Muscat:' There is role for Anglu Farrugia, our door is always open'
Labour leader Joseph Muscat said today that he saw a major role for Anglu Farrugia in the party and the country and the door was always open to him.
Dr Muscat was speaking in a recorded interview on Radio Malta with Andrew Azzopardi.
Dr Muscat said his analysis of the electoral campaign so far was that it was a positive campaign from Labour's side. The PL was serene, he said. The innovative element of this campaign was that people wanted a new style of politics, a break from the past.
He said the proposal which had gone down the best was the concept of accountability and good governance, including the proposal that MPs would be paid according to the number of sittings they attended. Such a measure was needed after the political class as a whole suffered in public perception when ministers gave themselves the €500 a week raise.
Replying to questions on the impact of the Anglu Farrugia controversy, Dr Muscat said he continued to have respect for Dr Farrugia and he still believed he had a major role to play in the party and the country. He looked forward to him giving this contribution. "The door is always open," he said.
The Labour leader reiterated that the PL would continue to publish its accounts and list the donations given to it. The PN, he said, should publish its accounts at least for how long that Dr Gonzi was prime minister.
Dr Muscat did not say if the names of donors would be published, saying legislation on party funding would be given priority by a Labour government.
On the possible granting of a pardon in the oil procurement scandal (the interview was recorded some days ago) Dr Muscat said he did not have in his possession the information held by the prime minister. However this problem was created because Malta did not have whistle-blower legislation.
Furthermore, in cases were politicians could possibly be involved, should Malta be in a situation where politicians decided on pardons?
Dr Muscat said the PL's electoral programme was a roadmap for economic growth from which everyone would benefit. He stressed that the reduction in electricity tariffs would prompt an economic revival. The reduction in tariffs would be coupled with schemes for business start-ups and other assistance for businesses, part-time work and Gozo.
On new civil rights and their impact on the concept of the traditional family, Dr Muscat said the biggest value was equality. This country was maturing tot he stage where it acknowledged that there was need for new civil liberties. Divorce had not brought about the social cataclysm which some had claimed. In the same way, giving the right of union to gay people was something which, 10 years on, people would say was something which was needed.
On IVF, he said the law would be given time to work. The service, he said, should be provided free by the state for several cycles, and one hd to discuss what the cut-off should be.
As for adoptions, decisions should be based on the best interests of the children, not the sexual orientation of the prospective parents. There appeared to be political consensus on this.
On hunting and trapping, Dr Muscat said regulations in Malta should be in line with those of the EU, and should not go beyond them. Furthermore, derogations would be enforced in a proper manner.
Replying to other questions, Dr Muscat said society had also matured enough to consider changes in the Constitution, including taking some powers away from politicians. This was appropriate, he said, as Malta, as a whole, prepared to celebrate 50 years of independence next year.
He said Labour, and apparently, also the PN, were in favour of neutrality but the concept as laid down in the Constitution needed to be brought up to date since the world had changed.
On the university, Dr Muscat said Labour believed that Malta could attract foreign investment leading to the opening of a second university, although this did not mean taking away anything from the existing university.
On Mepa, he said the Labour proposal to separate the planning and environment functions was not far removed from the original concept of Mepa as conceived by the first PN government. However the planning functions would include voting representation of the environment authority, NGOs and local councils.
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Joe Xuereb
Feb 10th, 12:59
@Francis Saliba M.D.(Today, 13:28). As a doc it might occur to you that any negativity in one affects one's moods and stomach muscles. You have issues centring round politics/homosexuality going back decades. Projecting what you see as 'off-loading' solutions onto these pages ain't workin'. You know that. Face up to what really tops up YOUR chagrin and go knock on the right door/s. Wing + prayer!
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 11th, 06:28
I recognize gibberish even if camouflaged under high sounding verbiage. Don't make a fool of yourself by your arbitrary judgements about me. You are in no position to judge anybody else before you sit down and before you carry out a calm self-assessment.
Neville Debattista
Feb 10th, 12:17
@Gordon Swain. I know exactly what I am writing Mr.Swain. Read well the story of the political murder of your Deputy Leader and then you will surely understand why I used the word ' typical ' . Enjoy.
Mr ALBERT LEONE GANADO
Feb 10th, 12:06
Let us remember Peter's principle that people keep being promoted to that post for which they are incompetent or lack the commitment or time to fully dedicate to its success. If people forget silly blind ambition they will stop at a point where they are happy doing the job and where people can appreciate them. I assure many that this point of view turns you into a more fulfilled person.
elvin borg
Feb 10th, 10:50
Jien ma nafx xwicc irid ikollok biex lewwel ittajru mil partit u deputy leader mbghad tghid li l bieb ghalih huwa miftuh..inkredibli dan il bnidem!!
Alex Ellul
Feb 10th, 08:32
Says one thing today, does the opposite tomorrow. This is our future if.........
We've already been there, 1996-98 when JM was the MLP's ball boy,
G Tonna
Feb 10th, 03:52
When did Labour ever publish its accounts? If this is so perhaps you can let us know where to see them or be so kind as to attach a pdf on line.
Neville Debattista
Feb 10th, 00:12
@Gordon Swain. Read well the macabre story Anglu Farrugia gave off to The Times of last Sunday and you will surely come to terms with reality Mr.Swain. You will then understand why I used the word typical.
Tony Agius
Feb 9th, 21:52
Anglu ghandu il familja li thobbu, ghandu il profesjoni, imma l'aktar bniedem li Hu haseb li vera jhobbu kien il bniedem li zebilhu, min jaf kemm zmien twil kien ilu jilghaba ta l'impostur ma Anglu, u issa wara azjoni hazina bhal din jipretendi li jipqa jzommu taht it - takkuna tieghu, kif ma jisthijx.
Daniel Debono
Feb 9th, 19:49
'The door is still open for Anglu Farrugia'. U x'job ha ttih wara li tkecca? Mhux forsi jgorrlok il-podiums biex titkellem fuqhom f'nofs it-triq hux?
Mary Ann Borg
Feb 9th, 19:36
The door is still open? How? For him to come back as your deputy leader or as a door keeper perhaps? Once again, the few times Joseph made a decision he comes to realise it was a bad one. Like he did with the EU, the Euro and his budget speech where he told us to do like Cyprus.
Joe Borg (Senior)
Feb 9th, 19:53
For sure different then what Gonzi did to Franco Debono who is still irrellevant to GonziSimonPN
Nicholas Ellul
Feb 9th, 22:12
Joe Senior: Could you specify how relevant is Franco Debono now? PN never dismissed Franco , Joseph dismissed Anglu Farrugia who got elected by Labour delegates to be their deputy leader. Joseph speaks of opennes and deliveries and what he did to Anglu was not open at all. First he had Louise Grech lined up and then trapped Anglu to have an excuse to sack him.
Jos Brincat
Feb 10th, 01:46
@ Joe Borg (Senior)
At least the PM did not stab in the back Franco Debono (for how long are you going to use him??) as JM did to AF. As far as I know it was the other way round. Have you forgotten the Mintoff saga with AS??
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 10th, 09:02
@JBorg (sen)
The disloyal back stabbing of fellow Nationalists was done by Franco Debono himself. His victims were Mifsud Bonnici, Cachia Caruana, Austin Gatt, Gonzi, the electors who voted for him ONLY BECAUSE he was on the NP ticket - not to mention the whole LP whom he mocked with tantalizing hopes for an early election left unrealised until the mandate was over. And no one woos him back.
