In a recent Iswed fuq l-Abjad on Net TV ably presented by Frank Psaila, Michael Falzon, the former PN minister, said that despite his outspoken criticism prior to the 2013 election, he voted with his heart and therefore voted PN. Had he voted with his head he would have voted PL. Does he sincerely think that voting for the party promising heaven on earth to all without substantiating these promises is synonymous with voting with one’s head?

Voting with one’s head means voting for a sensible option. Of course the PN needed to be revitalised and it seems that Simon Busuttil together with his team is on the right track to credibility. However, the PN has always been a protagonist in major achievements for this country with a foreign policy approach earning this nation international prestige.

Voting for a party just for the sake of change is not worth the risk this presents. We are now facing the repercussions of the new direction.

I am confident that all those who felt comfortable enough to vote for change without carefully weighing all the pros and cons now have a tangible experience of what it means – contrary to what was promised – to have deficiencies among others in meritocracy, democracy, decentralisation and transparency, such as in Henley and Partners, and energy issues.

In the crucial sector of job creation persons on a State payroll are on the increase while jobs in the private sector are on the decrease.

If voting with the heart means – perhaps even subconsciously – voting for the party with a substantial success record for a country, then Michael Falzon, as opposed to many others, must be feeling at ease not having to regret his decision.