Comments on: This is like the Cold War: both political parties have their finger on a red button and won’t push in case the other does https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/06/this-is-like-the-cold-war-both-political-parties-have-their-finger-on-a-red-button-and-wont-push-in-case-the-other-does/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:45:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Aunt Hetty https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/06/this-is-like-the-cold-war-both-political-parties-have-their-finger-on-a-red-button-and-wont-push-in-case-the-other-does/#comment-2193661 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:45:13 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=49077#comment-2193661 If a private individual owed that sort of money to Enemalta he would have been tarred, feathered and pilloried ages ago and made to pay the outstanding sum and interests accrued.

As things stand right now with Joseph Muscat at the helm, two-penny small fish Enemalta technicians get hauled up to court and jailed whilst the big fish get away scot free.

]]> By: Manuel https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/06/this-is-like-the-cold-war-both-political-parties-have-their-finger-on-a-red-button-and-wont-push-in-case-the-other-does/#comment-2191773 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:37:49 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=49077#comment-2191773 In reply to Antoine Vella.

Well, they are using government funds for party activities. They have the state coffers as a cushion. You know, advertising Labour’s policies using government funds.

]]> By: D. Borg https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/06/this-is-like-the-cold-war-both-political-parties-have-their-finger-on-a-red-button-and-wont-push-in-case-the-other-does/#comment-2191755 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:30:31 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=49077#comment-2191755 In reply to Challie.

If only, such objective stance, can be maintained…..

albeit Labour tends to shoot itself in the foot in tenfolds!

The ‘beauty’ of the ongoing Maltese duopoly.

]]> By: pm https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/06/this-is-like-the-cold-war-both-political-parties-have-their-finger-on-a-red-button-and-wont-push-in-case-the-other-does/#comment-2191647 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 08:13:48 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=49077#comment-2191647 Are they charged interest on the balances due, like the common people?

]]> By: observer https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/06/this-is-like-the-cold-war-both-political-parties-have-their-finger-on-a-red-button-and-wont-push-in-case-the-other-does/#comment-2191557 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 07:00:22 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=49077#comment-2191557 Any ‘well tampered’ meters somewhere?

Not to worry. There’s an amnesty being bandied about.

]]> By: Natalie https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/06/this-is-like-the-cold-war-both-political-parties-have-their-finger-on-a-red-button-and-wont-push-in-case-the-other-does/#comment-2191525 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 06:43:20 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=49077#comment-2191525 Yet us, poor mortals have to,pay our dues within the 15 days of receipt of such bills. The two major parties are the local mafia, when it suits them they are all cushy cushy together,always at our expense.

]]> By: Antoine Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/06/this-is-like-the-cold-war-both-political-parties-have-their-finger-on-a-red-button-and-wont-push-in-case-the-other-does/#comment-2190957 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 00:34:32 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=49077#comment-2190957 We all know about the financial troubles of the PN but I never expected the PL to have similar problems. Not with the lavish electoral campaigns they run.

]]> By: Osservatore https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/06/this-is-like-the-cold-war-both-political-parties-have-their-finger-on-a-red-button-and-wont-push-in-case-the-other-does/#comment-2190913 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 00:01:16 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=49077#comment-2190913 The cold war could could be hotting up once again.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=832460913445769&set=a.743555695669625.1073741827.743546829003845&type=1&theater

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140623/local/swat-training-for-the-police.524755

]]> By: Challie https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/06/this-is-like-the-cold-war-both-political-parties-have-their-finger-on-a-red-button-and-wont-push-in-case-the-other-does/#comment-2190766 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:53:20 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=49077#comment-2190766 So glad to see you recognising the mediocre political situation of Malta from both ends.

]]> By: H.P. Baxxter https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/06/this-is-like-the-cold-war-both-political-parties-have-their-finger-on-a-red-button-and-wont-push-in-case-the-other-does/#comment-2190716 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:21:36 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=49077#comment-2190716 One is tempted to call down a plague on both their houses.

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