Joseph Muscat

Joseph Muscat
Joseph Muscatis a Maltese politician who has been Prime Minister of Malta since 2013. Muscat has been leader of the Labour Party since 6 June 2008, and he was Leader of the Opposition from 1 October 2008 to 10 March 2013. Previously he was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2008...
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What I am saying is that people are not robots. One cannot simply dictate that tariffs increase whenever the price of oil increases. For me, the role of the state is to sustain people to remain productive
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Being gay is not a defect, not a sickness or something bad. Gay people have a right to a dignified life,
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I hope that the investigations into the scandal would not net just the small fish but also the sharks. This was the hour of those who claimed to be fighting corruption to prove themselves,
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Our families are not guinea pigs on whom we can experiment
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If I were Prime Minister instead of Gonzi, I would not have introduced the crazy utility bills
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If I do the usual things, we will get the usual results, which means losing another election and, with it, the chance to bring about change in the country,
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It is not fair that honest people who always paid their taxes were being denied a cut in income tax while those involved in the VAT scandal were given light sentences and those who failed to pay VAT in the past years were being offered an amnesty.
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Politicians cannot shake off responsibility and then when something is successful they take the merit but when something goes wrong they blame the workers.
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Lawrence Gonzi is constantly taking the wrong decisions to the detriment of the Maltese and is not interested in tackling problems seriously
fighting reality issues
Climate change is a crucial issue in todays global agenda. Hopefully, we will wake up to this reality, sooner rather than later. Pressure has been mounting on European Union Member States to act decisively to fight global warming. A bold target has been set reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 20 by 2020.
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Corruption is another tax on the consumer and it is the Maltese families who are forking the money to make up for such corruptions.
honesty lying tired
What the people out there are calling for is honesty which has been missing for quite some time now. We are tired of all the deceit and incompetence of this government.
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Students should not feel as if they had missed the boat if they failed examinations and should be presented with more opportunities to further their studies.
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We should be active leaders in the fight for civil liberties which adequately reflect present social realities. Furthermore the left as a movement must appropriate the green agenda. Sustainability has to become the foundation of all our pursuits. This movement is my dream and vision. The left remains strong in Malta, but stronger it will become if we have the courage to unite and dream.