Muscat wanted the state to buy his car and give it back to him
I have news for you. I estimated that the running cost of Joseph Muscat’s two cars would be about EUR7,000 a year – a conservative estimate – and I wanted to know how he plans to pay for this with his salary as leader of the opposition, given that his wife does not really work.
So I did some checking. The leader of the opposition is entitled to a car paid for by the state. Joseph Muscat refused the offer and suggested that the state buy his Alfa instead and give it back to him to carry on using it – as the official car of the leader of the opposition.
When this suggestion was refused outright, he asked to be paid to use his own car instead. Because there are some rules which allow certain officials to obtain an allowance for using their own car, Muscat’s request was acceded to.
He is now receiving EUR7,000 a year for the privilege of using his own car and has a hefty petrol allowance as well.
And meanwhile, he’s suing to get back his VAT on registration.
Something else – on the court documents which list the thousands of plaintiffs in alphabetical order, Joseph and Michelle are not there among the Ms. Their names are tucked away at the back, among some random strange names that don’t sound Maltese. I suppose they imagined journalists would go to the M section, not find their names there, and say – oh, that’s all right then.
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Bhal ma jghidu bil-Malti, wiccu u sormu xorta!
(As usual, Maltese is more expressive than English when it comes to describing people or situations such as this one.)
Well said veru ma jisthiex
How do you know the running costs of his Alfa Romeo 159? While it does probably have a 1.9 turbodiesel engine, it could also possibly have a 3.2 V6 petrol, which would make it much more costly. I’d assume he either has a 1.9 or 2.0 diesel, or a 1.8 petrol.
[Daphne – I based my conservative estimate on a 1.8 petrol.]
His is a 1.8 T Spark (confirmed because I saw it a few days ago) 37.2mpg combined fuel consumption.
“and suggested that the state buy his Alfa instead and give it back to him to carry on using it ”
what the ****
“He is now receiving EUR7,000 a year for the privilege of using his own car and has a hefty petrol allowance as well. And meanwhile, he’s suing to get back his VAT on registration.”
Any sources you can cite? Because if this is true, he is a haxxej prima kwalita and if I had a particular dislike for him, now its pure disdain.
[Daphne – Official sources. The information is available to the public. You just have to ask for it. If any journalists are interested, they should go to the Clerk of the House or just through the DOI.]
I am at a loss at what to say here. We have an opposition leader who likes to piggy-back off our taxes yet rants that the government is wasting money on public projects.
My Memory is still quite clear: Dr.Sant in his white Mazda staying true to his party ideology and now there is Joseph being paid to run an Alfa He can’t afford!
[Daphne – Sant’s Mazda was paid for and run by the taxpayer, as was his non-existent chauffeur, the salary going to Robert Francalanza.]
The delegates should have voted for Attard Montaldo if they wanted to see their leader driving fancy cars, at least the money that buys whatever he owns belongs to him and they wouldn’t come across as a partit tal-bummers.
Anyway, I am reminded of a children’s show I had to watch with my cousins while babysitting. These puppets were awful and did the stupidest things and one of my cousins was laughing away, completely captivated. I could not for the love of God understand what was so funny and so captivating about that programme. My other cousin who was reading a book looked at me and shrugged with frustration (that u mhux issoltu look).
Now I know that there are adults out there with the mentality of a seven-year-old, who are busy laughing away at their own shortcomings while the 12-year-old and the 19-year-old have to observe in frustration and annoyance.
There are 7-year-olds with more sense and sensitivity (not to mention manners) than many adults.
The cheek of it! incredible!
I must say you impressed me this time, Daphne.
Mhux wiccu tost ukoll!! Qed tinkwetani ghax ma nafx f’basal ha jdahhalna meta jkun prim ministru.
The man sure has class – worthy of a future prime minister! This is reminiscent of employees trying to scrounge perks from their employer.
Exactly. Now try to imagine him “jekk ikollu kollox f’idejh”. It doesn’t even bear thinking about.
