Comments on: BREAKING ACROSS EUROPE/MALTA FILES: the tidal wave has hit the “Panama of Europe”

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Sat, 20 May 2017 23:52:00 +0000

Yes I am hearing it. Lots. There is massive criticism. The financial crisis set off a massive debate across the continent and the world, and commentators, intellectuals, academics and professionals have been engaged in arguing both sides, and trying to come up with alternatives to tax competition.

It is easy to miss all this is here in Malta, where tax competition is a matter of national consensus.

By: Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia — Sat, 20 May 2017 18:57:00 +0000

Louis Grech isn’t a “moderate element”. He is a crucial member of their shady clique. He has known Konrad Mizzi since birth (Konrad’s father Lawrence was his sidekick at Air Malta), and Brian Tonna has fronted for him and been his accountant for the last 15 years at least.

And he is not bowing out at all. He won’t stand for election, but intends to remain in the cabinet and Muscat has said so already.

By: Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia — Sat, 20 May 2017 18:46:00 +0000

I am not the Nationalist Party and I am largely indifferent to the motivation of those who voted for Muscat and their motivation in voting against him now.

I am just amazed that they couldn’t see him for what he is, that’s all. There were people in their 20s in our household who sussed him out when friends of mine in their 50s couldn’t.

I’ll never forget what one of my sons said when he watched Muscat and a couple of his henchmen speaking about the Nationalists and ‘corruption’ at some rally. “He’s not shocked or annoyed. He’s actually envious,” he said. “He really believes they’re filling their pockets and he’s angry because he thinks they’ve been doing it long enough and now it’s his turn. Listen to them – it’s the underlying message in everything they say: you’ve been stealing long enough; now it’s our turn to have a go.”

By: David Meilak

David Meilak — Sat, 20 May 2017 18:22:00 +0000

He was happy to bring the house down with him. If parliament was still active the Opposition would have filed a a motion on the PM’s backing and ‘maybe’ it would have been the moment where some of the government members would have seen the only emergency exit by getting rid of Muscat.

By: Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia — Sat, 20 May 2017 18:19:00 +0000

In reply to David Meilak. Not by Malta Today, but by Saviour Balzan I would say. It's not really fair to make his employees responsible for his choice of midnight telephone callers.

By: Fabio Franceschi Brown

Fabio Franceschi Brown — Sat, 20 May 2017 18:12:00 +0000

I got tired scrolling all the way down with all these international media headlines about Malta. What a colossal, ridiculous and embarrassment of a government.

By: David Meilak

David Meilak — Sat, 20 May 2017 18:11:00 +0000

This must be the reason why we have a snap election. Muscat was given info ahead of time by Malta Today.

By: Joseph Mark Buttigieg

Joseph Mark Buttigieg — Sat, 20 May 2017 18:00:00 +0000

Daphne, is this possibly what has prompted early elections. You mentioned February.

By: Stephen Forster

Stephen Forster — Sat, 20 May 2017 16:24:00 +0000

This will win them the election. Already opposition leader is agreeing with Muscat, which will transform and sideline all the real corruption scandals into a “them and us” scenario. This is perfect for the PL and I can now see we are totally fucked. Voters who cannot see the difference in this and Panama will assume its all jealousy and cannot separate the two. Malta Today played the role perfectly as the insider. Perfect deflection tactics.

By: Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia — Sat, 20 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000

You think? If they had found a shadow minister, it would have been published already. Besides which, you’re forgetting one important point: the companies in the Malta Files are all INCORPORATED IN MALTA, and therefore public in Malta too.