Muscat says politics must not sink lower - John Bencini speaks at PL mass meeting
The Labour mass meeting in Mqabba
Labour leader Joseph Muscat told thousands of supporters at a PL mass meeting this afternoon that the last few days had not done the country any good as it had seen the worst type of politics.
Speaking at Mqabba, he said he wanted to appeal to everyone to be positive and not let politics sink any lower.
“The people deserve better, we need to speak about the proposals and not make personal attacks, I appeal to you to see our positive proposals,” he said.
He insisted that Labour’s election proposals were realistic and doable because they were well costed against economic projections made by the EU and the IMF. In contrast, PN promises were based on the government's own economic growth projections, which the EU had shown to be wrong. This meant the PN, if in government, would have to raise taxes or not keep its promises.
He said Labour would not chase after the people before the election and forget them after. Nor was it going for 'auction politics' by promising everything.
'Each time I propose something I know we can implement it,' he said.
Dr Muscat hit out at the government for having given ministers an extra €500 a week while at the same raising the utility tariffs, burdening the people. The government had opted for an oil firing power station when gas was the best option, Dr Muscat said - although he made a mistake by initially saying that oil was the best option.
Dr Muscat spoke on how he had put the country before his own family when he opted to seek election as Labour Party leader and then when he was co-opted to parliament, leaving his better-paid role as an MEP."I got into politics to bring about a change and not for money," he said to cheers.
"Politics is a service and that's why we can't be negative. I want my children and your children to live in a better country".
ELECTION PROMISES
Dr Muscat went over some of Labour's election promises, saying soldiers and police would be able to join a union, without the right to strike. They would also have better conditions.
Talks would be held on the overtime owed by policemen.
VAT law would be amended so that those who owed VAT would not be imprisoned but given the chance to work and pay their dues.
Labour, he said, would create good quality jobs with more flexibility in order to ensure a good work family balance.
People would not be judged by ‘the colour of their faces’ ,
A law on party funding would be among the first laws to be enacted.
Dr Muscat thanked Mcast students for the support they had given him during the recent debate. He said they should not worry about the attacks being made against them.
He insisted that the country needed a change of direction. Opting not to vote was good for others - those who had forgotten about the people - but that was not good for the country.
Concluding, again appealed to his supporters not to be negative. "Our role is to be positive," he said.
JOHN BENCINI ADDRESSES MEETING
At the start of the activity the party announced it would hold another meeting at Corradino on Thursday at Corradino for young people.
John Bencini, former president of the Malta Union Of Teachers took the stage called for people to show their full support with Kevin Drake, the former head of PN radio, who was criticised for his participation at a PL activity.
He said this was the first time he had taken the stage on a mass meeting and he was proud to be part of this movement.
He said he did not want to remain a spectator and was responding to Dr Muscat's call to be a protagonist. "Speak to you friends and tell them that their place is in the movement."
This, he said, was the time to take the country out of mediocrity and towards a country with vision.
Mr Benicini said Dr Muscat spoke words of unity. "I want a government of good governance". This meant that the government had to be accountable and it was something that the Nationalist government was not. It brought the country to its knees with the introduction of Arriva and no one was held accountable, he said.
"I want a responsive and inclusive government," he said.
The government could not be in an ivory tower and it needed to keep in touch with the people.
"I want a government that isn't arrogant ...I tasted it. The day after the utility bills were increased, we tried to give the government a letter in front of Parliament. The government voted against the people in the House," he said.
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I Mercieca
Feb 25th, 19:32
L-uniku Moviment li qatt kien hawn f'Malta kien tal-PN li gibed warajh il-Unions kollha (ovvjament barra l-GWU) u l-imsiehba socjali kollha sabiex Malta tinghaqad mal-EU.
Is-Socjalisti b' liema dritt isejhu l-Partit taghhom bhala Muviment?
Apparti l-GWU min ghandhom aktar maghhom dawn?
Jippruvaw jikkupjaw lill-PN
imma l-PN hu l-PN
u l-MLP hu l-MLP
FULL STOP
Mario Mamo
Feb 25th, 21:18
Does this FULL STOP mean that 9 March will not come? Change it into a comma please and let intelligent people decide. Bitter is the medicine but it will be taken.
Joe Xuereb
Feb 25th, 16:22
@A Galea(Today, 13:17). What's worrying is that PN (& even PL for all I know) is reluctant to alienate voters (e.g. hunting issue).What this means is that many Maltese voters choose to vote for whoever solely on an issue they have to heart. Not very mature. And precisely the reason why people get the Govt. that they deserve. I can never say this often enough. Elitism & power-mad - sad indicators.
A Galea
Feb 25th, 13:25
FID 9TA MARZU GHAMLU GHAZLA TAJBA...TAVDAWX LIL MIN IDDIZAPPUNTAKOM F DAWN L AHHAR 5SNIN, MALTA GHANDA BZONN BIDLA KBIRA LI JOSEPH MUSCAT NEMMNU LI SE JGIB!!! KUNU MALTIN LI TRIDU IL GID GHALL MALTA TAGHKOM, KUNU GHAQLIN.FTAKRU FLI GHAMEL IL PN.... IDDIZAPPUNTA ANKE LIN NIES TIEGHU STESS. DIN ID DARBA LE,MHUX HA NIVVOTA LIL GONZI!!
A Galea
Feb 25th, 13:17
As a floating voter, this time i will vote for Joseph Muscat's movement... he is more realistic than the stupidities said by Gonzi.. F dan l ahhar snin ma ghmel xejn hlief haseb fih biss u f ta madwaru.Dak hu l hazin li hawn f dan il pajjiz... li bil hazin kollhu li ghamel il PN in Nazzjonalisti xorta ser jivvutawlu. u fl opinjoni tieghi u ta bosta..il PN nqasana bil kbir..BIG SHAME voting PN!!
E Bonello
Feb 25th, 16:40
A Galea your another pretender just like the MLP you've always voted for, so stop beign an idiot
Giov DeMartino
Feb 25th, 17:56
Ghidli f'hiex naqasna Sur Galea halli jien naghmel bhalek u nivvota Joseph. Basta tghidli fejn naqasna.