Well, what can I say? Slimey, devious and at the end of it all, so so cheap. He is a disgrace to the party and the ideals they want us to think they cherish. The guy is so full of it……………….. but then do they deserve any better?
I dsiagree with you saying that “he is a disgrace to the party”. They all deserve each other. Pity the rest of us will have no choice.
*Sigh*
Still flogging the dead horses I see.
Takes all sorts, I suppose …….
Now that we know this important information about this allowance given to the Leader of the Opposition, could you give same information about allowances given to government and Nationalist ‘blue eyes boys’, please?
[Daphne – If there’s any one of them who’s trying to get their tax back on a car being funded by the state, let me know. The list is publicly available. Also, if you know of any one who tried to sell his car to the state and carry on using it, let me know, too.]
This saga is becoming even more interesting. Well done for the investigative work, Daphne. Enlightening indeed.
Some mothers do ‘ave them.
[Daphne – You can see the bum mentality at work. As somebody else pointed out here, he has the mentality of a certain kind of employee. I bet he takes ball-point pens home from the party HQ.]
… and the slippers provided at good hotels for the duration of your stay ONLY, assuming that he stays at any.
Interesting to know whether he declares it in his income tax as a benefit in kind.
Wiccu u sormu xorta? But how unbelievably low can this man go? He has bought his nice car, and now he wants us to pay him for it. Reminds me of a pimping car dealer in the East End of London.
One can only marvel at the shallowness of his mind. He has a mean streak at making an odd buck or two, our Joseph. He acts just like a very miserly farmer.
It is almost standard practice in many government departments/ministries that employees at a certain level are given the choice of a free car or else use their own car and receive an allowance. Even lowly MEPA planning officers are given this option.
I see nothing illegal or even unethical in what you claim Joey Muscat did. I know of managers of privately owned companies who sold their car to the company then were allowed to use it as usual. It actually works out better for the company.
[Daphne – It is not about illegality. It is about the mentality. It is not illegal to send a card with a wedding invitation, asking for ‘monetary gifts’ with which to fund the feast, but……]
What disturbs me really is the psychology of men (and women) who buy flashy cars and try to make them flashier with personalised number plates.It reflects the need for compensation for some real or perceived shortcoming/ inadequacy. There is absolutely no practical or logical need for anything bigger than a 1.3 litre engined car in Malta where speeds never exceed 80km/hr. For a time I had a small run around with a 0.8 litre engine and it was perfectly suitable for Maltese roads.
[Daphne – Large cars are much more comfortable. It’s is virtually impossible to find a small car that’s as comfortable as a large one. The Toyota IQ comes close. When you spend a lot of time driving around, that’s a factor.]
For some insight into the psychology behind car buying look up what SUV marketing people know about the characteristics of the average SUV buyer. I am mentioning SUVs so as not to personally hurt Joey or Daphne because as far as I know they have saloons.
[Daphne – I would never use an SUV. To me, a woman in an SUV says either one of two things: I am a desexed mummy or I am a lesbian. As for the fact that my car is a four-seater – when I bought it I had three strapping teenage boys. Try carrying those around all day in a Toyota Starlet. Now that they all drive themselves around, what would be more wasteful – to get rid of a perfectly good car and buy a new one, or to keep it? Get a grip.]
Dery, it’s not a question of legality. Do you remember when John Attard Montalto bought a flat in Busietta Gardens and Alfred Sant described him as insensitive? I think Joseph Muscat takes the prize for insensitivity.
[Daphne – More so given that the flat was for his mistress and baby, while he was in the process of freeing himself from his wife so that he could marry the mistress.]
Let me repeat because you seem to have missed this: “What disturbs me really is the psychology of men (and women) who buy flashy cars and try to make them flashier with personalised number plates.It reflects the need for compensation for some real or perceived shortcoming/ inadequacy.”…. Joey has done this.
