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Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 20:19 by

Bertrand Borg

Leaders blunt on Big Debate

Leaders blunt on Big Debate.

Prime Ministerial candidates Lawrence Gonzi, Joseph Muscat and Michael Briguglio went head-to-head at the Intercontinental Malta this evening, in a debate organised by The Times.

Prime Minister and PN leader Lawrence Gonzi said he would not step down immediately if the PN lost the election but said the people had made the right decision in voting for divorce.

PL leader Joseph Muscat said he was in favour of qualified migrant pushbacks to Libya and against a referendum on spring hunting. He revealed that he has handed the police commissioner information about a minister who pressured the police to release a suspect.

Both leaders said they would be willing to govern in an eventual coalition with Alternattiva Demokratika, whose chairman Michael Briguglio argued that second pillar pensions were necessary. Dr Briguglio also called for voters to give AD a shot at airing – and forcing parliament to vote on – its proposals in parliament.

Who do you think fared the best in the debate? Vote in The Times’ poll at www.timesofmalta.com/elections let us know. 

Some key points from the debate:

  • Gonzi indicates he won’t resign immediately if PN loses the election;
  • Muscat favours migrant pushbacks to a “stable Libya”, opposes spring hunting referendum;
  • Both parties willing to form coalition with AD;
  • Briguglio argues second-pillar pensions “a necessity”;
  • Arriva “still hasn’t reached standard we expect”, Gonzi admits .

Live coverage:

The event has now ended, here is a transcript of the live coverage.

  1. The Intercontinenal Malta's Cettina Decesare hall is gradually filling up, cameramen have their headphones on and the press pack have started whipping out ipads. But there are still some minutes to go before tonight's big debate gets underway.

    20:34 pmBertrand Borg

  2. Party dignitaries are sifting in, and we've been told the three leaders are backstage getting ready.

    The debate's first half will see Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, Labour leader Joseph Muscat and Alternattiva chairman Michael Briguglio battle it out. The PN and PL leaders will then face off directly in the debate's second part.

    The Times' head of media, Herman Grech, is moderating tonight. He's just reminded the audience that BA rules mean no boos or cheers. Let's keep it civilised, folks.

    20:40 pm

  3. The three leaders have taken their place on their respective podiums. All three looked fairly excited backstage. Dr Briguglio was sipping a cup of chamomile tea while Dr Gonzi chewed on some mints. Dr Muscat's calming technique is some deep breaths.

    20:44 pm

  4. The debate opens with a brief clip of key moments from the campaign so far - there's Konrad Mizzi and Tonio Fenech arguing energy prices, party flags at mass meetings, Anglu Fenech talking of "political murder" and Austin Gatt claiming a frame-up, among others.

    20:48 pmBertrand Borg

  5. Why vote Labour? For a clean break with the past, Muscat says. For a new style of politics, for investment in teachers and not just schools, to end waiting lists once and for all.

    20:50 pmBertrand Borg

  6. Briguglio on now: we're not a gimmicky party, we've already influenced Malta from the outside - let alone if we got a seat. The AD leader is pitching his party as the "bridge" between the PL-PN axis. "We're the voice of reason"

    20:51 pmBertrand Borg

  7. What about the PN? To increase manufacturing, financial services, aviation, education, and lifelong training, Gonzi says.

    20:52 pmBertrand Borg

  8. Dr Briguglio is making a clear distinction between himself and the other two leaders here. “We don’t think parties should be acting like Father Christmas”. AD's the only truly constructive party, he adds.

    20:55 pmBertrand Borg

  9. Herman Grech's calling Dr Muscat up on the PL's financial numbers. But he's slipping away, and meandering into a criticism of the PN's own figures.

    20:57 pmBertrand Borg

  10. Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando and Kevin Drake are sitting alongside each other, our floor reporter Kristina Chetcuti tells me. The De Cesare's are in front row seats.

