Comments on: A late night with Super One

By: A Camilleri

A Camilleri — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:13:41 +0000

Aren’t they sweet sitting proudly in front of the EU flag? What’s next? An argument parallel to “It was labout who won Real Independence in March 1979? Would it be far fetched if they will be telling us that Labour got us real EU membership as they elected more MEPs? Psssst … Labour only ostensibly opposed membership in reverse psychology, so that the PN will work in favour of membership. It was a Baldrick style ‘cunning plan’.

By: Stanley Cassar Darien

Stanley Cassar Darien — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:08:55 +0000

I find these yearly budgets so boring……are they ever shocking or exciting?

If the picture changes so quickly these days, then what is the point of having a yearly budget?

By: hope

hope — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:17:54 +0000

My golden star award goes to this measure:

Long-term unemployed to do community work

…..the unemployed who have been registering for work for more than five years will be required to work a minimum of 30 hours per week in the community and they will be paid 75% of the minimum wage.

This was the only thing right in this budget!! For this well done!

By: Gerald

Gerald — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:45:19 +0000

Sounds like one of those chain gangs prevalent in the American South in the 1930’s to me.

By: Dr.C.

Dr.C. — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:40:04 +0000

Daphne the intention of that measure was good, but the Govt either wasn’t clever enough or decided to leave a loophole. In order to be efficient, it should have been that persons who are registering for work start community work IMMEDIATELY, whether they’ve been registering for 5 days or 5 years. After all, these people are registering because they WANT to work (sic) don’t they?

As it is currently proposed in the budget, I foresee that the abusers will be registering for 4 years 11 1/2 months — work for one week — then register for a further 4 years 11 1/2 months…. well you get the story.

By: Chris II

Chris II — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:21:16 +0000

My only negative comment on the unemployed part is the fact that only those unemployed for more then 5 years shall be part of the scheme – I would have changed the 5 years to 5 months!

By: Mario P

Mario P — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:31:40 +0000

@ Anthony – some unemployed (not all) are definitely allergic to Sports or any other physical activity! :)

By: Mario P

Mario P — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:13:32 +0000

listening to the intro to each measure as it was announced with quite a lot of superficial/shallow reasons for what was to come, I could not help thinking about the script writer. This guy has a ready career in Hollywood for B movies (or more likely Bollywood). Yep you guessed it – I have a dirty diesel car which is past its sell by date (by a couple of decades) but which is now enemy no.1.

By: david farrugia

david farrugia — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:09:18 +0000

‘Kemm sar jifhem dak il-boy’. Read this abstract from Joseph’s speech :’A Labour government would not have introduced the new water and electricity tariffs in such circumstances – it would have primed the economy, promoted investment and reduced taxes courageously.’ It’s money no problem for our Joseph. We are still waiting for his proposals and what about the promised earthquake in his party?

By: I M Dingli

I M Dingli — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:07:36 +0000

Daphne, i thought the budget addressed other points and not only the ‘long-term unemployed to do community work’…… I must have misunderstood all the things Minister Fenech said!

[Daphne – Your point being? I said it was what struck me most, and not that it was the only thing that was said.]