Glenn Curmi
Feb 26th, 12:00
Sur DeMartino, li kwazi ta kuljum qed jigu imressqa nies il-qorti minhabba l-iskandlu taz-zejt . Il-buzulotta tal-arriva li eluf ta nies ikollom ihabbtu wicchom maghhom kuljum, wahda mill iktar rati gholjin ta kontijiet tad dawl fl-ewropa, il0kumpanija braziljana, il-pbs li mhu public xejn, u listatistika li harget illum li 25% tat tfal qeghdin friskju ta faqar. Bizejjed dak?
Joe Xuereb
Feb 25th, 12:24
@B.C. Borg(Today, 11:35). Alas, L.G.'s promises(read threats) come to fruition. Like a roofless theatre. Came to nothing decades ago (expense, no problem). Resurrected twenty years later, same architect(again money no problem). People think it monstrous, PN diehards think it's great. Great expense 2nd time around. This is about personal self-aggrandisement as legacy into the future. No thanks.
B.C. Borg
Feb 25th, 16:17
That's a great statement: "This is about personal self-aggrandisement as legacy into the future".
I agree with you. This is what many undecided people should consider.
Joseph Grech Attard
Feb 25th, 10:47
" ... although he made a mistake by initially saying that oil was the best option." and "... it would hold another meeting at Corradino on Thursday at Corradino for young people." It seems that not only Joseph Muscat slips into what is considered as a human error. Why this makes news is unconceivable! Nothing personal of course!!
Jo Camilleri
Feb 25th, 10:45
Dan il bniedem jikontradixxi lilhu innifsu. Kull decisioni importanti li kellu jiehu l pajjiez J M dejjem ha d decizjoni l hazin u jispicca jametti u jitlob skuza. Kif se nafdawh imexxi lil pajjiezna. Saqsu din il mistoqsija.
Kieku inti ghandek kumpannija taghzel lil J M biex ikun manager tal kumpannija tieghek??
A Galea
Feb 25th, 13:21
veru titkellem bla sens.... mela nafdaw lil PN nergaw bhalma avdajtom jiena stess fl ahhar hames snin? PROSIT GHALIK, SUCCESS GHAMILNA DAL AHHAR 5SNIN.. tal misthija dal gvern, ivvutaw li hu tajjeb ghall pajjiz mhux tivvutaw Lil PN ghax gejjin min familja nazzjonalista. din id darba nivvota labour ax Joseph qed juri serjeta kbira u l pajjiz ghandu bzonnu !!!!!!!!
carmel parnis
Feb 25th, 10:33
Nesa is sur BENCINI meta kien f uq il palk maToni Zaeb u il folla tghajjat LE LE LIL LAWRENCE GONZI MA RRIDUX ASSASSIN TAL MALTIN x memorja qasira ghandu is Sur Bencini . Nifrahlek li issa dhalt mal MOVIMENT TAL OPPOTUBNSTI Sur Bencini
George Debono
Feb 25th, 10:18
If you want a laissaz faire attitude to drugs, vote Jospeh Muscat. Perhaps he will make us a Columbia in the Mediterranean...........
Abe Sammut
Feb 25th, 16:53
Well you think it which way you want but i think it which way i want. Gonzi wasted my tax money and not joseph. Building useless theatre and parliament. He said 1 year ago electricity can never be decrease. Is sussidju tal gas qataw u gie kwazi 20 ewros. Ma ninsewx kemm hadu commision fuq iz zejt li xtraw min flusi u flus maltin ohra. Kieku flusom jaghmlu li jridu imma min flusi no way.
Victor Vassallo
Feb 25th, 10:05
On BBC today there was a discussion on mass mind control, how politicians will hide the past and promise always glorious future, the like to what happened in Czechoslovakia or Russia, we all know the outcome.
Here one is hiding his party's past and continue promising spins so gullible like in 2 years a new power station will be running, with no past, or present achievements to back his words.
Joseph Grech Attard
Feb 25th, 10:41
If one wants to know who also hides the past lookmout for Terinu, the pro-fascist party in Malta, democracy in the 60's, lies about the leader of the MLP on the eve of an election, the false promises about the EU and the Eurozone when the present crisis had already started, etc and more recently the Oil Scandal!
Anthony Falzon
Feb 25th, 11:13
So what?????even ta l-Ajkla is promising a new power station
Joe Xuereb
Feb 25th, 10:02
If body-language & impassioned talk mean anything at all, this is it. I find this speech convincing and moving. JM appeals to the young whose future, & that of their children, it is.
Impassioned ideals convince me every time. On the other hand, stiff-upper-lipped, self-serving transparent nonsense leaves me cold & I chose to cast aside the stiff-upper-lipped & their stomach-ulcers. With levity!
B.C. Borg
Feb 25th, 11:35
so with your argument, promises from GonziPN will not come to fruit then!!
Albert Bonello
Feb 25th, 09:53
JM.Com was quoted as saying in yesterday’s interview in the Sunday Times that if he had d chance to live in another era it would be Spain in 1565 when Christopher Columbus discovered America. Wait a minute wasn’t that d year of d Great Siege? If not mistaken CC discovered America in 1492. I don’t think JM.Com’s historical wisdom has much to be desired. Could be he failed his history test!
E Bonello
Feb 25th, 09:42
PT4. With all the news that has been coming out this week I guess it’s no longer AF who lost faith in you but 2/3 of the electorate, people need to stop and think. Everything AF said came out in the open during this election campaign he was an insider and knew very well what was going on. If as you said JC is innocent but resigned from the party because his name came up in the oil scandal
E Bonello
Feb 25th, 09:42
PT3.Same with the drug case you was in a position to blow the same whistle you preach about but you choose to wipe it under your carpet and turn a blind eye. Much worse you lied & twisted facts with intend to deceit the electorate. You asked AF to resign from his position for a comment he made in public, but you stood by TA when he’s done much worse.
E Bonello
Feb 25th, 09:42
PT2.If political accountability is the new direction JM is preaching about than practise what you preach, be accountable you lied to your teeth. You lied to the electorate and implicated other ministers in the oil scandal, when prominent people within your party were in a position to blow the whistle and stop this corruption.
E Bonello
Feb 25th, 09:42
Pt1. Yeah the PM accepted that it was wrong that they took 500 euros and returned the money back, but JM only accepted that he was wrong about the drug case when it was too late for him and he was caught lying. With his own yard-stick, him & TA must both resign otherwise their political accountability cry is another farce in the making.