As regards medium sized (what is large to us Maltese is considered a compact in other countries) cars with a 1.3 litre engine that can comfortably seat three teen-agers in the back I could just mention a few popular models: VW Polo, Hyundai Accent, Fiat Brava, Renault Megane, Toyota Tercel.. the list goes on and on. (OK some of the engines are just under 1.4 litres…)
[Daphne – I used to have a Fiat Brava once, but I’d rather drive a BMW. What’s it to you?]
What car you (Daphne) own is not the issue that we started off with actually. I said that I find it revealing that a village man with an expanding paunch (and as you like to say – short legs) and a balding head, should buy a sexy car (many people seem to think that Alfas project that image) with a personalised number plate.
But then again men and women are not that different.
Oh, and I don’t agree with your analysis of women who drive SUVs. Rather than ‘desexed’ (had never heard of this word before your wrote it, but I get your drift), they are usually self obsessed and insecure about their marriage.
[Daphne – Yes, same difference. Men desex their wives by turning them into ‘mummies’, and many times, women do this to themselves.]
Whatever people say about KMB; one thing that I found fascinating about him is that he is so unattached to material things and he drove around in an old beige VW Beatle.
@dery – I clearly remember one very unattractive middle-aged man in one such fancy car. It’s number was PTO069.
Well, I’m afraid then that you are a bit like Joseph Muscat, at least in one tiny way.
My friends and I can’t help laughing (actually the laughter phase has worn off now) at people with personalised number plates – it’s just not done by people with a certain kind of background. Maybe you won’t understand.
[Daphne – Actually it is, and I’m living proof of it.]
You mentioned IXL as a number plate – I think there is a lawyer who has that on their plate, followed by a number.
[Daphne – Actually it is, and I’m living proof of it.]
Don’t take it for granted that I was referring to people like you when I said that it s not done by people with a certain sort of background. You are not the sort I had in mind. But as I said, you won’t understand. The fact that you have one (a personalised number plate) makes it clear that you don’t realise what it says about you to people like me.
I’m not being critical. You and I are from different planets and people from my planet would never have a personalised number plate whether it cost Lm10, Lm30 or Lm500 (unless used as a marketing tool to further monetary gain).
[Daphne – Yes, I suppose so. Some people hide their identity and others don’t. That’s the way it goes.]
[Daphne – It is not about illegality. It is about the mentality. It is not illegal to send a card with a wedding invitation, asking for ‘monetary gifts’ with which to fund the feast, but……]
but … it’s a hamallata, tacky, pastazata .. take your pick! I wonder what Muscat and ‘lil din’ did?
What Dr. Muscat did was very hypocritical.
What you are neglecting to tell the people here is that, If Muscat’s proposal had been accepted, it would have SAVED the taxpayer some money.
[Daphne – How? The taxpayer would have had to buy his car and give it back to him, instead of buying a car from the agent.]
You seem to be assuming that they cannot work it out for themselves – which does not say much for the level of intelligence you think they have.
[Daphne – It appears you’re the one who can’t work it out. Buying an Alfa that’s been on the road for a few months does not represent a saving over buying a new car from an agent that a smaller model and costs less.]
The regulations not only specify that the Leader of the Opposition is entitled to a fully expensed car plus driver, it also specifies the price range for such a car.
So it could never have been less than the cost of a second hand Alpha. I assume you know, what everyone else does, that a car – any car – loses a substantial chunk of its value the minute it leave the showroom.
There are also the (very marginal) advantages of one less car imported in Malta, one less car on the roads, one less polluting engine ….
[Daphne – Fine then. Have it your way.]
Ettore, not to be pedantic but it’s Alfa not Alpha. Another little detail which escaped you is that when Daphne worked out the yearly maintenance costs at around EUR7000, she was thinking of both cars, not just the Alfa. If government is forking out that sum, it means that I, you and all other taxpayers are paying for the SUV as well.