    20:58 pmBertrand Borg

  11. Dr Gonzi playing the 'old hand' card: "I'm the only one of us three who can speak facts in hand," he says.

    Edward Mifsud has just noted on Twitter that it's been a very civilised debate so far. Very true, the setting probably helps.

    21:00 pmBertrand Borg

  12. Remember - any questions or comments, send us a post or get onto twitter - #malta2013

    21:03 pmBertrand Borg

  13. Dr Briguglio is calling the other parties up on their civil rights records - from gay marriage to drug decriminalisation.

    The Times' Mark Micallef wonders how an AD seat would affect parliament: "If we're in parliament, the other parties will have to listen to our proposals and queries - whether they like it or not"

    21:05 pmBertrand Borg

  14. Dr Muscat insists the PL is sticking to its power station time frame, despite the party's electoral manifesto not being all that clear on the matter

    21:07 pmBertrand Borg

  15. Why bother waiting all this time for EU funds before switching to gas, when "all" we've now been promised is 60 million, Mark Micallef asks - "Because we needed an interconnector first. The PL's plan is madness," the Prime Minister argues. He's also noting that while a gas pipeline will qualify for EU funds, the PL gas power station, won't.

    Daniel Buhagiar notes Dr Briguglio said the parties would vote, not listen, to their proposals if they were in power. he's right - my bad, hit enter a bit too quickly there.

    21:11 pmBertrand Borg

  16. Dr Briguglio is clear here: we need second pillar pensions. Good to see a politician speak honestly about pensions - we keep being told we're facing a pensions breakdown, but neither big party seems willing to take bold (read: costly) decisions

    21:12 pmBertrand Borg

  17. Dr Muscat is saying second pillar pensions - mandatory private pensions, for those not au currant with the lingo - would be too much of a burden on employers.

    Dr Gonzi refutes the suggestion that the PN has done nothing for pensions - the pensions reform sticks clearly in mind here.

    21:16 pmBertrand Borg

  18. "Write history and get us into parliament, so we can have the democracy we deserve" . Dr Briguglio hits an aspirational note there.

    Dr Muscat says the PL will be "humane" with migrants but "forceful" in international fora on migration matters. Think that's the most the PL has said about migrant minorities all campaign...

    Dr Gonzi's asked if Arriva was the government's biggest failure - "It still hasn't reached the standards we expect," he admits.

    21:20 pmBertrand Borg

  19. Halfway through guys. The audience gets a breather, and so do we.

    Or so I thought - just turned around and noticed three uniformed police officers standing behind me. At least we're safe.

    21:22 pmBertrand Borg

  20. Byron Abela wants to know who of the leaders was sweating the most. A bit hard to tell, and not the fairest of tests, given the huge spotlights shining on all three of them.

    21:24 pmBertrand Borg

  21. Just a reminder: the second half will see messrs Gonzi and Muscat head-to-head, and besides standard debate questions they'll also be answering a series of snap yes/no questions.

    21:26 pmBertrand Borg

  22. Gonzi and Muscat sharing a quiet chat away from the microphones now. Kristina Chetcuti noticed earlier how all three party leaders are uncannily similar in height. What DO they put in the partisan water?

    21:30 pmBertrand Borg

  23. The second half of the debate starts with clips of Gonzi and Muscat in 'A day in the life of...' style. The Times' head of news Ariadne Massa had spent an entire day with each of the party leaders.

    21:33 pmBertrand Borg

  24. Dr Gonzi is saying the campaign hasn't degenerated into mud-slinging - "If there are things that bear saying, we must say them," he says. "Sweeping things under the carpet doesn't help".

    We're on to Toni Abela here - "Not reporting it is unacceptable to me," he says.

    The Prime Minister is getting slightly hoarse. Those mints would come in handy now...

    21:35 pmBertrand Borg

  25. Dr Muscat's turn now. He's saying the line between criticism and character assassination has been crossed several times now.

