Joseph caught the 6am ferry “like the workers”, but he didn’t share their kind of bed the night before
How uncritical (in the true meaning of the word) the reporting at The Times has become. Any large outstanding debts that it may have with its paper supplier, who is the Labour Party’s campaign manager and donor, Keith Schembri/Kasco, cannot possibly be the real reason unless the newspaper wishes to subvert its credibility completely.
It’s probably just utterly shoddy reporting.
Take this piece today, for instance.
Labour leader Joseph Muscat spent the night in Gozo and crossed to Malta on the 6 a.m. ferry today to join workers who have to do so every day.
Did they bother checking out where Joseph Muscat slept when he rose to catch the ferry at 6am “to join workers”? The beds that Joseph and Michelle use when they stay in Gozo are usually provided by the Hotel Ta’ Cenc.
You know, just like the workers on the 6am ferry.
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Keith Schembri/Kasco also supplied Progress Press with their new machinery – big money and big invoices.
Amazingly even the whole managerial staff of Progress Press was brought under his/Kasco recommendation, so can imagine how it all works in there. It’s yet another Kasco today not Times of Malta.
It’s about time The Times recognizes what’s going on.
Why has no journalist asked him what controversial projects he has in mind for Gozo?
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20111030/environment/-Controversial-projects-for-Gozo-.391339
Why has no journalist asked him why he is no longer mentioning the ‘polluter pays principle’ he used to blab about?
Why has no journalist asked him who are the ‘big industrialists’ that will be obliged to pay higher taxes as he mentioned in the past?
What happened to the ‘living wage’ farce?
Last question: Why are the so-called journalists bloody sleeping?
“Last question: Why are the so-called journalists bloody sleeping?”
It’s 6.00am in the morning…
He must have left his hair somewhere, or maybe the spot lights in the cafeteria speak the truth.
Is this how far your level of intelligence can take you?
If Joseph Muscat did not go to obvious lengths to play down and try to conceal his progressive baldness, his very evident and increasingly shiny pate would not be an issue.
Come to think of it, Joseph Muscat might turn out to be Malta’s first bald prime minister – IF he does get that far, that is.
“Come to think of it, Joseph Muscat might turn out to be Malta’s first bald prime minister – IF he does get that far, that is.”
You’re forgetting that Alfred Sant WAS Malta’s prime minister from 1996-1998. Incidentally, Labour makes that same mistake very often.
Alopecia is no joke, so quit such comments/nicks.
Baldness is the norm in men; alopecia – in men or in women – is no laughing matter for those concerned.
In Joseph Muscat’s case, however, it is simply male pattern baldness, something which he can’t seem to accept, despite it being the norm for men of his “advanced” age.
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The Board of directors of Allied Newspapers should stop this slant in favour of the Labour Party.
Maybe they are positioning themselves for the new PN leadership race once Lawrence Gonzi loses the upcoming election.
The one in the cap is a self-employed panel beater in Zebbug, Gozo. He’s not a daily commuter to Malta.
Maybe he was bringing his VAT payments with old receipt books to the department in Malta.
Was Joseph Muscat on time or did the ferry and the workers have to wait for him?
WORKERS going to WORK
I am Maltese and have been living in Gozo for just over ten months.
I can tell you the difference between what Muscat experienced this morning and what it’s really like getting the ferry day in day out, when you do it because you have to, not because you want to.
When you’re a Malta resident, getting the ferry at 6 am is an adventure. The first few times you get the ferry at 6 am is fun – It’s a new experience, like when you go to London and get the underground for the first time *hurray!! :)*
What Muscat has to do, if he really wants to know what frequent 6 am ferry travellers go through every day, is do the following for at least a month in winter weather. Then, maybe, I can say he has some idea of what it’s like for ‘the workers’:
1. Wake up at quarter to five get out of the house at quarter past and get yourself down to the ferry (do the necessary purchase of ticket, queuing, waiting etc).
2. Spend approx. 20 mins on rough sea
3. Get van/bus to work (try to take some sort of nap?).
4. Spend day at work were you have to give your 100%
5. Get van/bus back to ferry (good luck getting there in same physical health as when journey started… often already turning shades of green before we’re even in Cirkewwa – and I’ve got a strong stomach
6. Get 6 pm ferry back… in rough weather (again) (possibly miss 6 pm ferry wait for 7 pm ferry)
7. Get yourself home (by around 7 pm, 8 if you’ve missed the 6pm ferry – no time to do the shopping!)
8. Do chores/prepare lunches/prepare clothing for next day (avoid going to work in mismatched socks)
9. Spend time with spouse/family
10. Shower
11. Sleep for approx 6 hours (usually not before 11 pm because there is only so much you can do between 7pm and sleep.
12. Start over from the top
I need hardly tell you, the above is exhausting. I can’t say you don’t get used to it, because you do, I believe a person can get used to nearly anything, but I take offence at anyone claiming to ‘know’ what it’s like because he got the ferry at 6am once. Big deal.
The Times is hitting all time lows. Check the comments board and calculate the imbalance between pro-PL and pro-PN comments.
There are always 100+ negative comments to PN related stories with a few positives thrown in for good measure and the total opposite to PL related ones where the comments you find are praising Joseph and his “new philososphy”
Do they still call themselves independent?
Some campaign Joseph Muscat pretends to be running.
The Democrats’ fanfare without Obama’s charm.
The Tories’ clarity without Cameron’s poise.
The PN’s program without Gonzi’s vision.
Was Franco Mercieca on the 6.00am ferry, or was he still asleep?