Peter Zahra
Feb 25th, 09:15
"he wanted to appeal to everyone to be positive and not let politics sink any lower"Trid tkun vera wiccek ma jisthix li wara hafna tfih ta tajn fuq Austin Gatt etc ..issa qieghed iddawar id diska ghaliex bhal ma jghid il qawl malti min jobzoq fis sema jigi f wiccu !! Wara l iskandli ta Toni Abela u ta droga jaqaw Joseph Muscat qieghed jibza min x SKANDLU KBIR IEHOR u li ha jhamarlu wiccu hafna????
R Casha
Feb 25th, 09:10
"Is-sewwa jirbah zgur" - Gonzi, 2013
Ha naraw ghandux ragun fuq din almenu Gonzi! Pero, nahseb li qed jghid il-verita eh!
X'tahsbu?!
M BUHAGIAR
Feb 25th, 09:05
JOSEPH..... AHNA WARAJK!!!!
TEAM PL..... LET'S GO AND GET IT!!!!
Ronnie Callus
Feb 25th, 08:32
Nghid proset lil John Bencini li kif qal hu kien l-ewwel darba li qieghed fuq il-podium jiffaccja l-massa enormi ta'nies fejn hareg bi 'flying Colours' fid-diskors li ghamel.Aktar ma' tattakkaw nies bhalma ghamiltu fuq Drake u personalitajiet ohra aktar qed jitilqukom nies kif ga' qalilkom Dr.Manuel Mallia.Possibbli li ghadkom ma'ndunajthux li l-Partit tal-PN kissirtuh ??Ghamiltu bhal l-ostrich
d. attard
Feb 25th, 08:28
All the factors for positive and much needed change are there for all to see. We shall this time ignore them at our long-tern peril. Well done Dr Muscat for proposing real hope.
Ronnie Callus
Feb 25th, 08:23
What a massive mass meeting had the PN with the crowds hiding under the trees. Probably to protect themselves from the sun or to protect their faces.Keep it Dr.Gonzi you are going to be the winner according to you. But mind you this time you are not racing alone which means it could be much different.,
George Sciberras
Feb 25th, 07:56
I wonder why politics sunk do low? Doesn't Muscat follows super one? Wasn't it him who blamed the Governent about the oil scandal when now it transpires that those around him knew more than anyone else about what was going on? Wasn't it him who knew about potential drug trafficking in a MLP club, near a school, and did nothing about it?
Ronnie Callus
Feb 25th, 08:38
Where was the Prime Minister and the Ministers at that time ?? Where they just in Parliament for their salary and asking for more and leaving their responsabilies in other peoples' hands.Is this you call Credibility,Accountability,Honesty and so on.The serious people noted all this and noted also that they were being taken for a ride,but now they are going to give you a message 'ENOUGH' is ENOUGH.
David Camilleri
Feb 25th, 08:58
Do you need a map of Hal Safi by any chance?
Anthony Scicluna
Feb 25th, 09:08
Yes Ronnie, enough is enough. The problem is that you and MLP apologise for drug dealing cover ups. If you know the damage of drugs then you would sing a different story. I will not give my country up to be governed by people who hide for drug dealers.
Abe Sammut
Feb 25th, 16:58
Jiena ghalija jistaw jaghmlu li jridu fiz zikk ta kazin. Jiena xi hadd li mil flus tat-taxxa tieghi ihaxxen lilu u lil-shabu u jiena lejl u nhar nahdem biex inpaxxi dawn in-nies. Dak naghti kas jiena mhux min cucati li jsiru kullumkien. U tony abela u joseph muscat hadu passi ghax min kellu x'jaqsam keccih.
DUNCAN FABRI
Feb 25th, 07:50
Malta taghna lkoll bil-fatti u mhux bil-paroli. Umilta u serjeta, kolla elementi li hargu mid-diskors ta Joseph Muscat. Pero fuq kollox ix-xewqa ta ghaqda nazzjonali minghajr l-ebda distinzjoni.
M. Grech
Feb 25th, 06:58
CORRECTION
Dr Muscat is the Man of the Moment since he radiates positivity and has the best plan for the Maltese people. GonziPN turned negative because he has NO valid arguments to match Dr Muscat and the latter returns messages of unity and compassion towards all Maltese. What a big difference!
M. Grech
Feb 25th, 06:54
Dr Muscat is the Man of the Moment since he radiates positivity and has the best plan for the Maltese people. GonziPN turned negative because he has valid arguments to match Dr Muscat and the latter returns messages of unity and compassion towards all Maltese. What a big difference!
Richard Caruana
Feb 25th, 06:33
Yes you're right for once JM, politics must not stoop so low.
Especially with politicians like yourself and your minion Tony Abela who covered up a drug case for over two years. You saw the interest of the party first before the interest of our young and vulberable young ones.
Here's where one loudly and heartily shouts: SHAME ON YOU.
patrick cutajar
Feb 25th, 06:32
Grazzi Dr.Muscat tad-diskors mimli messaggi pozitivi u sens ta ghaqda nazzjonali. Id-direzzjoni ta meritokrazija ibbazata fuq il-hiliet hija x-xewqa ta eluf kbar ta Maltin u Ghawdxin. Grazzi tal-umilta tieghek u grazzi talli ghalkemm l-avversarji tieghek qed ihammguk u jtuk mil-aghar int xorta tibqa sod u tibghat messag pozitiv u minghajr l-icken farka ta arroganza li tant tinhass fil-kamp oppost.
rodney bone
Feb 25th, 06:32
Dr Muscat has a new approach in Maltese politics that of listening to what people say at any level before embarking on change. GonziPN just love to hear himself talk and talk but Dr. Muscat stands out in listening. Joseph Muscat will go on a long way in governing this country because of this virtue!
G Tonna
Feb 25th, 05:20
Muscat cannot distance himself from Toni Abela’s decision. He covered it up instead of reporting it to the police. Resign.
