures and give the mangement a tool to make operations more efficient. In my opinion more audits should be carried out in the civil service and ineffiecently used resources (including human resources) should be used to better effect. This is normal practice within the private sector
P Borg
Jan 8th, 18:43
@Mr Pullicino: Various people closest to me are today working in the EU.
@Mr Mizzi: Substantiate your claims and provide all the details.
P Borg
Jan 8th, 18:45
@Mr Mifsud: You seem to agree with the MLP promise of transfers. Keep on flaunting it!
Tommy Vella
Jan 8th, 19:05
@ Joseph Mizzi
The audit and redeployment exercise was made by the PN in 1987.
Are you by chance referring to the 8,000 people employed with the government just before the election?
Talk about the advantage of incumbency. Not that it helped MLP, it was kicked out of government just the same.
V. Cauchi
Jan 8th, 17:47
One mistake on top of the other since yesterday - a Nationalist is saying it. Why mention VAT when talking about energy? This manifesto is like a small cracker comparted to LP's big bang. Whence PN?
Mark Scicluna
Jan 8th, 17:41
Simply hot air......
Eve Axiaq
Jan 8th, 17:40
Finances should be on a sound footing qal Pawlu. Mela m'humiex? Biex tippruvaw ttaffu l-izbilanc qawwi bieghtu 90% tar-riserva tad-deheb ta pajjizna!
Martin Saliba
Jan 8th, 17:38
The PN also believes that the country's finances should be on a sound footing.
Dose this mean that at present it is not ?
Colin Camilleri
Jan 8th, 17:38
So they copied the PL's one?
Noel Abela
Jan 8th, 17:36
"Does not want to interfere with people's lives" He conveniently forgets his email sent by mistake to Jason Micallef requesting information to be passed on to GonziPn from Goverment Departments.
Alfred Vassallo
Jan 8th, 17:35
'The PN also believes that the country's finances should be on a sound footing.''
My God these people think that we are first rate degenerates! What sound footing are they talking about? with a national debt in excess of 5 Billion!! Imma have they really lost their reason to this extent??
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 8th, 19:31
Most advanced rich nations on earth have a national "debt" per capita much higher than Malta, much more so if you differentiate between internal and external debts. Don't rush into the subject of international commercial practice before taking some elementary lessons.
P.S. What do you mean by "first rate degenerates"? One is either "first rate" or a "degenerate", not both simultaneously.
Franco Attard Trevisan
Jan 8th, 17:34
A PN government "Does not interfere in people's lives "
yeah right ! that is why the PN opposed so much divorce , it's totally against decriminalization of soft drugs (which by the way it doesn't even distinguish between soft & hard drugs), and adamantly opposes gay marriage!
this statement is gonna cost you the election simply because it is one hell of a blatant LIE!!!!!!
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 8th, 20:16
Do you understand your gibberish? It is stupid to accuse any government of "interfering with people's lives" whenever it needs to pass laws democratically for the common good but which do not please all sections of the population, all the time. If your crass opinion is widely accepted no laws would ever be passed.
Paul Sammut
Jan 8th, 17:33
Gonzipn is always saying that PL had promissed to remove VAT and never did.
Mr Paul Borg Oliver do you want to be reminded what Gonzipn had promissed to the Air Malta workers, to the Hunters and Trappers, to the Bus owners, to, all the workers who are working 3 days a week, to the people who are working as care workers in hospitals with the private sector, to the drydocks workers. Need more?
Noel Abela
Jan 8th, 17:33
GonziPn has had the cheek over the last few months to as the PL for its electoral proposals and now a few weeks away from the election Simon Busuttil is still writing their manifesto. Ara veru partit tal-mickey mouse. BYE BYE GonziPn!!!!!!!
Antoine Vella
Jan 8th, 17:25
So the PN launches its manifesto in the light of day, unlike others who prefer the midnight darkness.
Symbolic.
A Cuschieri
Jan 8th, 17:32
In the dark you might miss some of the details ...
Joseph E Briffa
Jan 8th, 17:54
The beginning of Labour's campaign in the dead of night brings to mind not merely the Cindirella/
pumpkin fairytale, but also such events as the Night of the Long Knives, the Kristalnacht, as well as the Bongu Malta Socjalista of Xandir Malta in December 1981. It's not a good omen for Malta.
