Corruption in public life is a ubiquitous, ever present problem threatening the integrity of a State and affecting the well-being of its people. The degree of its presence varies with time, sometimes rising to such a pitch as to jeopardize the very foundation of an organised society subject to law and order.

The level of our homegrown corruption has of late gone up a notch or two, causing concern among the general population and appearing to have had a significant influence on the outcome of the last election.

It is also apparent that although no single party seems able to tackle the problem effectively there is no political will for the two major parties to come together and develop a bipartisan approach.

The difficulty we are faced with is that both parties have a record of an unacceptable degree of partisan favouritism and nepotism in their previous administrations.

As has been pointed out in an excellent article by Martin Scicluna, the fight against corruption in the present political climate is best served by promoting and pushing through the legislative and administrative measures that are being taken against this social evil.

The continuing criticism of one party by the other in this context is like the pot calling the kettle black and serves no useful purpose.

Malta Tagħna Lkoll (Malta for all) may have been misinterpreted and perhaps meant “after 25 years it is now our turn to have our snout in the trough”.

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