    21:37 pmBertrand Borg

  26. News here - Muscat has passed information related to his allegation that a minister pushed for a person to be released from police lock-up to the police commissioner.

    21:37 pmBertrand Borg

  27. Mark Micallef is pushing Muscat on his "I made a mistake" admission and contrasting it to Muscat's regular calls for ministers to shoulder political responsibility. But the PL leader is insisting there's no relation between the two cases.

    And what of Anglu Farrugia? "I look forward to working with him." He didn't seem all that happy when he appeared on TV lately...."that's your interpretation"

    21:41 pmBertrand Borg

  28. And now, black gold.
    Dr Gonzi:

    "Rogue oil trader George Farrugia has a presidential pardon - if he tried to influence a minister, he can tell the police everything he knows" he said. "But Mr Fenech has been categorical in his denials. If there was even half a whiff of corruption on any of my ministers, I would immediately remove them," he says.

    21:45 pmBertrand Borg

  29. Chris Peregin here, telling the PL their Courage to Vote video has been ridiculed as much as the PN's face-paint billboard.

    "We expected the lampoons, it's part of the fun" - Gonzi
    "The video was aimed at generating debate" - Muscat

    Both leaders denying the satirical egg on their face

    21:48 pmBertrand Borg

  30. What about the €250,000 loan the PN has received from construction magnate Zaren Vassallo? "It's just a loan!" Dr Gonzi retorts.

    Chris is calling Muscat on immigration and hunting. The PL leader exits stage left the moment migrants are mentioned and turns to hunting - "illegal hunting must be fought and will remain illegal"

    21:51 pmBertrand Borg

  31. Yes or No time! Many of these questions were sent in by you, our readers.

    21:54 pmBertrand Borg

  32. Straight 'no' for any health fees or increases in VAT.
    But both say "yes" when asked if they'd be up for an AD coalition

    21:55 pmBertrand Borg

  33. Was it the right decision to introduce divorce? Yes, Dr Gonzi says. What about closing the dock yard? Dr Muscat says no, Dr Gonzi? "Yes, yes, yes, yes"

    21:57 pmBertrand Borg

  34. Armier? "Can't say yes cos there will be compensation issues," the PM says.
    "We'll reach an agreement". Cryptic from Muscat

    21:58 pmBertrand Borg

  35. Muscat agrees with removing criminal libel - "I'm looking at my secretary-general here", Dr Gonzi says. Dr Borg OIivier has just been sued for criminal libel by the PL.

    "He can send us emails from prison" - that was an amusing, if someone mean, retort from Muscat

    21:59 pmBertrand Borg

  36. Both are "absolutely against" euthanasia, both agree that a gay couple can raise a child

    22:00 pmBertrand Borg

  37. Will you resign if you lose the election?

    "I won't hang on to power", Muscat says.
    "No", Gonzi says.

    The Prime Minister's reply prompted a collective gasp from the audience members. Or perhaps it was just the journalists around me.

    22:02 pmBertrand Borg

  38. Biggest mistake of this campaign?

    Muscat - "we fell into the trap of tit-for-tat sometimes"
    Gonzi - "I could say the same"

    22:03 pmBertrand Borg

  39. Slight correction for that resignation question: it was "Will you resign IMMEDIATELY if you lose the election"

    22:04 pmBertrand Borg

  40. We'll have a full list of those yes and no questions and answers up later on. But it's a bit hard to keep up with my fat fingers. (watch video)

    22:08 pmBertrand Borg

  41. A quick look at twitter indicates those short and sweet answers were popular with viewers. Perhaps we should just get political leaders to fill in questionnaires and get it over and done with.

    22:10 pmBertrand Borg

  42. Muscat said he was against a hunting referendum on whether or not to abolish spring hunting - "There are laws, we will adhere to them..if I wanted to be populist I'd have answered differently"

    22:12 pmBertrand Borg

  43. What about the polls, which all indicate a PL win? "We have our results to show for our efforts", Gonzi says.
    Muscat - "It's not over till the fat lady sings". A bit of poetic license in my translation there.

