That type of reasoning is precisely why we end up with dinosaurs in charge of our country.

Doing a good job does not entitle one to retaining a position ad eternum.

Izda f’Malta hawn konfuzjoni f’dan ir-rigward u b’mod negattiv dan it-tibdil jista’ jkun interpretat li t-tmexxija l-gdida tal-PN ma ghandiex vizjoni u fiducja fil-parlament Malti u minflok qed taghti aktar importanza lill-media.

Aktar ma dan certu persuni li ta’ kuljum qed jbghatu b’mod ingust mir-rizultat fl-ahhar elezzjoni jistghu facilment jaraw lil PN bhala partit li diga qata qalbu li jikseb success fl-elezzjoni generali li jmiss u qed jibni strategija li tahseb biss f’possibilta ta’ success fi zmien tmien snin.

Hook, line and sinker, signed Joseph Muscat. You fell for it too Mr./Mrs. Confused, actually your alias says it all.

Whether the ‘quantum leap’ will give the results expected cannot be foreseen at the present, of course.

What the re-structuring of the shadow cabinet should have as its basic mission is to grasp the Labour government by the throat and squeeze tightly on every possible occasion that arises – no ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ – in order to bring it to its senses and to remind it of its duty to deliver the promised well-being about which it boasted prior to the March 2013 elections.

That should not exclude even the tiniest hint of reneging on those promises – starting from employment and business/economic promotion (the real thing, not buddy favours or iced buns) public transport reforms, health and hospital systems improvement, public administration in general, the environment, public hygiene and cleanliness, respect for legality and law observance – just to give a few examples – in almost all of which Labour has failed miserably.

I am sure Dr Busuttil has all this in mind – and will not give Labour any respite in publicly and unreservedly criticizing where this is necessary, however slight the omission on Government’s part.

This is possibly the first step to candidate both Roberta Metsola and Therese Comodini Cachia for election to the Maltese parliament in three years time.

There are still one or two persons I would be happy without but the circumstances are what they are.

Hopefully more new faces will be included. Ann Fenech and Joe Giglio come to mind.

If we yearn for a fresh start, then we must be ready for changes. Let’s trust that all the Nationalist Party parliamentary members will be giving their full support.

Tonio Fenech excercised extremely poor judgement when he flew with businessmen on a private jet to watch a football game.

He also showed poor judgement accepting that gift of a clock.

Whilst these actions were not illegal they caused great damage to the Nationalist Party. It served the PL’s needs by creating a perception of corruption.

In my opinion he deserves to be relegated.

But as you say they do not yet form part of the national parliament.

And how can they cope on the two fronts in Malta and Brussels/Strasbourg?

Is it really fair for those who have been elected to parliament already and put on the back bench? I think many of those who have been left out have been irritated with such a move.

On the other hand, a change is as good as a rest.

Why is it insulting? Is Tonio Fenech in politics to serve the country or get promotions?

Finanzi Fis-Sod was due to the Gonzi’s effort to make his government work and not due to one minister’s efforts.

Having said that, I have (finally) seen a degree of Machiavellism in Simon Busuttil – the positioning of Metsola in a prominent role of his shadow cabinet is to me a clear case of “keep your friends close, and your enemies closer”.