The Leader of the Opposition keeps trying to clutch at anything that comes along in order to keep his political head above the water.

The latest is the design and location of the Monti stalls which are planned to be set up in Ordnance Street and hence in the vicinity of the new, and unwanted, parliament.

Dr. Simon Busuttil had never uttered a single  word about the hotchpotch conglomeration of Monti stalls located by the side of St John's Co-Cathedral as well as the side and back of The Palace - the two most historic and admired buildings in our country ! And yet, Dr. Busuttil finds the location in Ordnance Street, close to a monstrous looking building that is an insult to our capital city's architecture, objectionable!

I believe that it will not be long before Dr. Busuttil changes his tune once the re-designed Monti stalls - as promised by the Prime Minister - are set up in Ordnance Street, which will give our capital city much needed life, not just during the morning, but throughout the whole day.

While Dr Busuttil can, if he ever makes it to Castille, move the Monti stalls away from Ordnance Street, the Maltese people have no earthly chance of shifting that horrible building which will house our Parliament!

Eddy Privitera

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