Richard Caruana
Feb 10th, 10:21
JBorg (Senior)
It was Franco Debono who stabbed the PN in the back and not the other way.
He deserved nothing better.
K. Vella
Feb 9th, 19:29
Qed jibza Joseph...ghax jinkixfu iktar borom....
Joshua De Bono
Feb 9th, 19:29
U muscat ga beda jaqta l-irjus u ghadu fl-oppozizzjoni ahseb u ara la jkun fil-gvern kemm ha jqaccat irjus ta nies li ma jaqblux mieghu.....Dik id-demokrazija jaqaw sur josephmuscat.com??? ISTHI U ISTHI. Imbilli biddielt il-kulur tal-ingravata ma jfissirx li l-partit tieghek in biddel.....Hanzir taqtalu denbu, hanzir jibqa!
Alfred Falzon
Feb 9th, 19:26
@ C Bartoli, Neville Debattista, Leslie Darmanin, Wilfred Camilleri
I note with regret your hostile reaction 2 my comments re Dr Ang Farrugia's possible rehabilitation by d Party he always defended.
I genuinely wish Dr Gonzi would do d same as Dr Muscat & invite Dr Franco Debono back to d fold after all that has been said & done.
Parties like humans are liable to err & should lead by example!
aaf
Wilfred Camilleri
Feb 9th, 20:57
What hostile reaction? Your partisanship is blinding you! You are correct in saying that parties are liable to err and should lead by example. That's why Muscat should apologize to Dr. Farrugia for treating him like garbage!
Neville Debattista
Feb 10th, 12:07
Do you really believe that Dr Anglu Farrugia would walk again through the door and step inside besides Joseph ?. Do you know or not that AF has last Sunday implicated JM as the mastermind responsible for the concocting of the so called political murder ? Truth is AF will NOT return to the fold. Problem with you is the fact that you keep on thinking wishfully.
carmel cassar
Feb 9th, 19:11
He has a place in the party just as much Debono has in the PN
Alfred Falzon
Feb 9th, 19:10
Dr Franco Debono was treated worse than trash by d PN even when there was a genuine attempt at reconciliating d 2 sides.
He was insulted, called vile names & ended being banned from contesting d election with other two PN MPs, even though d latter had decided otherwise!
Now u expect d PL to b as vindictive as d PN!
No, 2 wrongs don't make a right & Dr Muscat was wise to reassess his stance!
aaf
Giov DeMartino
Feb 10th, 07:49
Is it possible that you see any similarity between the two Mr Falzon? Certainly not.
Alfred Falzon
Feb 10th, 10:14
@ Giov DeMartino
As a staunch Nationalist you r expected 2 work for reconciliation within your Party.
What some of your diehards did was to antagonise further Dr Franco Debono, when he could have been an asset 2 a Party that needs badly a facelift after 25 years in office, many of which I acknowledge r a credit to it.
Each case has its own peculiarity, but injustice has d same face.
A pity!
aaf
Giov DeMartino
Feb 10th, 10:27
Yes, it is pity that an adult cannot realize that there is absolutely NO similarity bet. the two.
Franco Debono was not given a ministry and since day one he did everything in his power to ridicule HIS PM, to ridicule his colleagues and to make it as difficult as possible for the govt. He was a regular guest on One TV and he was given regular standing ovations by Lab.
Dr. A F. was always loyal
Giov DeMartino
Feb 10th, 10:31
DR. Farrugia was always loyal to leader and party and only a few days before he was fired he was congratulated by his leader who found time to compliment his mother and daughter. Three days later while Dr Far was on a private hol. he was informed that he had to resign. It is not true that that was a result of Comments on a part judge. Ask ALL mosta residents. They know why he was fired.
Denis Pace
Feb 10th, 10:45
There is no similarity between the two issues.
Franco Debono took it upon himself to work against the PN because he wasn't made a minister, despite his good form 2 result.
Anglu was stabbed in the back and was always loyal to his party.
Alfred Falzon
Feb 10th, 15:51
@ Giov Demartino, Denis Pace
U r entitled to your opinion irrespective of d Party you hail from.
I am no PN/PL activist, neither do I have any soft spot for AD!
I can assure u both that many r those today who refuse 2 identify themseves with a Party fearing retribution & blind loyalty to Leaders!
I firmly believe that both Dr Ang Farrugia & Dr Franco Debono r victims of vicious politics!
aaf
Carmel J. Caruana
Feb 9th, 18:50
As a floating voter interested in having an efficient FUTURE administration in this country, I am pleased about the removal of Anglu Farrugia. Given his performance on Xarabank I doubt whether he would have delivered. His replacement is much better. I am certainly not happy about the removal of Franco Debono. Franco Debono would have delivered. Note the difference between the two leaders.
S Sammut
Feb 9th, 23:21
Carmel, inti taf li Anglu Farrugia mar jiggiled minghajr xabla? Mar jitkellem minghajr ma JM kien urih il- PL manifest? U jekk inti daqshekk happy li JM nehhih, bad news for you mela as JM is inviting him back! jM not credible at all!!!
Carmel J. Caruana
Feb 10th, 19:26
Sur Sammut, it's not a question of being happy that Dr Farrugia was removed - I am not the type who would be happy over such things, but as vice Prime Minister he would not have been suitable as shown in the Xarabank programme. I'm sure there are other things that Dr Farrugia would excel in but not as vice Prime Minister. This is my opinion as a floating voter.
Carmel J. Caruana
Feb 10th, 19:38
I believe that this country needs a change in administration. The vice Prime Minister must be a very able administrator and Dr Farrugia would find this difficult. I am sure that even Dr Farrugia in his heart of hearts would agree with this. However it is difficult for us to admit that we are not suitable for something that we desire - it happens to all of us.
Carmel J. Caruana
Feb 10th, 19:39
If as you say that JM is inviting him back it's a credit to JM. I hope it wont be in his former post but as that would be unwise to put it mildly.
Alfred Attard
Feb 9th, 18:26
Surely, the role for Anglu should be to make the real laburisti that their party is sold to business men in collaboration with the GWU.
Alfred Attard
Feb 9th, 18:26
Surely, the role for Anglu should be to make the real laburisti that their party is sold to business men in collaboration with the GWU.
Joe Sammut
Feb 9th, 18:25
"The door is always open," he said.
If Muscat said that , then the polls are turning away from Labour to PN.
Anglu was a pain in the side for Labour , mostly because he was publicly pretending that he was ‘in’ with Joseph when now we know that he was not.
That was not a fair and democratic way to kick out Anglu from the party, Joseph.
A. Sultana
Feb 9th, 17:54
Why Dr. Muscat? Are you afraid he even goes further and reveal more of the truth in your party? You don't want that during a campaign do you?
Mark Pace
Feb 9th, 17:40
After muscat.com committed "a political murder" at point blank, he says Anglu is still welcome! Maybe for his funeral?
Pawlu Agius
Feb 9th, 17:39
So guess this means than we should expect Anglu Farrugia as our next President of the republic or as chairman of some government company!
Joseph Cauchi Senior
Feb 9th, 17:02
Since when can Joseph Muscat accept and expect to have Anglu Farrugia back in his party when he has unashamedly shot Anglu in the back in a ‘cold-blooded murder’?
Once dead, cannot be resurrected; or does JM now think he has become the new ‘JC’?
JC.
