Comments on: Muscat's progressive and liberal politics: portraying law-breakers and public nuisances as victims of the government's arrogance https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/06/muscats-progressive-and-liberal-politics-portraying-law-breakers-and-public-nuisances-as-victims-of-the-governments-arrogance/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:46:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Frank Schembri https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/06/muscats-progressive-and-liberal-politics-portraying-law-breakers-and-public-nuisances-as-victims-of-the-governments-arrogance/#comment-28928 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:46:57 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=3003#comment-28928 MEPA tries to uphold the law? Antoine Vella you are smoking again, please stop as it is distorting your thinking.

]]> By: Antoine Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/06/muscats-progressive-and-liberal-politics-portraying-law-breakers-and-public-nuisances-as-victims-of-the-governments-arrogance/#comment-28927 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:25:31 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=3003#comment-28927 In reply to John II.

Whenever MEPA tries to uphold the law, Super One vultures come gliding in to pick at the bones of contention.

]]> By: John II https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/06/muscats-progressive-and-liberal-politics-portraying-law-breakers-and-public-nuisances-as-victims-of-the-governments-arrogance/#comment-28926 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:35:20 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=3003#comment-28926 In reply to John II.

” Yet just 19 days before the election and five days after he promised to redress the country’s environmental deficit, Lawrence Gonzi had entered into a secret agreement with the Armier squatters in which he promised them that none of the pre-1992 boathouses will be removed. Significantly the Prime Minister who is now also responsible for MEPA has also committed himself to intervene with MEPA on a pending application presented by the same squatters within six months of being elected.”

http://www.dinlarthelwa.org/content/view/212/70/

]]> By: Corinne Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/06/muscats-progressive-and-liberal-politics-portraying-law-breakers-and-public-nuisances-as-victims-of-the-governments-arrogance/#comment-28925 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:07:15 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=3003#comment-28925 In reply to Claude.

They can’t tell us, because they don’t know. The cunning concrete plan is to position themselves as the salve for every wound. What comes next is secondary to the main ambition for getting into government. In the famous words of a former Labour prime minister “the proof of the pudding is in the eating”, so I guess the whingers will just have to wait and see.

]]> By: John II https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/06/muscats-progressive-and-liberal-politics-portraying-law-breakers-and-public-nuisances-as-victims-of-the-governments-arrogance/#comment-28924 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:50:21 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=3003#comment-28924 Similar “law-breakers and public nuisances” at Armier were given secret written guarantees by the PN government that their shanties would not be touched – prior to the general elections.

[Daphne – If they are secret, how do you know about them? Perhaps you have a shack at Armier.]

]]> By: Claude https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/06/muscats-progressive-and-liberal-politics-portraying-law-breakers-and-public-nuisances-as-victims-of-the-governments-arrogance/#comment-28923 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:19:04 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=3003#comment-28923 As a prospective government, Labour should start telling us what it would have done if in government – that would be interesting. If Labour thinks the caravan owners in Gnejna were wrongly treated they should tell us what they propose should have been the way forward. I hope nobody will tell us that they will commission some study on this too.

]]> By: Antoine Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/06/muscats-progressive-and-liberal-politics-portraying-law-breakers-and-public-nuisances-as-victims-of-the-governments-arrogance/#comment-28922 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:36:39 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=3003#comment-28922 Considering the irregular manner in which the PL acquired some of its clubs, it’s only to be expected that they should side with squatters and land-grabbers. Birds of a feather and all that.

]]> By: Nigel https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2009/06/muscats-progressive-and-liberal-politics-portraying-law-breakers-and-public-nuisances-as-victims-of-the-governments-arrogance/#comment-28921 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:19:24 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=3003#comment-28921 As I said before, caravans and boats parked in streets and roads all year round should be towed away by the police, and Jason Azzopardi should make it a point with everyone that public land, streets, roads and pavements are for the public’s use and not simply for a few selfish individuals.

Shanty towns, and caravans parked at seaside resorts and along the shoreline around Malta should not be tolerated.
A law about this should be passed making it a criminal offence.

Joseph should stop riding on bandwagons because eventually he might find the wagons without wheels.

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