Thousands of signatures have been collected (possibly 10,000 but I’m not sure). There is time until March 2014 to reach 30,000 and force government to hold a referendum.

At the moment the signatures are in the hands of the organisers of the campaign.

Oh well, they’re going to double the fines. Those poor eagles must be really grateful. Penalising environmental offences is important but preventing them should be the primary aim of any system for protecting the environment. Not that I’m expecting Tagħna Lkoll to get that.

60000 gullible shifters were persuaded that Muscat’s Labour movement would keep its promise of a Malta Taghna Lkoll. Why wouldn’t hunters do the same if they were led to believe that they would have a field day, as also all the other credulous malcontents who were promised heaven and earth if they voted Labour?

The day of reckoning is some years in the future and people could be forgetful just as much as credulous.

Etil, I do not know what the PN are doing, but if I were them, I would do nothing. The Maltese population deserves every drop of what it shall have to suffer in the next 4 years. It is just a pity, that we, that were out and negative, shall have to suffer with the rest.

No more fines – prison sentences – now we have had enough.

What is the PN doing about this or is it too busy discussing gay civil unions.

Admittedly that may be important too, but one should also tackle the current problems – the sale of Maltese passports, and illegal hunting being one of the items on top of the list.

What is really happening to the PN – are they giving up because the PL has a 9-seat majority and any criticism or suggestions by the PN would be ignored anyway.

If so, the PN might as well disband. The 132,000 or so who voted for them expect them to behave with stamina and not let themselves be shoved aside.

We need extraordinary people to lead us through these terrible – I can safely say now – next 4.1/2 years of PL government who is out to ride roughshod over anyone who does not agree with its policies.

The PL and its sidekicks are feathering their nests out of the Maltese taxpayers’ money, and will be well provided for when their time is up.

Weeks if not months have passed and it seems that this was just a joke.

Can someone give us a hint of what happened with those signatures, or were these shot down by the hunters as well.

The Labour movement is relying on the poor memory of the electorate at the next election. That amnesia worked during the last election when the vicissitudes of the MLP rule under Mintoff and KMB was a fading distant memory of horrors long past that was submerged by an insistent false LP propaganda of a promised “new” movement.

The next election should be held roughly five years from now at the most. That should suffice for the electorate to retain the nightmarish memory of today’s events and to vote more reasonably.

IT IS ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW THAT IS REQUIRED AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THE LAW. THIS IS WHAT IS REQUIRED IN THE FIELD – NOT WORDS SCRIBBLED IN STATUTE LAW.

A million laws are not as effective as one bobby on the job.

Steve, like you I have that date ( 18th July) resting on my desk awaiting results as promised by the commissioner of police. From which locality did we say the suspect hails?

And by the way, there are two other investigations pending. The MTV concert and the ‘tal-pastizzi’ brawl.