N. Aquilina
Feb 25th, 09:14
He will, right after Tonio and Austin remove their candidature, and right after Gonzi resigns for permittng dawn il hnizrijiet isiru under his watch!¬
Joseph Lau
Feb 24th, 23:43
To all of you voting the PL...you have the right to choose what you think is best but in my opinion the PL cannot be trusted. Reasons being: what happened to the gas power station and C.mizzi already forgotten?Y did JM and TA hide cases from the nation and Lie in our faces as if we're stupid "ice"? I have 8 employees some with family nd children how can I risk their jobs if JM is already lying?
J Mifsud
Feb 25th, 13:29
Dear Joseph...What did happen to the power station? It's there in the manifesto and was always there. But I'm sure you didn't read it.
About jobs...why are you so sure that under JM your employees will risk their jobs? Isn't that a bit of a negative comment?
Joe Xuereb
Feb 24th, 22:58
If body-language & impassioned talk mean anything at all, this is it. I find this speech convincing and moving. JM appeals to the young whose future, & that of their children, it is.
Impassioned ideals convince me every time. On the other hand, stiff-upper-lipped, self-serving transparent nonsense leaves me cold & I chose to cast aside the stiff-upper-lipped & their stomach-ulcers. With levity!
Joe Xuereb
Feb 24th, 22:57
If body-language & impassioned talk mean anything at all, this is it. I find this speech convincing and moving. JM appeals to the young whose future, & that of their children, it is.
Impassioned ideals convince me every time. On the other hand, stiff-upper-lipped, self-serving transparent nonsense leaves me cold & I chose to cast aside the stiff-upper-lipped & their stomach-ulcers. With levity!
Ronald Cauchi
Feb 24th, 22:34
I am one of the "Lost sheep" of the early 80's. I have been voting PN since then for obvious reasons. But now it's time to go back to my liberal, left-wing, secular roots.Now it's Labour all the way.
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 22:20
'VAT law would be amended so that those who owed VAT would not be imprisoned but given the chance to work.'Tajba mela jien nahdem u nhallas kull cent taxxa fix xahar u haddiehor jigbor il VAT f'isem il gvern u ma jhallasiex lura imma joqghod jahdem bi flus il gvern.U JM jiddefendih, dik serjeta.Bhal ma jiddefendi lil nies bhal nikki dimech,lid developers li jippretendu permessi akkost ta kollox
Wilfred Camilleri
Feb 24th, 22:19
Yes Joe, the people do deserve better so please withdraw yourself as a candidate in the election!
G. Cachia
Feb 24th, 21:59
John Bencini iddeciedi fejn int. Tinsiex li kont wiehed li ffurmajt il-Forum biex imbaghad dawn in-nies sabu ruhhom wehidhom.
Nahseb li dawn in-nies li hemm fil-Forum kellhom skop tajjeb biex inghaqdu imma llum ma nistghux nghidu l-istess ghalik Sur Bencini ghax jista jkun li kellek xi agenda mohbija sakemm din inkixfett.
Kien hawn minn thawwad u wara iddispjacih.
Marcus Tabone
Feb 24th, 21:42
Labour like to promote this "taghna lkoll" image yet have a lcear view of people from district 9 and like to portray them in their own way. Not to mention labours extravagant idea of a minister of the south, like we need to be even more divided. Malta tagna lkoll they say. Is south taghna biss they dont say
David Farrugia
Feb 24th, 21:39
Till now we note SEVERAL personalities switching from PN and endorsing PL.
Can anyone mention just ONE personality switching from PL and endorsing PN?
Richard Ellul
Feb 24th, 21:37
Other infrastructure is down by 25%. Do we have anything planned for this scenario. Will the MP`s and their families desert this island on private jets, boats and the like and leave us alone because nothing is planned for such event? Answers please.
Richard Ellul
Feb 24th, 21:32
Both parties are talking too much about nothing this election. What are their plans if an earthquake strikes tomorrow and half of the population ends without a roof. Electricity supply is down so drinking water becomes very rare. 15% of the population is dead under the rubble. 20% of the population is injured. Gas storage damaged and leaking. Other infrastructure is down by 25%.
Joe Tabone
Feb 24th, 21:28
Funny how Joseph has TWO Deputy leaders and this Bencini guy addresses MLP meetings...............I hope Deputies are of a higher standard as Bencini.......?!?!?
Ronnie Callus
Feb 25th, 08:53
Joe, Muscat jghati cans lil kulhadd mhux kif Gonzi ghamel lil FRANCO qallu IRRELEVANTI. Minjaf Franco xjghoxxa jara dawk il-folol wara Joseph u jhares lejn taghkom taht is-sigar qieshom xi ghasafar dahlu jistkennu. Dak li qalilna FRANCO kollu sehh u jkompli jsehh fid 9 ta'Marzu .
peppino schembri
Feb 24th, 21:27
Prosit team PL tal meting tal lum, prosit sur Bencini welcome to the club u grazzi talli tkellimt favur l haddiem u l kawza tal haddiema. Fuq kollox grazzi u prosit Dr Muscat talli tixtieq pajjiz ahjar ghal uliedna. Kliemek jaspira hafna nies u ghalhekk hafna nies ser jivvutaw lill dan il moviment u l partit laburista. Grazzi Dr Muscat, kuragg sal ahhar, malta warajk.
J Cauchi
Feb 24th, 21:05
@ MR Anthony Briffa
He addressed the meeting to show u and all the other PN's
that can't accept that people are fed up of Gonzi
and want a change. You are stuck with the same
words. Old or New faces we are proud of them
or maybe you talk like this because you also
look at peoples faces and judge what colour they
are, a true example of what Gonzi and clan support!!!
jm busuttil
Feb 24th, 20:42
Enjoy the crowed.
The bigger crowd ( much more than those who attended the meetings PL + PN together ) stays at home.
Do you all remember kemm kellom nies ta' labour fil-meetings f'ahhar ellezjoni.
For now enjoy. ( With special request to Eddy Privitera)
Jimmy Abela
Feb 24th, 21:39
No need to be personal Busuttil. After all, just like you said, it's only a mass meeting.. right?
Vince Piscopo
Feb 24th, 22:19
Sour grapes Mr Busuttil....PN will lose and you know it.
David Magro
Feb 25th, 06:24
JM do not be sarcastic...we enjoy what Joseph is saying...he means business and some people are trembling with fear cause bring laws such as the whistle blower act and the prescription extention is not being seen as a good omen by certain sections with the PN!