C Muscat
Feb 9th, 17:54
Possibli ma tarax id-differenza bejn Gonzi Klikka biss u Joseph open to all and welcome on board to anyone that wants to join the movement.
Joe Borg (Senior)
Feb 9th, 19:15
Sur Cauchi, Ghal informazzjoni tiegfhek, Joseph mil-bidu nett kien qal li Anglu ghadu rellevanti.
Ara Gonzi mhux hekk imma, ghax meta ma kellux bzonnu iktar lil Franco qal li huwa irrelevanti, ghal darba darbtejn!!!
Tony Agius
Feb 9th, 20:31
@ C Muscat
Vera li hemm id - differenza bejn il partit ta Gonzi u il partit ta Muscat ,ghax il PN JITNADDAF min dawk li jghamlu jew jipretendu li jghamlu dak li mhux kif suppost, u wara Joseph f'isem il MLP jilqahom bidu miftuha, u jifrahilhom ta li ghamlu, u jkompli jdawwar lilu innifsu b'nies li poplu ma jridhomx jirrarezentawh.
Saviour Aquilina
Feb 9th, 16:48
Taf Tisthi Joesph??
S Sammut
Feb 9th, 23:23
Ezatt!
Mary Ann Borg
Feb 9th, 16:42
Id-differenza hi li l-PN xorta baqa jzomm lil Frankie Tabone, JPO u Mugliette u dear Joseph Delivers lil Anglu keccieh. Iva keccieh avolja d-delegati ivvutaw ghal Anglu biex ikun id-deputy leader sa l-elezzjoni. Lil Frankie Tabone u shabu eleggewhom in-Nazzjonalisti fil Parlament. Lil Anglu vvutawlu d-delegati u xorta safa' mkecci.
Joseph Delivers lil Anglu b'delitt politiku. Malta Taghna Lkoll
m. borg (slm)
Feb 9th, 17:39
Int biss serjsta?
Int qed tghix f'din id-dinja jew x'imkien iehor.? Ghidilna kif u meta Anglu tkecca. Tkeccew Franco, JPO u Mugliette meta ma thallewx jikkontestaw vaolja JPO u Mugliette kienu qalu dan 2 qabel.
Nithassarkom lanqas tafu x'qed tkunu tghidu u tivvintaw, Anglu ma ikkontestax ghax ma riedx.
N. Agius
Feb 9th, 18:48
Sa fejn naf jien Anglu ma kienx imwaqqaf milli jikkontesta l-elezzjoni generali. AF gie mgieghel jirrezenja minn-deputat tal-partit, u MHUX minn membru tal-partit..
Denis Pace
Feb 10th, 10:47
Iridu jwessghu il-bibien ghax Anglu ghandu sikkina go dahru.
B. Farrugia
Feb 9th, 16:22
The door is always open but
a bit more effort please.
Francis Farrugia
Feb 9th, 16:21
Issa tard wisq Dr.Muscat. l-ewwel keccejtu issa tridu jerga lura. AF mhux pupu u l-anqas yes man. Hadem hafna ghall partit u hafna qabel ma inti hlomt li tkun kap tal-partit. Kultant nibda niddubita jekk tridx veru li l-partit ikun fil-gvern.Dan id-dubju jigini meta nahseb li inti stess l-anqas hrigt fuq id-distrett tieghek. Possibli li l-anqas trid il-vot ta martek u l-genituri tieghek.??????
Joe Borg (Senior)
Feb 9th, 20:04
Wow kemm qed thennu ghalih lil Anglu jahasra .. kemm qed thabbat qalbkom ghalin!!! Joseph taghkom lezzjoni ta accountability .. ahjar tipruvaw ytitaghlmu ftit fuqha din flokk tiswpikaw fl-arroganza!
Denis Pace
Feb 10th, 10:47
Too little...Too late.
Ask Anglu what he thinks!
Joseph Portelli
Feb 9th, 16:16
ma nafx kif ma jisthix jibqa jsemmi tal-500 ewro meta din ilha li waqfet u meta jaf li jekk hu jkun Prim Ministru se jaghmel kabinett kbir u kull ministeru bl-istaff kollu tieghu jigi jiswa maz-zewg miljun ewro fis-sena! L-istess kif amel Hollande fi Franza meta l-ewwel tkaza b'Sarkozy ax ta zjieda lill-ministri li kellu u meta lahaq hu amel kabinett iktar mid-doppju ta' sakorzy!
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 9th, 16:12
Joseph Muscat must:
(1) tell us what he promised to the contractors
(2) tell us why he wanted to keep such meetings secret
(3) tell us if MEPA changes are related with to any promise made to any contractor
(4) tell us if the new power station (which we do not need) is related to any promise he made to any contractor
Joseph Buhagiar
Feb 9th, 17:14
Joseph, there are two ways to manage anything. You manage people personally, and we end up asking Joseph and we could also ask Gonzi why one contractor donated 350,000. Very unprofessional. Or we put a PROCESS in place, the civilised way - The Party Financing Act & Whistle blower too. My worry is that the PN did not want to do this? That is why I am against PN now.
m. borg (slm)
Feb 9th, 17:41
Mr Aquilina looks like you know something Joseph doesn't know , how about telling us about it. !!
Michael Gatt
Feb 9th, 18:15
Meta jirrispondi Gonzi ghal istess mistoqsijiet please
Mario Cassar
Feb 9th, 19:30
Joseph Buhagiar: What process are you on about? Which process did Joseph use to commit the political murder of Anglu Farrugia, voted in by Labour's own delegates? It clearly shows that talk is cheaper than deeds, and Joseph is the finest example of not doing what he preaches.
Denis Pace
Feb 10th, 10:48
@m.borg
Cyprus Joe knows exactly what he promised to the blue-eyed boys.......
Anthony Scicluna
Feb 9th, 16:11
@Francis Saliba. Sorry doc, I didnt explain myself properly. I meant MPs and prospective candidates tow the party line. It was not a reference to you
Joseph Cauchi Senior
Feb 9th, 16:58
" T O E " !
We're not 'towing' any boats here!
Get it?
JC.
Neville Debattista
Feb 9th, 16:06
@Joseph Muscat. First you kick him downstairs then you have the cheek to say that the door ( unless you are referring to the exit door ) is always open to him. Typical Mr. Muscat. Very typical.
Gordon Swain
Feb 9th, 19:03
meta qed tghid typical, tista forsi tghidilna xi erba sitwazzjonijiet ohra simili?
qieghed insaqsik biex nemmnuk u tohrog li int vera taf x'int tikteb.
Denis Pace
Feb 10th, 10:50
A Napoleon Bonaparte in the making.
What cheek!
How can you stab your deputy in the back and then say that the door is open. He has no trust in his leader.
Joe Bonanno
Feb 9th, 16:00
What Gonzi is doing now is clearly deflection, trying to muddy the waters so that no one will look at the serious allegations of sleaze and corruption that happended during his tenure. People are not so easily fooled and we will eventually know the truth, despite the PN's attempts to cover up. JM has left the door open for AF. I would call that an act of a statesman and a gentleman.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 22:34
Franco voted against the party and against the people that put him there just like Mintoff did in 1998 but Anglu was always loyal to the party and to the leader yet Gowzef stab him on his back. Franco and the bella kumpanija deserved not to contest the election on PN's ticket because they disappointed the people that put them there.