You earlier tried to create a diversion by pretending to be scandalised because the PM’s wife has a personal assistant to help with her official duties. Being the Labourite you are, however, you’ll no doubt justify this further burden on the taxpayer, as long as it’s to the advantage of the leader of the opposition and his wife.
As Delboy Trotter used to say “You know it makes sense”.
Another damp squib. And you know that it is, or you would have splalshed in today’s Independent, instead of wasting the last Sunday before tje elction nitpicking about typos.
[Daphne – It’s not nitpicking. And typos are the stuff found in your comments – example above. They are completely different to shoddy grammar, invented words and terrible spelling, none of which belong on the official news portal of the government-in-waiting. The devil is in the detail. I find it rather amusing that you defend the funding of the leader of the opposition’s car, but then believe that a government employee shouldn’t be seconded to the prime minister’s office to take car of his wife official duties.]
Daphne says: “I find it rather amusing that you defend the funding of the leader of the opposition’s car, but then believe that a government employee shouldn’t be seconded to the prime minister’s office to take car of his wife official duties”
The Leader of the Oppositin, like the Ministers, Speaker, etc. is a Constitutional Officer. He is entitled to an official, fully expensed car with driver. However, the rules are flexible and if there is a solution which is acceptable to both sides and works out CHEAPER FOR THE PUBLIC PURSE (as in this case) it can be adopted.
[Daphne – And did you agree with Alfred Sant driving himself around, and putting down Super One man Robert Francalanza as his chauffeur, so that he could take a public payroll salary while working full time for the Labour Party? And did you know that Joseph Muscat wrote to the government trying to get James Piscopo, current Labour Party CEO, on the state payroll – as Alfred Sant’s personal assistant, when Alfred Sant is just an MP? Watch this space.]
The case of Mrs Gonzi is another kettle of fish. In our system, the spouse of the PM (unlike the spouse of the President) does NOT have any official duties. So when Mrs Gonzi decided to enter the political arena it was purely to boost the political image of her husband and his party. So the secondment of a civil servant, paid out of public funds, to act as her PA is a misuse of public funds. He/she should be paid by the PN.
[Daphne – You just don’t understand these things, do you. Catherine Gonzi’s official duties are as prime minister’s wife, not party leader’s wife. What would be wrong indeed would be to confuse her political role with her official role, and have her paid by the party to perform official duties as PM’s wife. But then you think it’s all right for the leader of the opposition to forsake his public duties so as to meet the mayor of Modica with Anglu Farrugia.]
You can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink.
I know I am probably wasting my time, but I will try again, maybe it will sink in. The wife of a Prime Minister does not have any official duties.
[Daphne – Yes, she does, not ‘state official’ but official all the same. The alternative would be Mary Fenech Adami.]
Now what is so hard to understand about that?
[Daphne – Don’t tempt me to stoop to your level by pointing out that I come from the sort of background that understands these things far better than you do. I hardly need to take lessons from a Labour supporter who calls himself Ettore Debono as to what is proper and what is not.]
@Bono
“The Leader of the Opposition, like the Ministers, Speaker, etc. is a Constitutional Officer. He is entitled to an official, fully expensed car with driver”
And just remember who gave the leader of the opposition a salary, let alone a car and driver!
The only three leaders of the opposition to get this were Parrokku, Fenech Adami and now Muscat, who really needs to get a clue! FAST!
Were it not for the fact that it will be disastrous for the country, I almost can’t wait to see him get a taste of being PM. I loved watching the wigged one tearing his wig out when he found out what i’ts all about. No wonder he did his level best to stay in opposition.
Your blustering abour “background is as laugħable as it is irrelevant. I KNOW – through professionsl experience – that, in our system, the spouse of a Prime Minister does NOT have any official duties – none whatsoever – and it will not change just cos you keep repeating tha canard. So the secondment of a civil servant to serve as Mrs Gonzi’s PA is pure misappropriation of publ;ic funds.