Ronnie Callus
Feb 25th, 08:14
Kun daqsxejn posittiv Sur.Busuttil, hlif negattivita minthomx tithadtu.Jahasra l-partit kisirulna Dr.Gonzi anke z-zaghzagh qed jigru wara Joseph. Qed inxebbah lil Dr.Gonzi ma' David u Gulija. Taf ghaliex ghax l-ewwel qadd jghajru li ghadu zghir u kif jidhru l-affarijiet dan iz-zaghzagh se'jnizlu minn fuq it-tron li tant baqa iwweldjad mieghu.Kien sfiducjat minn 3 MP's u baqa hemm! bla maggoranza.
M. Grech
Feb 24th, 20:08
I am so proud for having the courage to make the step, from a fervent PN supporting family to supporting Joseph Muscat and all that he now represents for the Maltese people, unity & new clean politics! I am sure PN will try to press people like me to change our minds at the end!! No way. Forget it!!
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 22:26
clean politics,ask anglu farrugia-promising everything to everyone, promising mepa permits,promising a direct tender on new power station which costs hundreds of millions(dik trasparenza),a police force where police will be distinguished as nazzjonalisti u laburisti(addio malta taghna ilkoll), failing to report drug trafficking to police, threatening civil servants with tests of meritocracy
N Chetcuti
Feb 24th, 23:41
Well done. Same here.
Clarence Psaila
Feb 25th, 01:40
This is just the main message the PL are trying to portray - decieving the poeple. This guy is probably from some staunch PL family - has somehow learnt ENglish due to the advances under the PN educational system and is now faking that he used to vote PN and is now trying PL... don't stoop so low. Don't be shy of your red colours - or are you shy of your past.... ???
Maria Camilleri
Feb 25th, 06:04
Lest tafda lil Malta lil min jahbi abbuzi ta' drogi? Daqshekk thobbha lill-familja tieghek?
Giov DeMartino
Feb 25th, 07:19
What did YOU want which YOU did not get? Thank you.
Philip Borg
Feb 25th, 07:50
Likewise, and we are not alone.
Happens what happens these 11 days will not change my mind and cannot change 25 years of arrogance and wasting of money.
PB
M Farrugia
Feb 25th, 08:12
Qisek rajt ir-riklam tal-lejber, dak ta hafna nglizati, ghax l-istess kliem ezatt. Il-problema hi li bir-riskju li lest tiehu int u ohrajn li jemmnu li ser niggwadanjaw, inbaghtu ahna go Malta taghna lkoll.
Ronnie Callus
Feb 25th, 08:20
You are not being the only one. Apart from John Bencini (ex-MUT President) Manuel Mallia-advocate who worked a lot with ex-Gwido Demarco, Drake, Joe Bundy etc; now also the youngsters from all spheres of education are joining Joseph. For sure they are going to give a show next Thursday's meeting.The PN Party has crumbled due to it's management for the clique and corruption in all spheres.
MT Caruana
Feb 25th, 08:30
@M.Grech
Welcome to you and your family, in our huge Family we call us Maltese.
J Mifsud
Feb 25th, 08:55
You are not the only one M Grech. Many are doing the switch as many are fed up with this arrogance and selfishness party who think that only they have the right to govern...with their mentality we should do any more elections and we keep 1 party in government. Let the change begin!
Ronnie Callus
Feb 25th, 09:00
@ Maria Camilleri:
U halliena Marija, ma baqalkomx ma' xhiex taqbdu. Intom sa' droga fil-habs kellkom u ma' qbadtuhomx u jekk minhiex sejjer zball anke fil-qorti. X'ma jivvutawx bil-qalb in-nies lil Joseph Muscat li ghajruh li hu zghir. Mur giebu li kien kbir mela xkien se'jghamlilkom !!.Mghandikx ghajnejn biex tara dawk il-folol !! biz-zaghzagh dejjem jizdiedu.
N. Aquilina
Feb 25th, 09:12
Helwin dan nazzjonalisti! :) Tant huma arroganti li qed jassumu li min kien PN u ha jivvota PL ghax ma hax xi pjacir! Mela tammettu li tghamlu il pjaciri! @Maria Camilleri, iddahhaqx mur sal marsa jew fejn id Detox u tara l abbuz ta droga rampanti li jsir!
carmel parnis
Feb 25th, 10:36
clean politics wow you mean the drugs scandal at SAFI mlp club ?
Giov DeMartino
Feb 25th, 12:18
Ghidulna x'ridtu u ma hadtux. Mistoqsija semplicissma.
Mr Anthony Briffa
Feb 24th, 20:02
How does Bencini fits in this charade? Why did he address the PL meeting instead of Grech, Abela and the PL candidates? JM doesn't trust his star candidates in front of the supporters. Let them speak so that we can have confirmation or otherwise whether they are truly a formidable group after all. Let the PL pensioners speak maybe we will concede that under labour Malta will be 'taghna lkoll'.
Roberto Debrincat
Feb 24th, 23:08
You forgot that around 5 years ago someone decided to change the glorious name of the Nationalist Party to GonziPN? Did you forget that your beloved Lawrence Gonzi never let his candidates to express themselves in a mass meeting? Maybe you should admire PBO speeches cause I am sure they inspire a lot of people....
Richard Caruana
Feb 25th, 06:30
Aspiring for a chairmanship, no doubt, if lejber makes it.
R. Stivala
Feb 25th, 07:29
Unlike your PN... We give a chance to everyone to speak out their opinions even in an event like this...
So please try to give sensed comments next time !!!
K Grech
Feb 25th, 07:30
I am sure that if PL candidates will talk, you will not take a mere 2mins to hear one of them.
M Farrugia
Feb 25th, 08:14
Bencini fits nicely as one of the peoppe lejber is willing to use to show how many ex-PN people have joined the moviment. Surely they have to be generously thanked if PL wins.
Roberto Debrincat
Feb 25th, 10:14
@ richard caruana - i am sure that all those who joined this movement have one single aim: to have a much better government! When you argue like you did, you are clearly showing how certain people were treated under the nationalist administration - scratch my back so that i scratch yours! Clear example is zaren vassallo with a €350000 donation!
jesmond zammit
Feb 24th, 19:59
ghax ahna meeting niffilmjawh mill ajru mhux taht is sigar.