Giov DeMartino
Feb 9th, 15:31
Dr Farrugia's photo was removed from the notice board outside the MLP club in Mosta as soon as his interview appeared in the Times.
C Muscat
Feb 9th, 17:56
Mhux bhal PN li baqa qatt ma xandar ir-rizenja u li twarrab Franco
Edmond Micallef
Feb 9th, 15:11
I think that an ex-deputy leader who tries to impinges maximum harm, simply on his perceptions, to the party he claims to 'have loved and have always worked to its benefit' should now find that he himself has slammed all the doors with a firm bang in his face.
Is AF trying to please someone else now?
Malta should still be his as well, however. But not in the structures of the PL party itself.
Alfred Falzon
Feb 9th, 18:57
@ Edmond Micallef
The PL leader has spoken! He holds Dr A Farrugia in his HIGHEST ESTEEM!
Now, do u think u have replaced him as PL leader, or is there another reason up your sleeve?!
If so, speak out, say loud & clear that you disagreee with him & that he is wrong in his latest statement!
Diehards have no place in a moderate Party where vindictiveness should be given the cold shoulder!
aaf
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 22:36
@ Alfred Falzon so if he holds him in his HIGHEST ESTEEM why did he force him to resign after being loyal to the party and to the leader.
Alfred Falzon
Feb 10th, 15:36
@ C Bartoli
It is not me who made that statement re "highest esteem".
It's PL Leader Dr Joseph Muscat himself.
So please address your question to him not to me!
I don't happen to be a PL diehard, neither a PN one for that matter, but I hate to see people of integrity being bandied around!
I still believe that both Dr Ang Farrugia & Dr Franco Debono have been victims of vicious politics!
aaf
Joe Tabone
Feb 9th, 14:45
Dear Joseph, was not Dr Anglu Farrugia elected by the SAME delegates that elected you?
Is a delegates vote worth more when voting to you than when voting for ANGLU??
Why did you humiliate Dr Anglu Farugia, just to elect Louis who is a greater humiliation???
Anglu's supporters till look up to him with PRIDE.
George Cutajar
Feb 9th, 14:34
Rather than saying that the door for AF is always open JM should bite the bullet and come clean on all allegations levied by AF. Until that is done we have only one version and itbdoes not look good.
Neville Debattista
Feb 9th, 16:11
I agree 100%. Ball is still at his feet. Sincerely I was expecting that he would kick it back at some point in time. This has not happened though.
Alfred Vassallo
Feb 9th, 16:43
Come clean!!!! Mela how much more the pn should come clean for all the obscenities that were carried out during their terms, those known and unknown!
Leslie Darmanin
Feb 9th, 14:26
Dr Muscat says that "the proposal which had gone down the best was the concept of accountability and good governance".
Actually, the only Labour proposal that has gone down well is pjacieri, handouts and anonymous contractors.
Malta taghna lkoll - my foot.
It's Malta taghna Labour biss - we've seen it all before.
The ghosts of Labour past are coming back to roost.
G Caruana
Feb 9th, 14:22
After stabbing him in the back " There is role for Anglu Farrugia"
& what role might this be....bring back my lost votes?
E. Mifsud
Feb 9th, 14:21
Nahseb kien ikun ahjar kieku Muscat baqa' bil-pozizzjoni ta' "No Comment" u ma qal xejn aktar li jikxef it-tattika zbaljata tieghu f'dan il-kaz. Kien ikun ferm ahjar kieku qabel ma ghaffigha, sab mezz biex jikkonvinci lill-Anglu jcedi postu ta' "deputy" u offrilu dak li qed joffrilu issa. Issa l-froga saret u Anglu ha d-decizjoni iebsa li temmittlu l-karriera politika tieghu.
Alfred Falzon
Feb 9th, 14:16
3.at grips with corruption,arrogance,sleaze that undermine d very foundations upon which a sane Nation is built!
In d case of Dr A Farrugia, there is an attempt at reconciliation, 2 b encouraged tilll an honourable solution is reached & Dr Farrugia's dignity & integrity fully restored.
As regards Dr Franco Debono d PN has remained intransigent & even declared him "irrelevant"!
I stay my case.
aaf
Leslie Darmanin
Feb 9th, 14:55
What an incredible rubbish comparison.
You condemn the PN for calling a megalomaniac irrelevant, but praise Labour for an "attempt at reconciliation" with a man who, in your own words, had his "dignnity and integrity" (whatever that means) trampled upon.
I have no sympathy for the former police inspector, but where is the comparison?
He was humilitated, Debono just went into self-detruct.
Wilfred Camilleri
Feb 9th, 15:50
lol First JM stabs AF in the back and kicks him out and now he wants reconciliation! What a load. He wants reconciliation because AF didn't go away quietly and has exposed how shallow and vindictive JM really is! The only dignity and integrity that needs to be restored is that of Muscat not Farrugia!
Neville Debattista
Feb 9th, 16:27
It is now crystal clear that Anglu was given the sack for no apparent reason at all. His integrity contrary to what you are insinuating was never questioned. Most probably Joseph Muscat regrets his stabbing him in the back. That is why he is trying to make peace. Too late too little I hear them say.
Joseph Borg
Feb 9th, 13:59
Niftakar li meta Joseph Muscat kien lahaq leader tal-PL, Simon Busuttil kien qal li min qed ünder estimates""lill Joseph Muscat kien qed jaghmel zball kbir. Nahseb li l-lum Simon Busuttil kellu ragun u kien jaf x`qed jghid.
Alfred Falzon
Feb 9th, 13:59
2. I admire greatly those who suffer in defence of d weak against d strong, d almighty who pretend to ride rough shod over those outside d inner circle & common mortals.
Both Dr Anglu Farrugia & Dr Franco Debono deserve to be held in high esteem by all those who don't seek power for d sake of power, but who are after a clean Party, ready ALWAYS to be at d service of d people, at grips (cont)
aaf
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 14:49
Franco Debono was never loyal to the party or the leader and he voted against the government, whereas Anglu Farrugia was loyal to the party and the leader yet the leader stabbed him in the back.
Alfred Falzon
Feb 9th, 19:40
@ C Bartoli
Loyalty to a Party does not necessarily imply condoning the wrong that a Party can do!
Dr Franco Debono pinpointed the misdoings of his Party and was, in return, given the order of the boot and called vile names by Party diehards!
Is that what the people expect from a Party in office?
Alfred A Falzon
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 22:38
@Alfred Falzon, Anglu only said what he said because Joseph muscat did not keep his promise
Alfred Falzon
Feb 9th, 13:51
It gives me great pleasure to hear Dr Joseph Muscat state that he "saw a major role for Anglu Farrugia in d Party & in d country & d door was always open to him"!
That's common sense, for at least Dr Farrugia has not been declared "irrelevant" & banned from contesting d elections.
Dr Anglu Farrugia has, like Dr Franco Debono, remained loyal to his Party & did not deserve to be humiliated.
(cont)
Neville Debattista
Feb 9th, 16:30
Stop comparing Franco with Anglu, Fred. Two complete different stories. Qieghed thallat il-hass ma xi haga ohra!
Alfred Falzon
Feb 9th, 19:49
@ Nev. Debattista
Not exactly d same circumsatances, but it's a study of 2 main political Parties in action!
One excludiung all possibilities of a reconciliation by its hostile attitude, d other even though not acknowledging d harm done 2 Dr Ang Farrugia, still calling him "relevant" & inviting him 2 shoulder future responsibilities on behalf of d country & people!