[Daphne – You can repeat it until (or, according to maltastar, uptill) you’re blue round the gills. You still haven’t answered my question about Robert Francalanza taking a public payroll salary as Alfred Sant’s chauffeur while working for the Labour party. Nor have you said what you think about Joseph Muscat’s attempts at getting the state to pay James Piscopo’s salary – ostensibly as ‘personal assistant’ to Sant, when we all know now that the intention was to make him Labour’s CEO.]
Well well, Meester Bono, I’m not surprised you’re trying to trivialise the whole thing. Obviously you have their standards. And that’s way way down low, mate.
Wouldn’t it be interesting to know that whilst the PL is suing the government for the VAT refund on imported cars (including Joseph’s) how much VAT is owed by the same PL in the way of VAT? I know that there was a PQ some time back and was published in The Times, but I can’t come across it now.
Veru tad-daqqiet ta harta!
Half of Malta’s population, the half which supports him and his party, must be a corma cwiec! ‘c’ijiet bit-tikka.
These are the same guys (and gals) who called our university students ‘hamalli’ – go figure.
[Daphne – It is not about illegality. It is about the mentality. It is not illegal to send a card with a wedding invitation, asking for ‘monetary gifts’ with which to fund the feast, but……]
Don’t get me started on this….. you are so right! Recently the affliction has spread to other events such as ‘posh’ birthday parties. I find myself at a loss as to what to do as I find such things so insulting. Maybe you can write a column about this and tell us what you think one should do …
[Daphne – You should never give money, even if people ask for it – especially if people ask for it. Cheques – but then only large ones – for marriages and birthdays are suitable presents only between parents/grandparents and sons/daughters/grandchildren, and then only from the older generation to the younger, never in the reverse order.]
Here’s an incredible (true) story.
My sister was invited to her boss’s daughter’s wedding. So she ignored the card asking for money and bought them a silver frame. The day after she went with the present her boss called her in and seemed to be very annoyed. “Mela ma qrajtx il card,” he yelled (yes, yelled). She replied “Yes, so?” “Mela ghax ma tajtiex flus?” he screamed (yes, screamed). “Hu pacenzja hudha lura u tieha xi haga tal-flus,” he continued without batting an eyelid.
She replied coolly that she never gave money as a present on principle, and anyway for argument’s sake she was going to be abroad and had no time for all these shenanigans. “Ghax m’ghatliex li se tkun imsiefra,” he cried out, “kieku ma kontx nistiednek!”
This is a true story in the civil service a few years ago.
Veru dal-pajjiz tad-daqquiet ta’ harta, meta taqsam il-poplu fi tnejn – blu u ahmar. Jigifieri qed tghid dawk li huma blu kollha bravi u l-ohrajn kollha cwiec – Mela jien nghid kollox bil–kontra – intom kollha cwiec nit-tikka ghax intom nies arroganti u ghax min ghalikom tafu kollox u d-dinja iddur maghkom. U zgur li certi studenti ta l-universita huma hamalli – dawk li jitkellmu hazin u baxx u m’ghandhomx l-edukazzjoni ta kif igibu ruhhom bhan-nies HUMA hamalli meta tqis li qed jitghallmu fl-ghola instituzzjoni ta Malta. Hamallu mhux dak li ma jafx ghax mohhu s’hemm jaghtih.
@Mary, Ettore Bono, Edward Fenech and all the others who think that any comments about Joseph Muscat are made simply for the fun of it (well, they are, though not always):
Try to explain to his adoring masses how, whilst they may “struggle to make ends meet”, “can’t afford to pay their water and electricity bills”, etc, etc, he is claiming 7000 euros’ worth of expenses – off our taxes and theirs – for the privilege of using his own car. 7000 euros is probably the average salary of his greatest and most-diehard fans. Naturally, they would never see the irony of it, would they, “ghaliex haqqu, hux, ghax il-leader”.
People like that deserve him; sadly, the rest of us would have no choice.