    22:15 pmBertrand Borg

  44. And that's it, the curtain falls on this debate organised by The Times together with Intercontinental Malta. Thanks for contributing, we'll be posting a brief debate summary shortly.

    22:16 pmBertrand Borg

 

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Mr Stephen Borg

Feb 27th, 18:38

Wheres Everybody can never reach these heights because they act like a puppet on a string and always parrot what their Master says. They do not do this out of principles or out of profound believes, they do this because they are getting loads of money for their amateurish programs, which money is comming from our taxes.

Victor Laiviera

Feb 27th, 16:13

Do you know that only about six months ago Richard Cachia Caruana (Lawrence Gonzi's right-hand man) filed for criminal libel against Joe Mizzi (Labour Chief Whip) and Kurt Farrugia (Labour PRO)? Which means he is trying to "throw them in jail"?

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120714/local/cachia-caruana-sues-joe-mizzi.428540

Jonathan Scerri

Feb 27th, 11:37

You couldn't have made a better judgement. Well done to Herman Grech.

Leonard Brincat

Feb 27th, 11:44

Kemm int uniku habib. Lanqas qat ma kien hawn dibattitu bhal dan.................Le xarabank nahseb ser ikun tajjeb nhar il gimgha... Ejja nimmaturaw xi ftit

A Spiteri

Feb 27th, 11:24

Eddy, imnalla kien il-gvern tal-PN biex qed tikteb. Fi zmien Mintoff ma riedx computer biex ikun jista ihallina mohhna malluq. Issa, well done The Times. Din l-istess gazzetta li darba riedu talqula halqa. Jekk JoePL irid jiehu sehem fid-dabate ta 1 ta Marzu, f'Xarabank ghandu jmur jekk behsiebu li isir mexxej ta Malta Taghna Lkoll. l-invit ghadu miftuh, ghadu bic-cans jekk veru jrid...

Eddy Privitera

Feb 27th, 12:34

A. Spiteri: Both leaders have already had 4 debates and another one is scheduled for next week. The PL is not allowing PN to set the PL's agenda .On Friday Dr. Muscat will be on AFFARI TAGHNA at Mellieha. So Gonzi can say whatever he wishes. Still I expect Micahael Brigulglio to give Gonzi a hard time. Anyway voters have already seen enough of both leaders to have already decided who to vote for

Massimo Gatt

Feb 27th, 12:57

Eddy, don't give in to these people. On 10th March they will be jaqtaw il-lumi bl-ugih fl-istonku!

Joe Sammut

Feb 27th, 17:28

This was not a debate, there was no argumentation . Twenty questions and answering to specific questions specifically for one of the leaders without time to counter argument on questions posed to the other leader.

Dissett was not a debate , it was a program with two interviews.

The people want a head to head debate and no pussyfooting. If need be it should last for more than two hours.

Leonard Brincat

Feb 27th, 11:11

Kemm ma tafux tisthu. Jigiefieri kullhadd jikummenta li kellna dibattitu tajjeb grazzi ghal TOM. Rajna id differenza bejn id dibattiti tal WE u TOM. kieku huma onesti bizejjed tal WE jitolbu lil tat TOM jiprezentaw huma xarabank nhar il gimgha....... U nixtieq nistaqsik jekk gonzi imur daqshekk tajjeb kullimkien skond int allura ghax ma jirrakomandax li jaghmluh tat TOM l ahhar dibattitu

Alfred Vassallo

Feb 27th, 11:22

Don't speak nonsense. What hostile environment are you talking about? Most of the debates and talks are held on PBS, and that's Gonzi Haven.

Eve Axiaq

Feb 27th, 11:23

Imma ghaliex thossok wisq komdu bi programm bhal Xarabank??