Arrogance does not pay!
aaf
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 9th, 20:16
@ Alfred Lanzon today 13:51
If "Dr Franco Debono remained loyal to his party" one must wonder how a disloyal scoundrel would have behaved.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 22:39
'he saw a major role for Anglu Farrugia in the party" "door is always open" Joseph new role for Anglu is 'tasting'. first he tasted Well done and hand shaking, then came the back-stabbing, then he tasted 6 shots in the head and now he wants him to taste 'hanging' unless there are other methods how to assasinate a person politically'
V. Cauchi
Feb 9th, 13:46
I guess it is a cowboys' film swinging door which can slam back into your face if you're not through it right on time!
Edward Zammit
Feb 9th, 13:40
'he saw a major role for Anglu Farrugia in the party" "door is always open" Joseph new role for Anglu is 'tasting'. first he tasted Well done and hand shaking, then came the back-stabbing, then he tasted 6 shots in the head and now he wants him to taste 'hanging' unless there are other methods how to assasinate a person politically'
twanny borg
Feb 9th, 13:36
Il-pl qed jibza li anglu jkompli jikxiflu ghawwara. Jekk veru jridu imissu ma kecciehx.
G Tonna
Feb 9th, 13:24
Dr Muscat. Malta is getting 2,200,000,000 euros in 14 years from the EU thanks to the Nationalist Government, when you were against membership.
On this stand alone you should resign your post forthwith. You are not capable or worthy of guiding Malta at all. You do not merit our trust.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 9th, 16:30
G. Tonna: Taf li bejn 2007 u Ottubru 2012 IRCEVEJNA BISS €278 miljuni u HALLASNA LILL-UE €306.7 miljuni sal-ahhar tal-2011 ??? Il-flus l-UE ma tghatihomlokx. Izda trid tressaq progetti li hi taqbel maghhom. U jekk ma tilhaqx taghmel uzu mill-fondi saz-zmien stipulat, dawk il-fondi TITLIFHOM ! Imhatra li ma kont taf xejn dwar dan ?
Andrew John Mercieca
Feb 9th, 18:25
@ eddie privitera, x tippretendi? U se tgerger ukoll.
G Tonna
Feb 9th, 18:39
944 million have been allocated under the Cohesion Policy assistance since accession and all these funds have been committed by the end of 2012 under the mainstream Operational Programmes I and II. This year will see the focus shifting to the remaining payments and reimbursements from the European Commission.
Hallina sur Eddy.
G Tonna
Feb 9th, 18:56
Very good take up of the EU funds.
https://www.bov.com/page.asp?p=13248
http://www.mbb.org.mt/Articles/Article.aspx?Section=newsroom&ArticleId=1707&Article=Over
M Farrugia
Feb 9th, 13:21
Kull vot jghodd Dr Muscat, ghahekk dan iz-zeghil kollu ma Dr. Farrugia. Post ghal kulhadd, min jaf kemm qed isiru "promises" anki man-nies tad-dar tal-hgieg, kollox johrog fil-berah wara meta minn kien imwighed post fl-gholi johodulu haddiehor mill-istess dar tal-hgied.
DUNCAN FABRI
Feb 9th, 13:17
What ever dark light the pn is portraying on Dr.Muscat, he keeps calm, serene and focused on a clear objective I.e. in delivering a government that can unite the Maltese people and achieve higher standard of living for all.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 14:53
@Duncan Fabri, this is for your dear leader Gowzef... I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
Bill Cosby
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 13:14
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Joseph Portelli
Feb 9th, 12:59
ma nafx kif ma jisthix jibqa jsemmi tal-500 ewro meta din ilha li waqfet u meta jaf li jekk hu jkun Prim Ministru se jaghmel kabinett kbir u kull ministeru bl-istaff kollu tieghu jigi jiswa maz-zewg miljun ewro fis-sena! L-istess kif amel Hollande fi Franza meta l-ewwel tkaza b'Sarkozy ax ta zjieda lill-ministri li kellu u meta lahaq hu amel kabinett iktar mid-doppju ta' sakorzy!
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 9th, 12:57
Is Joseph Muscat now afraid of Anglu Farrugia? I think this time round ADDING YET ANOTHER PROMISE to the already large list of promises will not help Joseph Muscat get out of this one!! Joseph Muscat should learn that you cannot back stab someone and then expect that someone to still respect you like a dog respects his master!!
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 12:50
AF has aired the PL’s dirty clothes to dry in public & it is evident when reading between the lines that there is more to this than meets the eye. No wonder d PL is recommending to split MEPA so as to push aside d environmental regulations which safe guard d issues of irregular building permits for d benefit of ‘dawn il barunijiet’. Are we heading back to the 80’s in Lorry Sant’s time?
M Grima
Feb 9th, 13:29
So you also believe that the Maltese Church, ex PN minister Michael Falzon and various NGO's who agreed to the proposal of splitting MEPA have a secret hidden agenda. Just because it pleased GonziPN for allowing MEPA to get tangled in its own bizarre and unorthodox decisions, Labour should do the same.
R Zammit
Feb 9th, 13:45
but how can you draw coclusions,pn has had his dirty clothes aired for sure,everyone can see it,if you deny it ,it means your mind is also corrupted
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 14:55
@R Zammit yes both parties have dirty laundry however the PN is fighting the corruption whereas MLP keeps hiding it.
R Zammit
Feb 9th, 20:36
@c bartoli,do you think so? maybe we see thing from different perspectives but one thing is for sure,pn needs to figure things out.as a floater,and one who used to be a pn fanatic i think it is time for change.i am sure both parties will improve.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 12:49
How ironic for JM.Com to try and point his finger at someone else when in reality he should be pointing his finger to himself. No wonder that in his quest to attain his lifelong dream of becoming the youngest and probable the most inexperienced PM he was once quoted as saying ‘that he would do anything insofar that the end justifies the means’!
Joe Xuereb
Feb 9th, 12:49
@Francis Saliba M.D.(Today, 11:14). The usual banality. Homosexuals are more than whatever they choose to do in bed (just like heterosexuals, in fact). Stop short-changing people - and yourself in the process - and, for your own sake and those around you, you'll start to feel better. Move away from received stereotypes and start living in 2013. No need to mix with gays. Read some books instead.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 9th, 13:28
@JoeXuereb today 12:49
I feel very good now as I am and therefore there is no need for me, or the company around me, to change in order to feel better, thank you very much.
R Zammit
Feb 9th, 13:49
he only reads the bible and the gonzi pn manifesto.if the church favours labour at some point of time ,he will change sides,but that will happen only when i find a girraffe in my bathroom
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 9th, 19:28
@R Zammit
The Church is praying that Malta would have good governance after the election. It is most ominous that you think that prayer does not favour the Labour Party.
I don't understand your belief that the LP won't ever become a credible non-violent political party that would appeal to me. You must have a still more pessimistic view of the LP than I do - and that is bad enough.