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 22:29
thought there was something funny, was it filmed from a helicopter?kollox orkestrat, nahseb bdew minn xis 7 ta filghodu jimlex ix xarabanks biex zgur ikollhom nies wara id disfatta tan naxxar li kellhom il hadd li ghadda (forsi kellha x taqsam ma anglu farrugia?). u min jaf ray kemm dam jghidhilhom kif ghandhom jippustjaw ruhhom, ghax anki lattivita tat tinda tal pl bir reserved seating ikunu!
Joseph N. Attard
Feb 24th, 19:43
Now all Bencini's behaviour as a trade unionist suddenly falls in place. But who needed confirmation?
Jimmy Abela
Feb 24th, 21:40
Gejtu Vella and Vince Farrugia..
N. Aquilina
Feb 25th, 09:09
Is there something wrong with being a trade unionist? If yes what about Gejtu Vella?
J Cauchi
Feb 24th, 19:36
Proset Dr Muscat you always set an example for
all of us. You always mention Unity for all and we are
not judged for the colour we are. Not like Gonzi
always the same attacking Lies. Dr Muscat we
are behind you as today I could see the crowd
more and more people want a clean Change!!
PROUD TO BE LABOUR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wilfred Camilleri
Feb 24th, 22:21
lol
Joe Pace Asciak
Feb 24th, 19:32
"He wanted to appeal to everyone to be positive". Political double-talk. "The worst type of politics": not assuming political responsibility.
Tony Cassar
Feb 24th, 19:27
Kont se naghmel imhatra li ghada l-Gonzi PN jergghu jattakkaw lill-gentlom John Bencini talli rega' wera l-appogg tieghu lill-PL. L-imhatra diga' rbahtha ghaliex diga' qed nara kummednti sfrenati kontrih f'dawn il-kummenti. Kellhom bzonn l-irgiel u l-olit5ikanti kienu kollha bhal John Bencini!
M BUHAGIAR
Feb 24th, 19:13
MY GOD WHAT A SPEECH!!!!
twanny borg
Feb 24th, 19:12
illum il-pulizija hadu ma' l-paga 500 euro bhal ma kienu hadu f'settembru kif kien wieghed gonzi.
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 22:30
mela mghadhom bzonn union, haduha bla union iz zieda, malta taghna ilkoll
B.C. Borg
Feb 24th, 23:10
damage control habib qeghdin il-PN.
U mela l-poplu fl-ahhar minuta tiftakar fih?!
twanny borg
Feb 25th, 09:41
Il-pn dejjam haseb fil-pulizija waqt li l-pl nehhilu d-dritt li jbiegh parti mill-penzjoni. Il-mizien ixaqleb kollu fuq in-naha tal-pn.
steve fenech
Feb 24th, 19:09
rcih this of muscat 'let's not let politics sink lower' coming from someone who knew about a drug case and not only did he , muscat, not report it to the police and but also lied about it when asked whether he knew of the drug case in a labour party club. oh and toni abela lied too, when he said that muscat did not know about the case. not bad eh, two out of three top labour leaders caught lying!
SPiru Attard
Feb 24th, 18:59
Hear the two meetings.... And see the feeling you get.... One arrogant and classist... One looking forward to a united Malta ... Gonzi time to make space until the nationalist party can rise to a higher grounds.
Clarence Psaila
Feb 25th, 01:45
PL doesnt want a united Malta - they want to give that impression just to win the election... if they will have a united Malta it would be by stifling all opposing thoughts until they die out. That's what they want... I am afraid of what they mean by UNITED!
M Cassar
Feb 24th, 18:58
Mr Bencini, you are not supporting a movement but a political party. As the saying goes there's no old fool like an fool!
D Zarb
Feb 24th, 21:57
At least a party with a a vision not one in tatters.
N Chetcuti
Feb 24th, 23:44
Instead of trying to get us back with positive remarks you insult us. Well as JM says, we are all welcome within the new PL movement and we believe him.
Michael Herrera
Feb 24th, 18:57
Keep it up Labour/Nationalists United Supporters . We shall soon get rid of the rotten government and celebrate a PL WIN !! :)
Ray Briffa
Feb 24th, 18:55
Oh I see. After PL started an orchestrated mud slinging campaign, now Dr Muscat calls for a stop to it and to "be positive". I wonder if it`s because he is now feeling the heat of the many accusations being levelled at him?
Saviour Aquilina
Feb 24th, 19:13
Because now he is afraid, because there are from internal.
D Zarb
Feb 24th, 22:02
Can't you see that PN are trying to hurl mud and make it stick. But the biggest mud is tainted with oil and it is not old. Now they are trying to hurl it back to labour. We still have two weeks of this thanks to a long campaign by powerhungry Gonzi.
Mr Joe Micallef
Feb 24th, 18:55
Trying to make amends of the disasters left by another of Cyprus Joe's hero's - Zapatero!
http://www.corriere.it/esteri/13_febbraio_23/crisi-spagna-migliaia-piazza-golpe-finanziario-austerity_ebfe1c64-7e00-11e2-af5b-7a4139da51bb.shtml
David Triganza
Feb 24th, 18:32
Hearing Muscat speaks inspires a sense of national unity and solidarity with all Maltese, irrespective of their political opinion. I supported the real PN (not this one) but now I will vote PL for the first time! I think that if PL wins this election everyone should celebrate, waving Maltese flags, even those who had voted PN since Malta would still be Taghna Llkoll. I surely believe this! Yes!!
Rita Coleiro
Feb 24th, 18:18
@ TB
Jien insaqsi ghaliex ma hallashomx il PN lil pulizija tal overtime li kienu jaghmlu ?
mark borg
Feb 25th, 07:37
mela ma tafx Ms coleiro li lewwel tal klikka ezempju xi 600 ewro zieda bl arretrati fil gimgha ?
Massimo Gatt
Feb 24th, 18:12
The PN apologists that comment here are the reason why I will never vote PN again. The party is still stuck in the 1980s. Wake up call! It's 2013!
Marcus Tabone
Feb 24th, 18:19
its people like you why i will never vote labour again
scott brown
Feb 24th, 18:49
it is obvious that you never lived under a socialist regime. i did for 16 long years and i will never ever vote pl.