C. Fenech – I forgot to add you to the list.
Mandy. yesterday I was among those “adoring masses” at a massive rally at Ta’ Qali organised by the Mass Events Section of the MLP as the last massive event in the run up to the elections where the PL is expected to be given a massive majority and a ma\ssive vote of confidence.
I suppose you could say the same about the PN – all you have to do is remove a few “M”s.
[Daphne – Votes for Labour in this election will not be votes of confidence. The Labour Party itself, in its advertising campaign, is asking us to vote Labour to send a message to the government – not because Labour is worth voting for. It is the most unbelievably stupid campaign possible: vote for us to piss the others off, and not because we are worth voting for. What on earth?]
It’s working – 10 to 12% at the latest count. ;o)
You knowledge of how people outside you narrow social circle think and feel are about as profound as your knowledge of Maltese.
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/05/27/xfaqa-u-turn-dak-dwart/#comment-50089
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/05/27/xfaqa-u-turn-dak-dwart/#comment-50092
[Daphne – My social circle is extremely wide.]
That was for Mandy.
Hi Daphne
Your Social Circle is a BLACK HOLE
[Daphne – Lucky for you you’re not in it, then.]
Hi Daphne.
Well Done you got one right at least. I am one of the lucky guys enjoying life outside your BLACK HOLE. Well done once more and keep it up
A lot of you here suffer from the Gallizza Syndrome. This is a desease found in EMPTY VESSELS.
Why don’t you use your energy to give a rest to this Government. Malta needs a Government capable of creating 70000 jobs Malta does not need a Government that boast that created 7000 and saved 2000.
What you want is a wizard, not a real person.
Well, in all honesty, not that hard to create 70,000 jobs. Just hard paying for them. Perhaps we should bring back slavery to make you happy.
70,000 Jobs? who told you this figure, the fairy godmother? In 2008 there were circa 5,000 registered unemployed. And in 2009, it grew by round about 1%. You probably suffer from the 43>52 syndrome.
You must have something wrong with your calculator. Why would the government need to create 70,000 jobs when the total number of people in employment is 160,000 and the number of unemployed is around 12,000?
The place of the Malta Statistics Register is in the waste paper basket. They never get it right. Mistakes, Mistakes Mistakes. The 160000 employed is a joke. And 12000 unemployed is absurd. You tell me how many jobs were lost this year. No wonder the 70000 jobs figure rocked you up.
[Daphne – Here’s another one who doesn’t believe official statistics prepared by official statisticians, and who prefers to use his imagination instead.]
Dear Daphne The proof of the Pudding is in the eating. Recent history have shown your so-called expert statisticans are simple printers for the Government’s propaganda machine and for the purpose of face saving missions.
Vince Borg: Who gave you that particular pudding? And can we have some too so that we can see the proof for ourselves? Don’t throw a tantrum. This is a genuine question.
Kim Il-Jong could have done it!
It’s Kim Jong-Il, son of Kim Il-Sung.
No, my real name is not Jean Pierre Sammut.
Ax ma tghidx kemm gew il jaguars tal ministri?! Ara vera tal-pn kolla xorta!!
Galizia ahjar issib xi xol go farm! u tkompli tazaq emm
@Lina
Hekk tixtieq hux, li Daphne talaq halqa u ma tkomlix tikxfilkom awarkom. Imma kun af li dak iz-zmien ghadda, ghax il-poplu qal DAQSHEKK ghal dawn l-affarijiet fl-1987. U ghalhekk il-PN ikompli elezzjoni wara elezzjoni jirbah, ghax issa dara bis-serhan tal-mohh.
Kos hux l-LP dejjem jirnexxilu jirbah l-ezzjonijiet tal-kunsill u tal-MEPs u l-aqwa, jigifieri l-elezzjoni generali jirbahha biss l-PN. F’kelma wahda l-LP JIRBAH IL-FRIENDLIES U JITLEF TAC-CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!!!
http://www.mep2009.eu/
illallu xi hruq!…relax mate!
