Comments on: Pyrrhic victories explained

By: amrio

amrio — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:30:31 +0000

There is quite a fundamental difference between political parties on how they approach elections when in government. Whilst obviously, every party does its best to win, MLP have always had the tendency to win at all costs (thus what someone mentioned above with KMB). PN try to maintain a ‘business-as-usual’ momentum, although this is unfortunately a lost battle with our polarisation.

By: Keith Chircop

Keith Chircop — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:33:53 +0000

The PN government will soon have 855 million euros to spend on improving the country, making things better for all of us, with hopes people will like their work enough to re-elect them. Had Labour been elected, that party would have had those 855 million to spend. What exactly is wrong with this?

By: David S

David S — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:38:31 +0000

@Gerald It really is quite pathetic to compare the KMB employment scandal of 8000 people, with the normal recruitment required of nurses, police etc etc. Everyone knows that the vast majority of the 8000 employed by KMB were unskilled messengers , and MLP sympathisers .One Labour Party Club had even organised a lottery with the first prize being a Govt job !!!
Oh yes and why not fire them , our socialist Gerald proclaims !! These are human beings with families, you dont just go about fire 8000 breadwinners, however wrongly employed by that maverick -shameless-bical-comptroller KMB. Surely its not their fault that they got a job with the Govt. These people were grateful they did get a job in that unemployment crisis , and voila socialist Gerald says why not fire them! The solution is to attract foreign investment for real productive work and NOT employment with Govt entities or Pijunieri or Dirghajn il Maltin or Izra u Rabbi or Bahhar u Sewwi. Perhaps Gerald is not old enough to remember these “emergency corps” to cushion the spiralling unemployment of the seventies and eighties.

By: Corinne Vella

Corinne Vella — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:29:16 +0000

Gerald Fenech: You say government financed the PN campaign by starting up the Smart City project, the Blue Skies scheme, etc. What, precisely, would you have preferred government to do? Not start up those projects so that the opposition could not claim that government has an unfair advantage? Ajma jahasra.

By: lino

lino — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:16:26 +0000

Phaedra,
Can’t you see that such stock as Gerald can only follow what the big brother says? Being able to discuss within their own party is a luxury for them, let alone criticizing the big bosses. I think people like Gerald find such a blog a big relief for expressing oneself, even if diverging opinions are by them considered ‘attacks’, rather than nurturing food for thought towards healthy arguments.

By: Phaedra Giuliani

Phaedra Giuliani — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:03:00 +0000

@ Gerald
‘Attacking’? ‘Gross’? My, my, Gerald!
David said his piece, I added my view. That is the usual way of thrashing an issue, here. There is no Bord tal-Vigilanza just a sorely tried Moderator who would have scrapped my post if it were untoward.

By: Amanda Mallia

Amanda Mallia — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:24:12 +0000

Mod – “If the public likes the way that the government is budgeting, then they will re-elect it.” …

… and they will donate / contribute as much as possible towards the electoral campaign to help ensure that it is re-elected

By: amrio

amrio — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:52:45 +0000

@Gerald

In this blog, everyone has freedom of speech and the right of choice of words. But I think your use of the word ‘attacking’ is a bit too harsh. ‘Diverging views’ more than anything. And why should’nt two seemingly PN-leaning human beings have diverging opinions?

Mela hsibthom Joe Muscat fi zmien il-partnerxipp?

By: Gerald

Gerald — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:36:43 +0000

This is gross. Phaedra Giuliani attacking David S who is also a PN supporter by the look of things!

By: AM.SA

AM.SA — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:12:37 +0000

What else can they say; that’s the frustration and devastation of unexpected defeat.