Mario Camilleri
Feb 24th, 19:12
And you never lived during the 60's Mr Brown.
Saviour Aquilina
Feb 24th, 19:14
Labour Never change Mt Gatt
Mr. M. Camilleri
Feb 24th, 19:48
Same here Massimo!
This time I WILL VOTE PL and IM NOT SORRY ABOUT IT!
Open your eyes guys! We need this change!
M Spiteri
Feb 24th, 20:06
PL is ready to work with all ... PL does not judge by the colour of the face ... PL wants a united Malta ... a way forward to a bright future working on the good things that are already in place but removing the KLIKEK that want to rule everyone ... because Malta hi taghna lkoll ...
David Farrugia
Feb 24th, 21:44
Voting PL at least will save us from paying the INSTITUTIONALIZED corruption tax. That reason is enough.
A Spiteri
Feb 24th, 21:45
Massimo I will never vote PL because of you and because of BENCINI. I experienced PL when we helped BENCINI and the teachers when he was MUT president during the teachers strikes under the labour government. I still remember those days. Zgur li ebda sold ma hrigtu biex tghinu finanzjarjament lil tant familji tat teachers biex ikunu jistghu jghixu il-familji taghom. PL ma kienx wara Bencini.
N Chetcuti
Feb 24th, 23:46
You're so old Scott Brown.
Jpaul Gauci
Feb 25th, 00:05
I m living the moment .. I feel the need is necessary now .. This time round all of my family and I are voting PL
mark borg
Feb 25th, 07:40
@scott brown
you might think malta was some somalia reading your comment. stop rewriting history. labour at that time won 3 consecutive elections (yes 3 because they had all the right to govern constitutionally in 1981) and for sure it was the opposition that created quasi civil unrest which stoped as soon as they got what they wanted !!
twanny borg
Feb 24th, 18:12
Fil-programm elettorali tal-pl hemm li isiru arrangamenti mall-pulizija fuq l-overtime u llum qal li jsiru diskussjonijiet BISS minghajr ma qal li se jsir hlas. Hawn xnighat li tal-24 mhux se jithalsu xorta. L-ispiza ta' din il-weghda taqbes it-tmenin miljun. Din mhux imnizla fil-costings tal-weghdiet tal-pl. veru?
A. Borg
Feb 24th, 18:20
Jien ex-Pulizija li vvutajt PN fl-ahhar elezzjoni u ghandi niehu mijiet jekk mhux eluf ta flus ta sieghat zejda li hdimt. Il-PL rega xeghel xemgha ta tama li Gonzi personali kien tefgha. Mhix facli li nivvota PL imma nhossni komdu li dakinhar nibqa d-dar!
Mario Scicluna
Feb 24th, 18:21
@twanny borg
Tista tispjegalna int ghala l-PN mhux ser jhallas ta' l-overtime lil Pulizija wara li dawn hadmu ghalihom u ilhom snin shah jistennewhom? Tista tispjega ghala ma tnizzel xejn fil programm elettorali tal-PN fuq din il-materja?
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 18:21
You have to start from the root of the problem because you have to appreciate that during these last twenty five years while the Nationalist government was in power the overtime due was never paid but at the same time Lawrence Gonzi had funds to increase his weekly pay check by 500 euros and to spend in access of two hundred million on a useless theater and parliament building.
Mr Stephen Borg
Feb 24th, 18:22
You have to start from the root of the problem because you have to appreciate that during these last twenty five years while the Nationalist government was in power the overtime due was never paid but at the same time Lawrence Gonzi had funds to increase his weekly pay check by 500 euros and to spend in access of two hundred million on a useless theater and parliament building.
Mario Scicluna
Feb 24th, 18:24
Xbajt nirrispondik fuqha din. Ghala l-PN minflok hallas tal-OT fi flus, l-pulizija inghataw time-in-lieu? Billi minflok thallsu ta' xogholhom,irrangaw il-bitha tad-Depot bl-irham u bil-madum mdawwra bil-hbula biex tkun hemm ghal parenza biss? Billi gew imweghda suppost union, li fil fatt kienet biss assocjazzjoni, illi l-kap taghha ikun il-Kummissarju nnifsu? PN bil paroli u pozi biss?
K Grech
Feb 24th, 18:49
andek zball ta, qal 'biex jigu kkumpensati', ahjar milli jibqaw b idhom f idhom bhall ma adhom sal lum uxx.
twanny borg
Feb 24th, 19:18
il-kondizzjonijiet tal-pulizija dejjem kien il-pn li tejjibhom. illum ma' l-paga hadu 500 euro ohra bhal settembru jew ottubru tas-sena l-ohra. jekk il-pl qed iwieghed li jhallas tal-overtime li qed jinghad li ghandhom jiehdu ghandu jkun CAR u jghid li se jhallas KOLLOX u ISSA qabel l-elezzjoni.
A. Borg
Feb 25th, 04:58
Twanny ,jien u l-mijiet ta ex-Pulizija la hadna 500 euro f-Settembru u wisq anqas dan ix-xahar! Nazzarda nghid li dawk kienu flusna li gew imqassma lil dawk li ma hadmux ghalihom!
twanny borg
Feb 25th, 09:22
Sur borg il-500 euro suppost haduhom dawk kollha li kienu fil-korp f'awwissu u dawn jahdmu kienu. Ma nafx jekk intix xi wiehed li l-uniku haga li ghamel il-pl ghal pulizija hija li tellef li tbiegh parti mill-penzjoni jekk trid lil dawk kollha li dahlu wara 1979. Rigward l-overtime ma nixtieqx nikkummenta pero zbal sar minn min suppost tkellem qabel u mhux wara hafna snin. Jalla johduhom.
Saviour Aquilina
Feb 24th, 18:11
Fejnu Toni Abela????
mark borg
Feb 24th, 19:41
ifhem siehbi difficli tarah go dawk l-eluf kbar ta nies.pero kieku minnek aktar insaqsi fejn kienu in nazzjonalisti fil meeting b attendenza mizera gon naxxar.
anthony bartolo
Feb 24th, 22:59
ghadu jfittex pulizija laburist.
Joseph Borg
Feb 24th, 18:04
Didn't he start this mass mudslinging campaign!? IIiii kemm hu helu tefa' l-gebla u heba idu as we say in Maltese!