Mr Stephen Borg

Feb 27th, 11:33

The problem is that WE is always siding with the government, mind you not as a matter of principle or deep Nationalist values, they side with the government because it is the government who gives these people the rights to run PBS and to earn loads of money in doing so. In 2008 university debate the then Labour leader Alfred Sant was booed the very minute he opened his mouth to address the crowd.

Leonard Brincat

Feb 27th, 11:01

L akbar differenza kienet bejn it TOM u il WE tal PBS ghal mod professjonali li tmexxa id dibattitu. Kellhom bzonn jitghalmu minnu dan il WE u naraw naqra dibattiti serji bhal ma kelna il bierah. Wara dan id dibattitu ma nafx kif ma jisthix itella programm iehor Lou Bondi ta Bondi+.Il bierah kien l isbah ghax ma kellu lil hadd u jekk ilpolitici taghna serji taz zewg nahat ma immorrux ghal Bondi+

Roberta Sciberras

Feb 27th, 11:55

Ir-risposta li kkonvincitni dwar il-vot tieghi ghax Malta m'ghandha tkun qatt il-paljazza u l-pappagall tal-EU. Malta, ghalkemm membru shih, hija wkoll sovrana daqs il-membri l-ohra kollha u ghandha l-istess drittijiet.

Grazzi ToM ghal din id-domanda - it was a clincher.

Tidher li ergajt qomt fuq tieghek Joe Pace Asciak. Nispera li mhux qed tippanikja.

Eve Axiaq

Feb 27th, 10:01

Allura ma rajtx differenza bejn il-programm tal-bierah u fuq tal WE? Jew int thossok komdu biss fuq il PBS? Messek qadt tara Bondi- il-bierah. Ghamel programm politiku wahdu, izid u jnaqqas kif jaqbillu. Possibli ma sabx suggett iehor fuqhiex jghamel programm!

Alfred Vassallo

Feb 27th, 10:27

Possibli Sur Asciak ma tindunax li n- nies jafu jiznu u jidiskriminaw bejn haga u ohra. Tahseb li int b'kliemek ha tiperswedi lil x'hadd? Nejdlek jien lanqas il l-istess pn apologisti ghax 'deep down' jafu li WE huwa front ghall Gonzpn. Il bicca xoghol hi li iktar qieghdin jaghmlu hsaqra milli gid!

Massimo Gatt

Feb 27th, 09:39

Even if everyone votes yes. You CANT legalize hunting because the EU won't let us!

Sylvana Zarb Darmanin

Feb 27th, 10:03

Peter Bonnici, are you actually trying to mend things for Dr Gonzi who has shot himself in the foot??!!

Massimo Gatt, try informing yourself before writing nonsense! HUNTING IS ALREADY LEGALISED IN ALL THE EU! Wake up, Dear!

Sylvana Zarb Darmanin

Feb 27th, 10:00

A TRUE democracy MUST shown respect towards minorities!! Are we expected to start holding Referenda against: Fireworks, etc?? Where will there be respect towards others? No Sir, EVERY Maltese citizen is NOT inferior to his EU counterpart!

H. Meilak

Feb 27th, 09:06

Sur Pace, kif jithabbar ir-rizultat, il-president jibghat ghal dak li gab il-maggoranza tal-voti (u ovvjament tas-siggijiet) biex jkun jista jifforma gvern......tigix tghidli li fhimt li Gonzi ma jirrizenjax minn priministru, mhux ovvja li minn kap tal-partit il-mistoqsija! Int tidher li ghax ma fhimtx, pero ovvjament ha jkun hawn hafna li ha jghdu li Gonzi jrid jibqa hemm u jaghmel dittatorjat!

Leonard Brincat

Feb 27th, 09:09

To be fair Patrick. Dr Gonzi ma jirezenjax bhala kap tal partit qal mhux bhala gvern. Jekk jirbah il PL ovvja li ma jibqax Prim Ministru

Franco Attard Trevisan

Feb 27th, 08:48

100% agreed!

