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A shot in Sarajevo, two in Gżira

This article appeared in The Times of Malta on Thursday 11th December 2014 http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141210/opinion/A-shot-in-Sarajevo-two-in-G-ira.547612 A hundred years ago, a shot in Sarajevo led to the beginning of World War 1. The assassination of Prince Ferdinand was followed by statements, political manoeuvring and escalations that led to the Great War, four years of tragedy, bloodshed and wasted youthful lives. The November shooting in Gżira will also be followed by almost four years of what’s left of this government’s term of office. The statements, political manipulation and escalation we have seen will not have the same effect as the Great War but our youth are also concerned at the lack of any future this government is offering them. It was an incident that has stripped bare the skeletons that Joseph Muscat’s smiling facade has been covering since well before he took over Castille. While the shooting itself is a crime to be condemned

Intervent fil-Kunsill Ġenerali Novembru 2014 - "Politika Onesta"

"Jekk partit politiku ma huwiex mibni fuq id-determinazzjoni li jmexxi 'l quddiem kawża li hi ġusta u li hi morali, mela allura ma huwiex partit politiku; huwa biss konfoffa biex jinħataf il-poter". Sinjura President, għażiż Kap, Viċi-Kap, sħabi kunsilliera, Dan il-kliem, tal-ekx President Amerikan Dwight Eisenhower, ġie f'moħħi f'dawn il-ġimgħat li fihom, dan il-Gvern Laburista waqgħetlu l-maskla ta' moviment progressiv, modern, trasparenti, li prova jpinġi qabel l-elezzjoni u l-poplu illum qed jara b'mod ċar li taħt dik il-maskla hemm moviment ta' ingann, moviment li ried biss jaħtaf il-poter u jużah mhux biex iservi imma biex jisserva, u tal-qalba jiffangaw kemm jifilħu. Minix ha nerġa' nirrepeti l-punti rigward il-budget li semma b'mod dettaljat il-Kap tal-Partit Simon Busuttil fid-diskors eċċellenti li għamel fil-Parlament. Ħa nitkellem fuq l-iżviluppi inkwetanti li qed jitkellmu fuqhom in-nies hemm barra.