R Zammit
Feb 9th, 20:55
@FRANCIS SALIBA
i have nothing against labour party .you re saying that .i meant if the church sticks with labours proposals you will change sides.i used to take sides and it was stupid,i used to be a pn fanatic but thank the mighty holy god i m not anymore,and i used to be a church fanatic till i was sixteen and thank god even more ,i am not anymore,.i just observe and laugh at your comments
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 9th, 22:08
@R Zammit today 20:55
You don't think highly enough of "mighty holy" God to refer to him respectfully as God. I do not pride myself that my intellect was arrested at sixteen years. Therefore I spot the irrelevance of your loss of faith to the subject of a blog about the political assassination of the deputy leader of the LP and his attempted resuscitation as an inferior Labourite.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 12:49
Also what about the despicable threats towards AF? It is obvious that the labour party NEVER CHANGES as it is clear that there are many who still militate in the shadows of the PL corridors full malice and hatred towards anyone who obstructs their road to power. Is the dread of terror lifting its head again? Remember when people were scared to speak out?
manuel lia
Feb 9th, 12:39
maaaaaa.....xwicc ghanedek joseph....issa ghandek bzonnu lill anglu?meta keccejtu u tajjartu bla raguni ta xejn ma kellekx bzonnu?issa too late ghax ragel onest hassartlu karriera politika....wara 5 snin jahdem mieghek....ara vera ma tafx tisthi joseph.com.....wiccek litteralment joqodlok ghal kollox....hadt bidejn martu .bintu,u ommu....biex imbaghad tajjartu.....forsi hekk qalulek il kuntratturi
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 12:52
mhux ghax induna li se jitlef xi 3,000 vot min fuq il-mosta jridu lura lil Anglu, Ghal Dr. Evil (ara ritratt) l-importanti li nilhaq prim ministru imbghad Alla maghna
Michael Borg
Feb 9th, 12:38
maybe you have a empty desk at the 4th floor for him !!
Jo Camm
Feb 9th, 12:51
Does the glasshouse have an underground. It might be better.
M camilleri
Feb 9th, 14:25
jew forsi taht xi pont???
E. Vassallo
Feb 9th, 12:37
Jidher Joseph qed izieghel B'Anglu qabel l-elezzjoni biex ma jkompoliex jikxiflu ghawwaru
edward vella
Feb 9th, 12:29
Joseph Muscat will show everyone that he means what he says and he says what he means!!!Gonzipn showed us all what a difference there is between his promises and what he actually does later on!!! it's quite clear for aeveryone ti see!!!WELL DONE AND KEEP IT UP jOE MUSCAT!!! We are proud of you!!!
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 14:59
One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.
Thomas Sowell
adrian dimech
Feb 9th, 12:29
Issa tridu lill Anglu ghax ma tgharax ukoll lill Toni u Tara x se tghamel bih Jew dak mhux hiereg fuq il Mosta
Mr Joe Micallef
Feb 9th, 12:26
The usual opportunistic conniving little politician!
Mr B Vella
Feb 9th, 12:16
Il-verita hija li l-maggoranza kbira tal-Poplu Malti taf u thoss li hemm bzonn ta' bidla,Biex tithaddem tajjeb id-demokrazija bidla tkun ta' gid kemm ghal Malta kif ukoll ghall-PN li ilu dawn is snin kollha fil-gvern.
Li l-Partit Laburista immexxi Min Joseph Muscat ghamel tibdil Pozittiv huwa minnhu,Ghalhekk inhoss li JM jimerritah li jkun il-Prim Ministru ta'Malta.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 13:11
Li kiku ghedt Goerge Abela naqbel mieghek u naqbel mieghek wkoll illi il-Pn tajjeb ikunu fl-oppozizjoni imma tant ilu jghamel kutrumbajsi Muscat illi f'dan il-mumnet delikat fl-ekonimija madwar id-dinja ghandna bzonn xi hadd kompetenti, mela ma tiftakarx x'kien ghamel Alfred Sant, dan meta l-ekonomija fid-dainja killha kienet b'sahhita. MLP irid jeheles mil hafna ex ministri tal passat.
Steve Zammit
Feb 9th, 12:12
Ut-urn ohra JM?
Re:
''On hunting and trapping, Dr Muscat said regulations in Malta should be in line with those of the EU, and should not go beyond them. Furthermore, derogations would be enforced in a proper manner.''
Ga qeghdin ekk sur muscat.
Johnny Xerri
Feb 9th, 15:45
no not really, since the 3 pm curfews, the no hunting on sunday & ph during spring, and other regulations go beyond eu regulations.
Mr Zammit I believe you would know about this...just as much as you know about the awlett migration. No?
anton murcia
Feb 9th, 11:40
Some people say, "Give Jos. Muscat a try ! " Others would retort : "We would for 5 months ...but 5 years is a hell of a long time! ".Trying a re-packaged Old Labour for five years is not like trying a new brand of shaving cream which you can soon cast into a bin.
Elections come only every 5 years and if Labour's marketing gimmicks get your vote, you're hooked high and dry for a very long spell.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 11:55
spot on!
K Grech
Feb 9th, 12:17
we'r talking about some white rocks here right? or about smart city?
or maybe the 500€ extra/week, aa that was not a gimmick sry
R Zammit
Feb 9th, 12:18
i am hooked high and dry already and i ve been like this the past 5 yrs,if not more but especially the last legislature.we need a change and the pn needs time to be in the opposition to reflect what s gone wrong. i m not saying that joseph will bring malta to a heavenly state but i do think it will do us good.just my opinion.ex nationalist,,gonzipn is a rotten tomato. its differnet from pn
Leslie Borg
Feb 9th, 12:44
Wise words. Your vote is no gamble joy. Its serious as the breath of a human being. Bad managemnt leads to suffocation followed by the trauma of corrective measures. Today month vote using your mind irrespective of some possible negative feelings or unaccomplished favours.
Andre Briffa
Feb 9th, 11:38
Another U-Turn from JM! Always trying to win votes.
Alfred Vassallo
Feb 9th, 12:07
Why is that your comments are so unintelligible. What has U.turns got to do with what Muscat said?? Some people are unbelievable!
Andre Briffa
Feb 9th, 14:04
Muscat is all about U-turns!! Always trying to please everyone!
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 11:34
I have a feeling that this new PL is just a whitewash of SANT-bis, promising pies-in-the-sky that remain unreachable during the coming legislation or just empty promises for purposes of vote-catching the gullible!
Small wonder that Dr Muscat was mistaken by his own journalists for Dr Alfred Sant, for the more time passes the more they become just like two PEAS IN A POD!
Shame!
Chris Agius
Feb 9th, 11:33
I think this man has some very good ideas and the majority think likewise.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 15:03
“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.”
albert galea
Feb 9th, 11:31
If Dr. Farrugia claimes that he was stabbed in the back by Dr. Muscat, what did he do to the party he claims he still loves? For giving a knife in the hands of the party`s enemies Dr. Farrugia should be expelled from the PL. I don`t think that the PL needs such people who turn it`s enemy at the first opportunity.
Alfred Falzon
Feb 9th, 14:35
@ albert galea
People like you should be expelled from the PL not a gentleman of integrity like Dr Angelo Farrugia who is held in high esteem in Mosta and beyond!
Extremism, d type we have come across in the case of PN diehards who have called Dr Franco Debono "irrelevant" & banned him from contesting d election, is condemned & only harms the Party which treats dissent with an iron hand!
aaf
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 22:41
@Alfred One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.
Thomas Sowell
Alexander Genuis
Feb 9th, 11:30
Taf min jilaq Sur Bartoli,min jkollu bzonn Vot ta Fiducja,halli Gvern Tieghu ma jaqax,pero GHALXEJN,allura l-ewwel mmur NFITTXU d-dar halli JIVVOTA FAVUR,imma IVVOTA KONTRA,il-Gvern WAQA,WAQA,mbagahd l-istess DEPUTAT Nghajjruh IRRELEVANTI!!!
marc pace
Feb 9th, 11:30
posigive campaign my foot.....jm.com should say that when he wasn't given the 500 euro incfease he made a whole scene about it after saying that he won't accept it!