Well done ToM!

Anthony Grech

Feb 27th, 08:30

Twanny, mid-dibattitu johrog li Joseph Muscat hu biss favur il-kacca legali u kontra kull kacca illegali. Ara din id-darba ma intix tghajjar lil Muscat li jahdem biss ghal gallerija?

daniel farrugia

Feb 27th, 08:35

lol ...... mela ma tafx x qal ? jew ma fimtx?

Jo Mifsud

Feb 27th, 08:24

Fully agree!

Leonard Brincat

Feb 27th, 08:40

Well Said

Rita Spiteri

Feb 27th, 08:22

Very well said !!! Well done TOM.

Leonard Brincat

Feb 27th, 07:05

Agree 100%

M BUHAGIAR

Feb 27th, 07:26

@Carl Barthet

In Italian there is a saying " L'allievo ha superato il maestro " .

Admit it and wake up to reality .


Joseph is the WAY FORWARD .

Louis Muscat

Feb 27th, 07:26

'while Dr. Muscat was the essence of serenity' because he never answers the question but try to go around it

J. Pace

Feb 27th, 08:24

Ghidli x'hemm tajjeb fil-manifest tal-PL. Ghax jew affarijiet kkupjati jew li diga qedghin jsiru...Power Station - this will be another Dry Docks.

Mr Joe Micallef

Feb 26th, 23:04

Your critical analysis is incredibly appropriate for a 2nd grade flea market.

Jean Claude O'Neil

Feb 26th, 23:35

Totally disagree! You must have been watching a different debate. Maybe it was edited on ONE TV?

Andreas Anastasi

Feb 26th, 23:33

He won't resign from the position as Nationalist Party's leader.. you should know that if anything, one thing that Dr.Lawrence Gonzi has done in these past 5 years is acting upon Libya's revolution against dictator Gaddafi.

Chris Mifsud

Feb 27th, 07:08

He means as part leader not as PM

Mr Joe Micallef

Feb 27th, 08:12

Micallef I'm sure you vote MLP

Jos Borg

Feb 26th, 23:28

tajba man!

Mr Joe Micallef

Feb 26th, 23:09

Telling about how Joseph escaped answering most questions.
So illuminate us Borg how did Joseph reply to the question which required a YES or NO answer?

David C

Feb 26th, 23:36

if u have a good leader why should he resign? maybe the ppl make a mistake like when Sant was elected...maybe Gonzi gets elected and makes a big mistake and we go into an early election..why shouldn't JM be there? and vice versa maybe being new, young and inexperienced if JM gets elected he does a big mistake and why shouldn't LG be there!

L Zammit

Feb 26th, 22:49

Ghaliex ghandu jirrizenja minn kap, biex ipaxxi lilek u xi erba bhalek? Il-mahbub Dr Gonzi mexxa lill-Malta FERM il-quddiem minkejja li kellu ostakoli li fixxkluh kontinwament, sew minn barra, izjed u izjed minn gewwa. Mhux talli m'ghandux jirrizenja izda talli ghandu jircievi l-fiducja tal-poplu biex jirbah mandat iehor u bil-kandidati li hemm assigurat li ma jkollux gambetti minn ta gewwa.

Louis Muscat

Feb 27th, 07:31

Mella ghax titlef elezjoni ghandek tirrezenja. Daqskemm irrezenja JM bil blokka tas-silg. Ukoll kien qal li jekk ma jwettaqx il-Power station fi zmien sentejn jirrezzenja, imma il-bierah meta gie mistoqsi dar mad domanda u ma wiegibx.

Manwel Sinagra

Feb 27th, 05:47

The only looser in this debate was WE............hmm........yes they did lose out here.

