Comments on: Stamping feet while Europe burns

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:25:29 +0000

In reply to Pecksniff. Why?

By: old-timer

old-timer — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:26:14 +0000

The new buses should have been introduced on the existent routes and then, gradually, introduce the new routes in a drip fashion – one by one gently with no hiccups. But Austin Gatt remains a star minister who gets things done even with some mistakes – but he gets things done.

By: silvio farrugia

silvio farrugia — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:26:17 +0000

Still it is no excuse! People are really suffering because of the ‘revolution’ in the bus system.

Of course being Maltese we should just take it and thank Dr Austin Gatt and the ‘experts’ who formulated it! No wonder there is such chaos in the morning…nobody is trusting the bus service and everybody and his cat is using their own transport.

Resign, boy !

By: Pecksniff

Pecksniff — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:40:19 +0000

In reply to Lawrence. You should ban "Keep it up" on this blog.

By: Pecksniff

Pecksniff — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:38:42 +0000

In reply to Joseph A Borg. A firing squad at dawn on Castille Place would concentrate the minds of the recalcitrant backbenchers.

By: Jean

Jean — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:35:36 +0000

In reply to Antoniette. Hate Austin Gatt?! I hate mediocrity. But then again why bicker with blinded pro-GonziPn who attack my political beliefs (are you so sure I'm a Labour?) rather than the argument. Yes go one egging this mediocre government so we continue getting much of the same.

By: Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:11:40 +0000

In reply to Joseph A Borg. Doesn't he already have the carte blanche, behind the scenes?

By: John Schembri

John Schembri — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:23:23 +0000

In reply to Jean.

” I’m in the middle of a magazine deadline and I couldn’t be fagged to bicker with people who are set in their thinking.”
Don’t tell us that you have a tighter schedule than Joseph? Can’t the publishers wait like Lou did on Bondi+?

[Daphne – I’m the publisher, so no.]

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:08:56 +0000

Lets do not forget who are the members of parliament who are holding our government at ransom and reward them in the coming elections, by taking a note of their names.

For me they may not even bother to write their names on the ballot paper.

Keep it up Daphne.

By: Edward Caruana Galizia

Edward Caruana Galizia — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:56:28 +0000

The EU started off as an economic agreement first which grew into what the EU is today. I guess that means that the seeds of the EU were sown the ever changing economies of its members.

Therefore, I suppose that is where its strengths and weaknesses can be found.

I believe that what the EU needs right now is clear leadership, so that we can move the foundations of the EU out of economics and on to something stronger and less changeable.

I watched the news with bated breath, waiting to hear what had been agreed upon, if anything.

At first I thought that the EU was not working. But when they had agreed on a deal, and everyone was happy with it, I asked myself the question: would this have been possible without such a united Europe?

If all countries had put their country first and not cared about others, how would we all have survived?

To me, the EU is not an economic agreement. Although the situation is all about money, we have seen how 27 countries, with all their differences and pride, can actually work together to make sure everyone survives.

That is what the EU means to me.

Someone should flag that up – and make everyone else aware of how remarkable all our leaders have been in the face of collapse.