Only shortly after Prime Minister Joseph Muscat spoke of his intention to push forward the environmental agenda – following the spring hunting referendum result –he announced a foreignproject to be build on ODZ land.

In an effort to stop this irregularity a number of NGOs, civil society groups and other entities including the hunters’ association joined the PN leader Simon Busuttil, once again naturally entrusted with the role of defending the rights of the Maltese people.

This is another of the déjà vu situations this country has experienced over the last two years, characterised by secrecy and questionable information. Consultation takes place after gauging popular reaction. Is this not mediocre leadership? Who is actually leading this country?

So many questions are being left unanswered, same as was the case in the 2013 election campaign. We have an administration inaugurating a new parliament without having the decency to acknowledge the grandeur of the work of an architectural genius – a tourist magnet in itself.

On the other hand we have a new university project proposal which not only risks depriving the Maltese people of arable land and one of the few remaining natural open spaces for all but also risks tarnishing the reputation of our old established university.

Within this context, supporting Busuttil is a most sane option. His insistence on the highest standards including ethical standards – while acting accordingly and safeguarding our heritage – is a guarantee of an honest alternative leadership for this country.