Mr Mark Borh
Feb 24th, 18:00
With all due respect, politics would not be sinking to any low in this country if it weren't for the PL accusing the PN of several things with no proof, forcing the PN to reciprocate Dr. Muscat.
David Bezzina
Feb 24th, 19:03
Yes,as if the oil procurement corruption was all of Labour's making.
N Chetcuti
Feb 24th, 23:51
U min zamm recordings misturin snin shah u harighom lejlet l-lezzjoni???
Maurice Agius
Feb 24th, 17:57
Dr. Joseph Muscat ; Self praise is no recommendation,
Mr. Bencini, Sour gares.
GL Calleja
Feb 24th, 17:54
Dr Muscat here we are only three weeks before the election and you are appealing to everyone to be positive and not let politics sink any lower.How much lower can one get?You and Dr Gonzi managed to shame Malta and the Maltese people to the lower limits. Shame on both parties and those politicians that put the Party first and the people second. Dr Muscat you are a day late and a dollar short.
L Zammit
Feb 24th, 17:48
Fejn qed jistahbew il-kelliema tal-PL? Ghandhom tant stars, kif intfew?
Eve Axiaq
Feb 24th, 18:20
L-istar taghkom gimgha wara l-ohra jghid il-hmerijiet: ucuh blu u homor (wara kellhom jirrangaw il billboards), wicc ta nazzjonalista, qabbel il-medicini ma kwart perzut, ma jinfurmawhx bl-affarjiet interni tal PN ghax miskin jispicca jghid li ilu tlett xhur biss fil-kariga.........Vera stilla!
L Zammit
Feb 24th, 20:29
L-stars taghna jidhru u jergghu jidhru, m'ghandhomx min xhiex jisthu ghax dejjem hargu bl-unuri. Intom hbejtuhom ghax m'hemmx stoffa. Tibzghu li jizloqilhom xi haga. Imma l-kbir ghadu gej.
m farrugia
Feb 24th, 22:37
i-isbah wahda ta konrad l energy minister imma. L-akbar proposta tal pl li jrahhas id dawl u conrad osfor. Ibqa fuq kliemi li jekk jitla il pl addio power station,irahhas il kontijiet xorta b xi 40 euros fix xahar ghal familji (din diga hafna ha jehduha mit tnaqqis ta taxxa u childrens allowance fil budget tal PN),irahhas il kontijiet tal lukandi u il businesses u rebus fil finanzi tal pajjiz
Alex Falzon
Feb 24th, 17:43
This PL party or progressive movement is a free for all party... any disgruntled nationalist supporter... is welcome to the PL for their advantage...
Giov DeMartino
Feb 25th, 11:33
What did YOU want but YOU did not get? Thank you.
Clayton Borg
Feb 24th, 16:56
Looks like muscat is fealing the 'heat' of the biggest scandal ever to hit a maltese politician ...
Andrea Schembri
Feb 24th, 18:11
Who Tonio Fenech or Austin Gatt??
Clayton Borg
Feb 24th, 19:02
Andrea : i heard Christian Grey from 50 shades of grey is much more conservative than him the great leader JM .
mark borg
Feb 24th, 19:42
qed ticcajta nispera hux clayton ?
Frank Fenech
Feb 24th, 16:38
I wonder what John Bencini is being Promised by the PL??
M Grima
Feb 24th, 18:01
Maybe we'll give him a clock!!!
Andrea Schembri
Feb 24th, 18:12
Mhux vjagg fuq l-ajruplan privat jew biex imorru jaraw kemm ghandhom flus fil-kont ta l-isvizzera ;)
mark borg
Feb 24th, 19:44
forrsi jhekk jahbat xi kugin tal ministru ta energia, nghamluh chairman ta enemalta u jzarma il polplu kif ghamel lil min qed tidefendi
S. Cuschieri
Feb 24th, 16:33
Now he doesn't want politics to sink any lower.... now that the tables have turned! In the beginning he seemed to be enjoying making statements without backing them up with evidence. Now that his circle of friends is involved in numerous scandals he wants us to rise!
David Bezzina
Feb 24th, 19:06
He who lives in glass houses should not throw stones.The only circle of friends that is involved in numerous scandals are the current incumbent cabinet of ministers.
matthew tanti
Feb 24th, 16:33
sewwa jghid joe muscat li malta taghna lkoll. regghet saret taghna lkoll fl-1987 wara snin fejn gvern immexxi mill-partit laburista li kien fih nies bhal varist bartolo, karmenu vella u leo brincat kien ippermetta xibka ta' vjolenza u korruzzjoni anki biex tixtri television tal-kulur. mhux bhal gvern tal-PN fejn min hu korrott jew vjolenti jitressaq il-qorti u jiehu li haqqu.IVA MALTA TAGHNA LKOLL
john muscat
Feb 24th, 18:11
Ghadek tghix fl-ghanqbut tal passat Mattew? Jien issa u fil futur li jimpurtani. Jghidu li darba kien hemm gurament falz ta' Terinu, imma jien x'jimpurtani minn dak iz- zmien.
G curmi
Feb 24th, 18:11
Jien u int mhux fl-istess Malta ghexna jiddispjacini!!
X'tghidlu min jiehu €500 zieda fil-gimgha, mbaghad lill-poplu jghidlu li ghaddej maltemp kbir fl-ekonomija!
Le, Malta tal-klikka, tal-oligarkija u mhux taghna lkoll!!
matthew tanti
Feb 24th, 21:39
tkellimt fuq il-passat u l-prezent. anki jekk il-PN ha xi decizjoni hazina 'l hemm u 'l hawn qed nghixu l-frott tas-success ekonomiku taht il-PN. Dak l-importanti.
John Azzopoardi
Feb 24th, 16:11
bencini bencini.........how gullibable you are...........politicians are all the same ..........whether red, blue or green
David Bezzina
Feb 24th, 19:09
Sour grapes.....Bencini is one of hundreds if not thousands who abondoned the GonziPN ship and joined the PL.And for many of you diehard nationalists,it is very hard to accept this reality.
John Azzopoardi
Feb 24th, 23:43
And mr bezzina, the grumbling will soon start after the election as not much can change........don't you agree
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