Re mepa if there is a jm.com government there will be a reserection of lorry sant
Anthony Scicluna
Feb 9th, 11:28
What Muscat means to say is that he wants a break from the successful PN past to the dictatorial fiascos of the Golden Years under Mintoff
Sammy Vella
Feb 9th, 11:21
Dnub li hemm nies li ghadom ma jisthux inizzlu il fatt li joseph bil posittivita tieghu qed jibdel il mentalita tal maggoranza assoluta tal maltin. Bilfors ma jnizzluhiex ghax s issa qatt f malta ma kellna mexxej ta partit li hadem ghall l ghaqda bejn il maltin. Forsi hafna qed jghiru ghax hu il PL u Joseph li qeghdin jahdmu sfieq ghall l-ghaqda bejn il maltin u li verament malta tkun TAGHNA LLKOL
E Gatt
Feb 9th, 11:21
If knives in the back could talk, they would say, "I'm in"
Eddy Privitera
Feb 9th, 11:20
Scott Brown: If you do TWO JOBS, don't you get TWO salaries ? The MPs who also had their own personal work, or practised their profession, got TWO incomes, because they were doing TWO JOBS. The ministers' job is ONE JOB not two ! So why did they give themselves TWO salaries ? If they were not doing something WRONG, why did they suspend it ?????
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 9th, 11:14
Joseph Muscat should state categorically if there is consensus that it could ever be in the interests of helpless orphaned children to be consigned into an unnatural homosexual family environment during their formative years. I will be asking that question to any candidate from any party that asks for my vote.
Anthony Scicluna
Feb 9th, 12:06
Setting aside the issue on homosexual adoption, would you expect anything else but "towing the party line"? Unfortunately, then the issue becomes completely redundant. There is alot of space to understand and study whether there is a case for and against such adoptions irrespective of the outcomes and personal value/belief systems. This is being used a political tool to skim votes
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 9th, 13:32
@Anthony Scicluna
I no longer have any boat so I do not "tow" anyone - not even a party line. I use my own brain all the time and act accordingly.
Anthony Scicluna
Feb 9th, 14:59
Francis, apologies I did not mean that you tow the party line. I meant that the prospective MPs typically tow the party line
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 9th, 11:06
Yes Joseph it's the right attiude.
C Briffa
Feb 9th, 11:03
I heard the same experssion the last time I went to a civic amenity site, he told me he has space for my bulk refuse. JM.com always has a space for everyone especially if he can gain a couple of votes.
Vince Piscopo
Feb 9th, 11:11
Mr Briffa he will gain votes because JM is credible much more credible than LG is and PL proposals are factual, positive and doable. PN has no plan and will lose this election. "Iz-zmien itina parir"
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 15:32
@Vince Piscopo MLP's energy plan it is so feasible that the experts commissioned by the MLP said that it is more expensive than the proposal proposed by PN. If you want to know how much half baked is MLP's energy proposal, search online for Engineering connections: LNG Super Tanker and than you can figure out yourself how much rubbish had Konrad tried to feed the Maltese people just to be in power
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 15:34
@Vince Piscopo and the tankers is just 10% of the problem. One has to keep in mind the time frame, the health and safety and the designated area where it is going to be build.
J Cauchi
Feb 9th, 11:02
Dr Muscat stay the way you are Honest and a road map for all the
People. So many are behind you and so many of my
Friends joined your new movement where you feel
Proud to be Labour. PROUD TO BE LABOUR!!!!!!!!!!!
scott brown
Feb 9th, 10:45
Dr Muscat keeps harping on the honoraria but never admits that PL members of parliament are themselves earning a salary and an honoraria. Maybe roderick galdes, silvio parnis and others may comment. JM needs to be clear to be credible. will he remove the honoraria for these people as well. Positive campaign my foot. JM and PL have been negative on all positive issues for the past 25 years.
Mario Buhagiar
Feb 9th, 11:22
Actually it is just JM who received the honoraria from the PL, and JM opened a bank account and gave all his honoraria to charity. The honoraria is already retired. It was turned down about a year ago by the PN after a lot of pressure. Better read some news before commenting lol
Carmel Grima
Feb 9th, 10:45
Yep, thank God we do not have the shenanigans that occurred during Dom's days.
Ing Carmel Grima
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 12:03
@Eddy Privitera sfotunatament ghalik tista tara kif dawn il-pajjizi li semmejt int spiccaw jerqu u ahna ma gralniex hekk gham ma smajniex minn Joseph Muscat.
Joseph Grech Attard
Feb 9th, 10:44
Whoever has a doubt that we have here a statesman in the making should, at least, give him a chance. Yes the majority of the people are fed up with the way politics go on in our country and, yes, most are very cynical. 'Il-politika mahmuga' has been on many people's lips for too long. We have a chance of something different, of stopping name-calling & re-introducing morality & ethics into politics
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 11:00
statesman in the making is when his only aim is to win the next election and then God knows what? Mela l-ewwel jisparalu lil Anglu u issa jilghaqu wara li irijejalizza li se jitlef xi 3,000 vot min fuq il-mosta.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 11:02
L-ikbar zball li ghamlu id-delegati laburisti kien li ghazlu lil dan flok lil George Abela. Dak vera statesman li ghaqqad lil Maltin u lill Ghawdxin kollha.
Richard Caruana
Feb 9th, 11:03
A chance for what, to drive Malta down the Cyprus path?
What has he done to deserve it?
Better the devil I know, who has just amazed the whole Island with his negotiating skills in Europe.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 11:13
what statesmen in the making? He is only after becoming a prime minister at 39 and then God knows what? Mohhu biss fil-voti, issa jridu lura lil Anglu wara li induna li se jitlef xi 3,000 vot fuq il-mosta. L-ikbar zball li qatt ghamlu id-delegati laburisti kien li ghazel lil dan milli lil George Abela.
Anthony Falzon
Feb 9th, 11:14
Morality and ethics when one of the deputy leaders was mentioned in court as having tried to influence a police officer known to be a M.L.P. supporter not to take action in court against people that broke the law.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 9th, 11:21
And if he does not rise to your expectations about "a statesman in the making" and of which there is no trace at present and if he turns out to be another Fredu Sant, do you guarantee that we will be rid of him just as soon, if not sooner? I am not a gambling man.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 9th, 11:22
Richard Caruana. You know who could very well drive Malta in the way Greece, Ireland etc.. ended up, ? GonziPN if this incompetent lot are reelected !
Alfred Vassallo
Feb 9th, 12:02
''who has just amazed the whole Island with his negotiating skills in Europe.''
Negotiating skills my foot! There is a big probability that the EU is trying its damnest to help Gonzipn retain its power because they fear that if Muscat is given a mandate they will have quite a load on their hands because Joseph is no Yes Sir like Gonzipn proved to be on all EU legislation s
M Grima
Feb 9th, 13:37
@Francis Saliba M.D.