Noel Abela
Jan 8th, 18:21
Jealousy gets you nowhere. And as for the dark, do you remember when George Borg Olivier was outsted in the middle of the night at an office in strait street Valletta. How short is your memory...... unlike mine
carlos ellul
Jan 8th, 17:25
Where's the beef? Or in this case what is good for goose is not good for the gander? All we're seeing from the PN front is doom and gloom, a set of catchy phrases and some copy and paste billboards from the Obama campaign.
Mr Joe Micallef
Jan 8th, 17:42
It all around you, all you need is to step out of the bubble you live in.
Even the people on PL billboards seem to be enjoying the beef!
carlos ellul
Jan 8th, 18:25
The Arriva? The St Philips and Fairmount affair ? The year of non governance which ended with a budget that wasn't approved? The 500 euro increase? The mandatory burden sharing, brazilian company and Smart City farces?
Malta didn't entered recession because of our banks conservative approach while it had a tourism record due to the Arab Spring / Greece issue which hit our competitors hard.
Manwel Debattista
Jan 8th, 17:25
“Does not interfere in people's lives.”!!
But the PN DID interfere in people’s lives only a short time ago with its stand not to grant divorce to couples with a broken marriage. Dr. Gonzi & Co. actually voted against legalising divorce and dictated to us how to live our lives.
A Cuschieri
Jan 8th, 17:32
You do know that divorce is legal now in Malta right?
Mr Mark Borh
Jan 8th, 17:39
They learned from their mistake and moved on. Didn't the PL also interfere in people's lives at some point in the past when they were in power? Let's stop looking at our preferred choice of party and speaking about them as if they are perfect, we're all human and we ALL make mistakes.
Manwel Debattista
Jan 8th, 17:39
A. Cuschieri, sure it's legal, and thanks to who? Certainly not to Dr. Gonzi and his party's official stand against divorce.
N. Zahra
Jan 8th, 17:23
I see the now-infamous PAST TENSE being used. He should have added:
The PN was not cautious when using public funds, such as when a raise of €500 per week was granted to the ministers, and when €4 million were wasted to pay for a Heavy Fuel Oil Power Station and is now exploring a Gas power station.
Anything about the future?
Henry S Pace
Jan 8th, 17:19
Joey seem to be day-dreaming. What will happen if the private sector would not join in his venture?
From where would the finances would be flowing. The private would surely look for a good return.
A Spiteri
Jan 8th, 17:18
-- Does not interfere in people's lives;
is this the same party who opposed divorce?!
and does this means PN will legalize all drugs?!
M Borg
Jan 8th, 17:29
What party working for the good of the country NP or LP would legalize drugs ?
Franco Attard Trevisan
Jan 8th, 17:39
M Borg
do some research in the field my friend.. research in most civilized countries suggests that decriminalization of soft drugs is the ONLY way forward for the good of a country... Some are even taking it a step further and actually legalizing (even hard drugs in some countries!)
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 8th, 17:46
@ A Spiteri
The promise "not to interfere in people's lives" was proven by the holding of a referendum regarding the introduction of divorce legislation and the prompt introduction of the JPO-Evarist Bartolo divorce bill even though only a third of the electorate had actually voted for it in the referendum.
There is no intimation that the majority desires your "legalizing" of all drugs.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 8th, 17:52
@Franco Attard Trevisan
Apart from the fact that "decriminalisation" is not the same as "legalisation" your claim about any statistical consensus is a lie. Even such formerly tolerant countries such as Holland are embarking on a tightening up of the former lax application of controlling laws through sad experience.
Franco Attard Trevisan
Jan 8th, 18:04
Francis Saliba
YOU ARE SO WRONG! The only thing Holland tried to do (due to pressure from it's neighbours) is to prohibit access to cannabis to foreigners on the borders. If cannabis was wrong then it would have protected it's citizens FIRST from it and not allowed it only for the Dutch. Get your facts right!
For the rest of the country things remained as they were!
