Congrats for what seems to be some good number-crunching.

I didn’t check your figures, so in what I’m adding below, I am assuming they are correct.

So even if we consider the difference from 2003 in voting documents not collected to be all PN votes, and even if we take into account a better AD showing in PN-led districts, it would take a mass exodus of PN voters to MLP to give MLP a victory.

Additionally, you are also assuming MLP will take the majority of new votes for them to win the election; a possibility which, from what I have heard, is rather remote; on the other hand PN are expecting to get the absolute majority of these new votes.

Keeping a level head therefore, only a disaster of epic proportions (bigger than the 1996 mass exodus) would put MLP in power.

And then AD takes offence when anyone says that the real coalition is MLPAD.

here is the “somebody called David Camilleri”.

Would you mind sticking to the truth? I have never ever written emails to people urging them “to vote Labour to bring down the Nazi government”. While I do tell people to vote Labor because it is high time for a change of the Maltese government, I would never ever compare the Nationalists with the Nazis.

It would be nice, if you could apologize for that slander! But I guess you are so used to slandering people, for example Dr. Sant, that you do not mind badmouthing one more person. Your way of smearing Dr. Sant has reached levels that remind me of somebody who is foaming from his mouth like a rabid dog. Comparing Dr. Sant with Ceaucescu is so polemical, it simply defies description.

In addition I do not have an “AD-Ghawdex Internet address”, but I am a proud member of AD, and I would be elated if Harry Vassallo would be elected, too – especially in regard of the campaign against him orchestrated by the Nationalist media only days before the election.

Sincerely,

David Camilleri

As the 5000 uncollected votes are as you say (mostly) PN, can you kindly ask the feathered one to add them to Gonzi’s tally like he did without regrets in the EU referendum?

Michael Falzon: ‘Lyin’ King‘

Jason Micallef: ‘Silvio‘

Alfred Sant: ‘Pussy‘ (although technically a dog)

A lot of talk has been said about non taxable overtime and the rate at which overtime should be paid. Although the rate paid is an issue, what is more important is the fact that this measure will affect only a small part of the workforce, who still has the guaranteed privilege of working overtime.

In such a competitive environment, where employers are doing their best to cut on costs and where emphasis is being laid on improving the quality of jobs on our island rather than incentivise overtime, is it wise to encourage employees to work overtime? If we are not careful, this measure may encourage our employees to work slow, in a bid to work overtime and may result in our organisations losing their competiveness and jobs being endangered.

This measure will benefit only the few and tends to deprive those hardworking employees and self employed who constantly strive to improve the quality of their job, not by working overtime, but by giving their day’s work and working hard to meet the demands of today’s changing work environment. Working mothers will surely not benefit from non-taxable overtime, since they barely have time to work, let alone work overtime.

On the other hand, a revision of tax bands, both for employees and companies, and a non taxable year for mothers who return to work after having a child ensures that hard working citizens are rewarded for their effort and all workers, whether working overtime or not, benefit from the measure. A working mother earning a gross income of Lm8000 yearly, could easily save at least Lm100 a month when returning to work after the birth of a child. Companies will be encouraged to expand their business and employ more people with money saved from tax.

The Drydocks is another hot topic in this campaign. Again, the main issue is not whether our country can renegotiate this issue with the EU or not, but whether taxpayers will be ready to fork out more money to the Drydocks. Taxpayers have surely had enough of pouring hundreds of millions of Liri into a highly unionised institution which for some reason or another seems unable to get its act together.

Non taxable overtime and Government subsidies could take the country back to the Mintoff era, which was characterised by unproductive jobs and unemployment.

If we really wish our country to keep moving forward, the only choice next Saturday is to give a clear mandate to the present administration. Let’s not forget what happened in the EP elections, when voting for small parties or not voting, only meant a waste of votes and an MLP Victory.