As usual your bitterness against Labour gets the better of you. Under your beloved GonziPN this country has experienced the worst five years where it concerns ministerial blunders and mismanagement of the taxpayers' hard earned money. But, what qualifies as the mother of all deceitfulness is the secret weekly payrise of €600 which Dr. Gonzi and his trolls gave themselves.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 9th, 13:47
@Alfred Vassallo
It would be very silly to change a politician like Gonzi of such proven skill that he earns the support for Malta of the whole EU (you said it) for someone who fought tooth and nail for Malta to stay out of the EU but, when the attempt failed, immediately jumped on board as a Labour MEP. What intimation of superb statesmanship in the making!
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 9th, 14:09
@EddyPrivitera 11:22
GonziPN did not "drive Malta in the way Greece, Ireland etc.. ended up" during the past five years when it governed Malta, so why anticipate that it would do so if re-elected. That would have happened if the NP had taken Joseph Muscat incompetent advice to imitate Cyprus. Have you any more bright ideas for Muscat's LP if it gets elected in a fit of temporary insanity?
Alfred Vassallo
Feb 9th, 16:39
@Francis Saliba M.D.
Quote '' (you said it)'' I said what....I just quoted what Richard caruana above said.....Read properly first!
Edgar Gambin
Feb 9th, 10:42
Joseph qed jitfa il-melh fuq il-ferita ta' Anglu. Imma Anglu kien car, ma jridx jahdem ma' Joseph u l-MLP sakemm ikun hemm businessmen kbar vicin il-finanzi tal-Labour. L-ewwel Joseph jaghmel political murder fuq Anglu imbaghad jipprova jqajmeu mil-mewt. Imma ghal voti kollox jaghmel.
Anthony Lee Baldacchino
Feb 9th, 10:54
Ghal informazzjoni tieghek, li nahseb li int qatt ma smajt hu, li ma l-ewwel sekonda li Anglu irrezinja, l-istess kliem qal Joseph, li Anglu ghat ghandu postu fil-partit. Fl-opinjoni tieghi, jien qatt m`ghogobni Anglu bhala deputy leader, imma l-bqija bhala MP ma tista tghid xejn kontrih.
Alexander Genuis
Feb 9th, 10:55
Mhu qed jitfa xejn,taf meta titfa l-melh fuq il-ferita,meta jkollok Deputat,biex jivvutalek fil-parlament tmur Ghalih d-dar,mbagahd meta Johrog Kontrik tghajjru IRRELEVANTI,tajjeb?Ghall melh fuq Feriti STAQSI lill John Dalli,JPO,MUGLIETT,SCHIAVONE,nkompli?/Kull ma Jghmel Muscat u l-PL kollox hazin.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 11:03
Ezatt Edgar issa qed jilghaqu lil Anglu ghax irejalizza li se jitlef xi 3,000 vot min fuq il-mosta.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 11:04
@Anthony Lee Baldacchino Anglu Muscat gie mkecci mhux irezenja!
Richard Caruana
Feb 9th, 11:04
@Baldacchino
Aqtawa' din ta' Anglu r-rizenja.. Anglu gie mgieghel jirrizenja, u ghalhekk, tkecca.
Issa li qed jikxef il-borom ha nippruvaw indawwru d-diska.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 9th, 11:28
Sa ftit ilu il-kummentaturi Laburisti fuq dan il-gurnal kienu qed jikkundannaw lil Anglu Farrugia ghax skond huma kien inkompetenti u kien jisthoqqlu d-daqqa ta'sikkina li qala' go dahru. Milli jidher issa ser jibdlu d-diska u jitolbuh jerga' joffri dahru mill-gdid ghal xi assassinju politku iehor.
Giov DeMartino
Feb 9th, 11:28
Dawk li jhalltu l-kaz ta' Dr Farrugia ma dak ta' Dr F. Debono jkunu qeghdin juru li ma jkunux jafu xi jkunu qed jghidu. Biex inkun pulit qed nghid hekk. Franco Debono dam hames snin shih li riedet tkun il;-pacenzja ta' Gobb ta-PM biex issaportietu. Fil-kaz ta' Anglu Farrugia zgur li dan qatt ma qal ,kelma wahda kontra l-PL jew kontra l-mexxej tieghu. Dan kulhadd jaf ghala tkecca.
paul camilleri
Feb 9th, 11:47
@Mr Baldachino, i know Dr Muscat and other LP supporters want Dr Farrugia to contest elections but the reason is not as Dr Muscat or yourself put it but the simple truth is you cant have him saying whats black is black and whats white is white and not to mention loosing votes in his district
Noel Cutajar
Feb 9th, 11:56
Din l-ewwel darba li qieghed nisma li fil-politika f'Malta hemm il-businessmen vicin il-partiti...nahseb li issa qieghed nghix hawn Malta...sur Gambin, kieku kien il-kaz kif qieghed tghid int, kien jirrezenja hu u mhux xi hadd jitolbok taghmel hekk. Jekk nitkellmu fuq political murder staqsi lil Jesmond Mugliette bil-famusa sms, jew lil Franco Debono li tkellem fuq il-hmieg u klikkek!!
Alexander Genuis
Feb 9th, 12:02
Insejtu kemm lill xi HADD Ghidtuli "IL-BIEB MIFTUH"????????????????Mbagahd mhux talli GHALAQTULU l-BIEB F'WICCU,talli GHAJJARTUH IRRELEVANTI......................................Wara li WAQQALKHOM il-Gven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Intom Tridu Tparlaw??Il-PN kemm se Jitlef voti fuq id-DISTRETTI ta JPO,MUGLIETT,DEBONO &SCHIAVONE,JOHN DALLI,Kemm??????????????L-istess kontu QTAJTU rigward id-DIVORZJU,TQANZHU!!!
Noel Cutajar
Feb 9th, 12:02
@ Saliba MD...ahseb u ara tal-PN kemm ghajruh lill-Anglu u issa sar l-eroj taghkom...Insejt kemm il-darba xandartu it-tahdita ma' Xmun. L-aqwa li jsir kollox bil-qalb.
C. Bartoli
Feb 9th, 12:55
@ Genius, So you attack Gonzi when through a democratic process 3 PN candidates where asked not to take part in the next election, but defend Joseph Muscat when in an anti-democratic way FORCED Anglu Farrugia to resign, Anglu Farrugia which was elected by party memebrs! Put party love aside and think if Anglu Farrugia was treated correctly by those same people he trusted
Francis Saliba M.D.
Feb 9th, 14:36
@NoelCutajar today 12:02
Min qallek li Anglu Farrugia hu l-eroj tal-PN? Hbieb ta' Anglu Farrugia fil-Partit Laburista u partitarji Nazzjonalisti jithassruh ghax hadd, anqas l-akbar ghadu, ma jithoqqlu jigi assassinat politikalment mill-kap tieghu stess b'daqqa ta' sikkina f'dahru u bili il-ferita tigi aggravata bl-insult ta'stedina li jibqa attiv fil-partit forsi jigu ferut ghat-tieni darba.
Noel Cutajar
Feb 9th, 18:46
@ Francis Saliba...naqbel mieghek...ahseb fuq George Borg Olivier...Anglu Farrugia hallas ta' ghemilu mhux kif jimxi GonziPN jimxu fuq dahar kullhadd basta jibqghu tal-klikka. Almenu ghal JM ghadu rilevanti u mhux bhal min fetah ghajn il-PN u GonziPN (issa Xmun) ghazel li jaghlaq ghajnejh u widnejh u jiftah halqu biex tohrog il-mibgheda...nawguralek xarba tajba nhar l-10 ta' Marzu.
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