Patrick Jansen
Jan 8th, 18:16
Well said Franco. I am from the Netherlands myself and the decrimilisation of soft drugs turned out to have very positive effects on our society!!! Other countries where soft drugs are still very illegal have far more drug related crime etc..
Franco Attard Trevisan
Jan 8th, 18:21
@ Francis Saliba
read maybe you learn something from it ! this is no wiki
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/oct/15/decriminalise-drug-use-say-experts
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 8th, 19:10
@FrancoAttardTrevisan.
You are misinformed, The availability of cannabis is being restricted even in the amount obtainable by Dutch citizens and in the number of outlets. Apart from neighbouring countries, restriction to cannabis availability was demanded by Dutch citizens irritated by the foreign drug abusers. Don't overuse the Caps Lock to draw attention to your ignorance.
Gervais M. Cishahayo
Jan 8th, 17:17
...mission statement for the general election should be An Inclusive Secure Future!
Paul Borg
Jan 8th, 17:17
Yes Dr Borg Olivier....in 1996 I was making 25000 euros in sales weekly and today I have been evicted cause there is not enough work to go around for everyone in Valletta. Maybe you can help me make the 100 eu daily rent !!! Valletta has been dealth a final blow without access and without parking.
*Joseph Brincat
Jan 8th, 17:15
PN launches electoral manifesto
WHICH IT GOING TO LEAD THEM TO >>>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ6vINhz8qU
Paul Borg
Jan 8th, 17:35
The Yellow brick road.....and the Wizard of OZ
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 8th, 17:56
@ C Sammut, Franco Trevisan.
If you want to be pedantic please note that all laws "interfere" in people's lives. Do you prefer anarchy and do you expect all "the people" to be anarchists?
Franco Attard Trevisan
Jan 8th, 18:07
@ Francis Saliba
As long as laws are up to date and make sense I have no objection!
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 8th, 19:17
@FrancoAttardTrevisan
You do not object to laws as long as they are "up to date" in your supreme judgement. Others are entitled not to accept your opinions.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 8th, 19:42
@FrancoAttardTrevisan.
Nobody cares whether you object or not or if you judge that a particular law is "up to date" or not. The fact remains that laws always "interfere" in people's lives by making them pay taxes, duties or fines, by forcing people to do things or forbidding them from doing others. After you learn that, then proceed to discuss laws here and abroad.
C. Sammut
Jan 8th, 17:14
'Does not interfere in people's lives'... and pigs fly...!!
Franco Attard Trevisan
Jan 8th, 17:25
my same thought!
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jan 8th, 21:49
@FrancoAttardTrevisan.
It is not the "same thought". It is the same total absence of any logical thinking process.
A Cachia
Jan 8th, 17:10
It believes in subsidiarity and tolerance, and it believes in the value of the family while respecting people's decisions to live their lives in the manner they thought fit;
Coming from the party that lambasted JPO for his Pro-Divorce Stand.
Mr Andrew Camilleri
Jan 8th, 17:08
Unity in diversity -yes sure, ask Schiavone, Engerer, Mugliette, JPO and Franco Debono - tow the line or else!
Doreen Attard
Jan 8th, 17:08
I was mostly attracted by the last sentence of this article: "The PL, in contrast, has a policy of convenience." This senetence is a real case of the Maltese proverb: IL-Ispizjar milli jkollu jtik. The nationalists did so many things for convenience sake during their last legislature and now they say the pl is doing this. What a horde of hypocrits.
John Zammit
Jan 8th, 17:08
The PN had just published its Manifesto. All there is in it was done By the PL way back in September when the Congress was held. Done behind closed doors what kind of consultation was done with their members
No new concrete proposals
Antoine Vella
Jan 8th, 17:21
John Zammit, it's a manifesto not an electoral programme. The concrete proposals will be included in the latter.
*Joseph Brincat
Jan 8th, 17:36
@ Antoine Vella The concrete proposals will be included in the latter.
i guess they are still studying it >>> ha ha hi
Martin Saliba
Jan 8th, 17:36
Antoine Vella . Why , is it still being written by simon ?
*Joseph Brincat
Jan 8th, 17:05
NOTHING NEW >>> BOO , BOO
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