Isn’t that amazing? The EU has fallen into line with Labour’s electoral manifesto. I mean…WOW.
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March 17, 2013 at 1:14am
Would anybody know whether there’s an Egocentric of the Year Award? Or maybe an award for Bloody Stupid Headline of the Month?
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Have to say this again, Daphne, (although you wouldn’t upload my last comment, concerning the little shit).
This little piece of shit is a chameleon. He changes colours, stances, positions at whim.
A naive PM, surrounded by scary people. Not a good future.
[Daphne – I don’t think he’s at all naive. I think he’s laden with low cunning.]
Listening now to a news flash! Little Joey’s admiration of Cyprus just got fucked
EU says bailout will include a 10 percent tax on domestic bank deposits.
The dwarf’s foresight is underwhelming
Five years of stupidity – I hope that another newspaper, electronic or otherwise, pops up to fill the void and to respect the readers’ intelligence.
There is…independent.com.mt….really good.
Five years of stupidity – You are far too generous.
1930 Daily Mirror headline:
Fog in Channel: Continent Cut Off
The wunderkinder from Malta left them in awe in Brussels.
They said he must be the chosen one to follow.
What’s rather more worrying is Malta’s new Finance Minister’s self-confessed role in the Cyprus disaster.
https://twitter.com/edward_scicluna Willing to override bank deposit insurance and seize people’s assets – Mr Scicluna is Malta’s most dangerous man.
I thought the EU summit discussed austerity measures and the keeping of the deficit to EU levels.
He never spoke about these before and we thought that these things were the imagination of Gonzi. Now it seems that Joseph Muscat has to swallow Gonzi’s words.
They mean electoral pranks.
In spite of the defeat and its scale, Malta should remind itself of the fantastic legacy left behind by Dr. Gonzi and his team. Up to the elections, Malta has been doing fantastically well in spite of the turmoil elsewhere. Stephen Calleja’s described it well in today’s TMIS as follows:
“Lawrence Gonzi did not deserve such a hammering.
Dr Gonzi, who has since chosen to take the only dignified way out by announcing that he will not contest the race for the PN leadership, steered Malta during its most difficult financial period in recent history.
His acumen and foresight enabled Malta to stand on firm ground while other countries around us fell to their knees one by one. Only yesterday, Cyprus clinched a €10 billion bailout from eurozone members and the IMF. Malta did not end up in such a predicament, and this is only thanks to the way Dr Gonzi handled the situation.
It is a great pity that Lawrence Gonzi will go down in the history books as the leader who achieved victory with the smallest majority and fell to the largest defeat since Independence. Instead, he should be remembered for his steady leadership in a time of economic crisis, his statesmanship in tackling the effects of the civil war in Libya, his envious employment record, his continued drive for more investment in education and health and his steadfastness in dealing with issues such as that regarding Malta’s dues from the European Union, among many other things.”
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-03-17/opinions/a-decade-of-labour-1185316872/
PS. Apologies for the cut and past but these are words which we should all keep in mind.
Why should one be surprised by the show of ‘balance’?
Did you expect him to be surprised that hardly anyone turned around to greet him on his way to his seat?
The guy from Burmarrad first “ħassu mċekken” with the result. On Dissett, he told us twice how this week he celebrated, created a fantastic cabinet (with the help of dear Marlene who boldly said that it was her choice, not Joseph’s to make her dear hubby minister of health), went to Brussels and how he honored us with his presence on the programme.
His humility is shrinking by the minute.
Here’s the deal on the Cyprus bailout – all bank accounts to take a 9.9-6.7 % haircut. Imagine you have money saved up to fund a startup idea, retirement or professional training and all of a sudden you wake up and find the government has eaten nearly 10% of your funds.
http://www.maximise.dk/the-madness-of-the-bailout-in-cyprus/
Thinking this will bring about a bank-run in Cyprus and possibly Greece and Spain next week, which will make matters worse for the euro.
The Times reporter must be thick as two planks.
Cypriot banks were exposed to Greece, so when Greece hit the dust, Cyprus followed.
Malta to a certain degree did not follow this trend due to the fact that banks here were not exposed to others elsewhere, so we were insulated against this domino effect factor.
My question is, with so many new banks opening in Malta, and optimism to increase this banking/finance sector, giving Malta another pillar in its economy, will this insular situation prevail, say 2 or 3 years from now?
We hope that the present goverment keeps all the checks in balance, with on the one hand opening up Malta to more banks, but also keeping a close eye on how things are done.