Comments on: The choice of referendum date https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/01/the-choice-of-referendum-date/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:28:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chris Ripard https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/01/the-choice-of-referendum-date/#comment-2999321 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:28:23 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=57887#comment-2999321 In reply to freedom5.

Not just because of divorce, freedom5.

The plain fact is that the electorate were tired of the Nationalist Party in government and would have booted them out with or without that vote on divorce.

Ditto and likewise for the honoraria question and Arriva (or rather, Austin Gatt generally). Once the Libyan crisis was over, Gonzi’s stock rapidly fell off the scale.

To this day, I cannot understand why he didn’t call an election at the height of that crisis. Even if he didn’t win, at least it wouldn’t have been a drubbing of epic proportion.

]]> By: freedom5 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/01/the-choice-of-referendum-date/#comment-2997704 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:08:32 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=57887#comment-2997704 Re my last comment . Actually we deserve to have maleable leaders.

Just look what happened to Gonzi. Because he stuck to his guns as he was against divorce, and still voted against divorce in parliament, the electorate took him to the cleaners in the general election.

]]> By: freedom5 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/01/the-choice-of-referendum-date/#comment-2997673 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:53:30 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=57887#comment-2997673 Daphne, I think you are splitting hairs as to the significance of the date. The NO got the referendum against all odds, and coinciding with the local council elections.

Now it’s up to the people to decide. But with role models like Dr Busuttil I think Malta deserves to retain spring hunting, as we are a bunch of savages, with political leaders who are as malleable as plasticine.

]]> By: bob-a-job https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/01/the-choice-of-referendum-date/#comment-2997539 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 15:43:39 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=57887#comment-2997539 I like this.

I was half expecting an RTO sign attached to it but it’s not shot at so presumably it isn’t in Malta.

http://depositphotos.com/20780309/stock-photo-malta-signpost-along-a-rural.html

]]> By: bob-a-job https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/01/the-choice-of-referendum-date/#comment-2997536 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 15:38:58 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=57887#comment-2997536 Birdlife needs to clarify matters.

It’s website still carries a magazine which reads ‘Vote YES to stop Spring hunting’

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ThwSGX_J84/U1pR-zCmSvI/AAAAAAAAAoU/7jM2q_N-a88/s1600/For+People2.jpg

http://birdlifemalta.blogspot.com/2014/04/spring-watch-2014-access-all-areas.html

Actually that photo reminded me of all the traffic signs that used to be used for target practice by ‘hunters’ some years back.

It’s amazing what we’ve had to accept from these people all these years.

]]> By: Einstein https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/01/the-choice-of-referendum-date/#comment-2997453 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:40:55 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=57887#comment-2997453 In reply to eve.

About time they introduce the postal vote I’d say.

]]> By: Harmony https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/01/the-choice-of-referendum-date/#comment-2997396 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:05:51 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=57887#comment-2997396 The reason is simple. The government chose this day because it does not want the electorate to hear the gunshots as these would encourage more voters to vote no.

]]> By: No one https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/01/the-choice-of-referendum-date/#comment-2997349 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:36:29 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=57887#comment-2997349 You forgot to mention the many Maltese who were planning, or had already planned, a holiday abroad at that time.

That is the demographic most likely to vote against spring hunting too. I mean, apart from the yearly hamallu trip to Primark in ‘Landin’, the hunter types don’t really travel too much, even less so around that time when they get decidedly drunk with all of their family and friends at the Easter celebrations.

]]> By: tinnat https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/01/the-choice-of-referendum-date/#comment-2997322 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:15:23 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=57887#comment-2997322 In reply to cymro.

Me too. So what will be the date of the next general election? My guess: 2nd week of January.

]]> By: eve https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/01/the-choice-of-referendum-date/#comment-2997310 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:10:20 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=57887#comment-2997310 Ahjar. Inhallsulhom mit-taxxi taghna biex jigu jivvutaw u lanqas biss qed jghixu hawn.

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