Mr ALBERT LEONE GANADO

Feb 27th, 13:01

Hmmm Manwel . We are getting more constipated listening to PBS where the WE
presenters seem to be afflicted with looser bouts of verbal diarrhea

Wally Vella-Zarb

Feb 26th, 22:50

Nahseb li trid tghid "IMparzjali" Sur Mifsud. ;-)

Thomas Mifsud

Feb 26th, 23:09

Ezatt, grazzi talli kkoregejtni ;)

t aguis

Feb 26th, 22:42

I agree with you 100% irrespective who is the government.

David Farrugia

Feb 26th, 22:34

I feel sorry for you, in a way. Your glasses are too tinted (a very dark blue) to see clearly.

Marija Dandria

Feb 26th, 22:40

Such a shame then when you see the 'child' leading the 'leader'

Jos Borg

Feb 26th, 23:45

So what? It does not worry me. Does it worry you?

Jpaul Gauci

Feb 26th, 22:59

Guess a few left like you don't worry

JOHN WHITE

Feb 27th, 08:53

Bhal ma ghamel Muscat meta kien kontra l-eu u kellu jaccetta ir-rieda tal-poplu u dik jghidula demokrazija sur borg !

Joseph Vassallo

Feb 26th, 22:20

Do you really think so?

Steve Zammit

Feb 26th, 23:36

ddi we see the same debate?

A Vella

Feb 26th, 22:04

a good point even when parents especially if are old and stay at their home not at a government or private home

Thomas Mifsud

Feb 26th, 22:31

Ir-risposta kienet cara, Iva l-power station se ssir, se tkun tahdem bil-gas, arja izjed nadifa u tarriffi orhos ghal kulhadd. Irrelevanti x'se tivvota fl-elezzjoni li gejja, taht gvern Laburista Malta tkun Taghna Lkoll. Min m'ghandux fiducja f'Dr Joseph Muscat dalwaqt ikollu l-prova li m'huwiex jirrecta, jekk Alla jrid il-poplu Malti jaghtih il-fiducja. VIVA MALTA MAGHQUDA

Steve Zammit

Feb 26th, 23:38

Se ssir f'sentejn imma?

David Farrugia

Feb 26th, 21:48

what sort of question is that? Is history written on public records nowadays?

Joe Sammut

Feb 26th, 23:44

You mean you prefer pies in the sky.

Joseph Vassallo

Feb 26th, 21:51

Do you want my honest opinion? I think.....i do not know..... But I think that many on both sides know about it!

Do you know that Ninu Zammit and Dom Mintoff were mentioned in Illum!

No political party mentioned anything! Why? I think they have realised, or they know, that many are incolved!

Charles Massa

Feb 26th, 21:30

Ghax kieku jghid li se jitlef, ikollu tkaxkira

Steve Zammit

Feb 26th, 21:51

Thanks JM for stating the obvious and not answering my questions.

Matthias Farrugia

Feb 26th, 21:27

Agreed with you Mr Eynaud.. 100%
Well done Times Of Malta

Rita Spiteri

Feb 26th, 22:29

Agree 100%

Joe Sammut

Feb 26th, 23:50

Jekk il-gass ikun Nitrogenu ma jigri xejn , jekk ikun LNG tkun fil-periklu.

Iz-zejt jekk jaqbad jaghtik cans, il-gass bhal-kamra tan-nar ...bla hniena.

Joe Sammut

Feb 26th, 23:52

Qallek fil-budget li se jonqsu. U issa ikkonfermalek. m’hemmx trux iktar minn dak li ma jridx jisma’.

Joe Sammut

Feb 26th, 23:55

Jien nipproponi li prim ministru full time m’ghandux ikollu paga inqas minn €100,000.

Daniel Vella

Feb 26th, 21:34

Please stop saying nonsense! JM is the one avoiding answering the questions - not only that but when something 'bad' happens in his party he turns the tables on the PN! JM needs to tell us what he's going to do re employment - just to be clear MCAST institutes were created thanks to the PN and that created jobs enough said - just 1 example.

C Attard

Feb 27th, 01:18

No, but it means that there were plenty of jobs around!!

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