Daphne kulhadd jaf x’kulur hi so ma kellekx ghalfejn tohrog hekk fuq dik li kitbet qablek. Din x’tip ta’ arroganza hi?!…ehe jaguar minn fuq dahri ma nippermettihix however li kap jixtri zewg karozzi minn butu, it’s none of our bloody business.
Int xtrajt karozza dan l-hhar snin? …Applikajt biex tiehu FLUSEK lura?!….ahna iva ghax ma nittollera ‘l hadd li jisraqni anqas prim ministru….so din il-haga mhux se jgawdi minnha biss joseph izda se ngawdi jien cikku peppu u eluf minna…dan konflitt ta’ interess issejjahlu?…allahares m’applikax ghaliha dak il-persuna li ressaqha ghax li kieku kien juri li ma jemminx f’li qed jaghmel.
Quote: “Large cars are much more comfortable. It’s is virtually impossible to find a small car that’s as comfortable as a large one …….”
When you spend a lot of time driving around, that’s a factor.
“.……. As for the fact that my car is a four-seater – when I bought it I had three strapping teenage boys. Try carrying those around all day in a Toyota Starlet. Now that they all drive themselves around …….”
Please kindly allow me 2BFrank4U:
1. a former minister is said to have exploited a Jaguar automobile, which, because of its emissions, might have been a blessing for the health care of Maltese citizens;
2. how does Daphne’s offspring finance the respective vehicles?
Before we all cry foul and start the baying afresh, it would be useful to know the following-
So the leader of the opposition is entitled to a car paid for by the state – fine. One presumes that there must be some kind of capping to this expense (any car under EUR 35,000?) What is the threshold please?
There is nothing stopping Joseph Muscat from asking for a new car. Now let us assume his Alfa falls within the aforesaid bracket. Instead of exercising his right to buy a new car (as he could, and for all I know still can) he asks the state to reimburse the purchase of his Alfa. This request is not acceded too. Joseph Muscat does not exercise the option for a new car, and asks for the reimbursement of the running costs of his personal car. Joseph Muscat sues the government for the VAT on the registration of his private vehicle.
Is this so terrible and petty?
[Daphne – Yes.]
I get the impression that we are losing sight of the real issues here. As so painfully exposed by Simon Busuttil last Friday, the Labour Party is out of its depth. Its local policies are in manifest contradiction to the way its Labour MEPs vote in the European Parliament. Those should be the considerations one should be mulling over, come Saturday, and not something as superficial as Muscat’s Alfa and the negative perception that this should render onto the constituents.
If ever (hope never) Mrs Victoria Beckham sorry Mrs Michelle Muscat becomes wife of the prime minister we’ll end up by paying for her clothes.
@Ettore Bono – to use your favourite word, your dear leader was a massive waste of space in tonight’s debate on TVM. No matter which ever way you may spin it, every time he opens his mouth (when he’s not busy smirking) he digs a deeper hole. But a person of your intellect might fail to see this. The facts remain he is the leader of the opposition no matter how much he would love to be PM. After 06.06.09 he will still be the leader of the opposition. Sometimes no matter how much you wish for something it does not mean it will make it happen.
Hi Bono.
Do not worry, just be happy. The equation for Time and Space provides all you need to relax while Time brings forth a decent Government to Malta. A Government capable of turning Debit into Credit. A Government that turns Malta’s performance from TALES to ACHIEVMENTS giving space and the Maltese Citizen the credit and dignity they merit. IN BRIEF : A LABOUR GOVERNMENT. You are very lucky and you do not know it.
Hi Vince Borg,
What is your particular contribution to Malta’s performance? Just wondering….
nahseb ma kellekx xtikteb biex ktibt dil pastazata ta.bdaqshekk xghamel hazin?anzi ma xtarax jaguard min fuq darna,
Hi Corinne
Keep on wondering otherwise you shall dislike the Register for the Malta Statistics. You risk confusing it with The One Thousand and One Nights . If do that I shall call you Princess Scheherazade