I’m no Labour delegate. I’m no Labour Party activist. However, certain declarations seem to have been either hastily jotted down, or else carefully drawn up with the intention of appositely showing the nice façade behind which lies a party (Nationalist) in dire need of an overhaul. Whichever may be the case, Michelle Mallia’s opinion, A party for the Maltese nation (TMID, 30 May), leaves, to say the least, a bad taste in the mouth and is hard to swallow.

Yes, true. It’s nice to open the general council to the public. It’s nice to hear what the electorate wants to say. But behind all these niceties lies a different story. A story of deceit. Public money which is thrown away and no one seems to be accountable for it. Public lands which disappear from the books of the government only to be found on the books of foreign investors and ministers who belie what they said months before. Stories of corruption like the one pointed out by former Nationalist Party president Frank Portelli. Road works which overshoot financially by 50 to 200 per cent.

Arrogant ministers and parliamentary secretaries who believe they have the right to deride opposing journalists. Don’t they have the obligation to provide information to the public?

Arrogant speakers – like Ms Mallia herself – who believe that the PN is the only party which is not stagnated. Who believe that only the PN meets NGOs. That only the PN has plans. Basically that only the PN can win the next election.

Recently, the PN led Malta into the EU – and lost the EU Parliament elections (badly).

The PN has set up local councils – and is losing election after election, year after year.

Thank God that Malta is a democracy. And its voice shall speak loudly, and soon. The electorate is fed up of mud-throwing exercises. Please, PN, we do not need to listen to the story of Jonah and how the “whale” shall swallow Dr Sant… give us a well-deserved break!

Avviso ai naviganti – is the PN really ready to win the forthcoming election? Or is it a party that needs to sit quietly in the opposition seats for a while? Democracy may ask just that.

Mark Brincat

Mtarfa