The need for a serious third party in Malta

Bridging the Gap











As I said in my previous post : I believe in Democracy and I believe in a democracy where every person no matter what political views they share has the right to give their opinion and have their say on matters.
In Malta it has been a two party system for decades and while I wish it remains like that I still believe that after decades of two parties tackling issues in parliament I believe that the time should come for another voice in parliament. Now in Malta there are of course other parties but in my opinion they are not the third voice which Malta needs . Alternattiva Demokratika is a party which should be called 'MLP 2' . It was founded by two Mlp rejects and even though they were in favor of Malta joining the EU since changing leaders (Harry Vassallo with Arnold Cassola ) they have become even more closer to the Partit Laburista . Azzjoni Nazzjonali are a party which on the other hand which I agree with on many issues since I am conservative. However I wish that the party would give more attention to other issues which affect the country besides Illegal Immigration. What Malta needs is a party that is serious and does not hang onto a major party the answer is-Liberal
Now I myself completley disagree with the Liberal idealogy. However in the spirit of Democracy I believe that as a third voice Liberal is ideal. Liberal combines both the ideas of Socialists and Conservatives and this will definitley not make it party orientad. There is arleady a Liberal party in Malta : Alpha Liberali but it is anything but serious and is highly racist. This brings me to another point, I doubt that the Maltese public is ready to treat a Liberal party with seriousness since the partisan following in Malta will never change. However I believe that a Liberal Party in Malta will be an excellent third voice in Parliament just like it is in the UK the only thing that remains to be seen is how it is looked at in Malta .


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Luke Mizzi

A indication of how far this country has come

George Abela-President

I believe in traditional values and Democracy is certainly one of them . Democracy has been in action since Ancient Greece and I believe it is the only system which is fair and just .
In the 1980's our country's democracy was under serious threat with political violence dominating the news and there was even a political murder . Who would have guessed that 20 years later a member of the oppostion party is about to become President ! Would you have imagined this happening with Dom Mintoff as Prime Minister ? I don't think so . George Abela's presidency shows how far this country has come since then and I personally hope that those shameful days of the 80's never repeat themselves. In my opnion and having personally met Dr. George Abela is the right candidate for President he is smart,experienced and has all the right pomp needed for the job of president . Altough he is a Labour Party member I admire him for resigning from the 96-98 Labour government since he didn't agree with their stand on the EU , he showed there how unpartisan he is.
The world is changing, tommorow a historic event will take place the inaguration of the first ever Black president will take place in the United States. I believe in change but I also believe that along with change we must not forget the traditional values of life . Long live Democrarcy and I wish Dr.Abela all the best as President of this great country.


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Luke Mizzi :)

The power of youth

Last Wednesday's Student Rally clearly showed the rest of Malta that Students are not passive , students will not take what is thrown at them . Not only was Wednesday's rally peaceful and well spoken but just a few hours after the Rally , the UMASA removed the directives and students now can study in the knowledge that the exams will definitely be held . Also on Friday an agreement was made between UMASA and the government . Altough it is not really known that the rally caused the UMASA to lift the directives but I can bet my life that it played a major part. For me the greatest thing about this rally was that students from all political sides joined together to protest against this injustice and it was successful . There were students who thought this was a waste of time , who thought that the teachers would still get their way , there were even some idiots who sent a fake e-mail in the name of KSU telling students that the rally is canceled , you have all been proved wrong ! The rally was not only successful but it showed all Malta that there are a large group of students who care about matters that will affect them in the long term and are ready to stand up against these injustices . Well done KSU ! We really showed the power of youth and that no one should mess with our precious education






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Luke Mizzi

Ps: George Abela for president ? Hell yes ! More on that next week

MUT/UMASA/Government question

Our Education is not a bargaining tool !



So a new year has started and as I mentioned in my previous post this conflict between the MUT the UMASA and the government. Yesterday the KSU ( University Students Council) called a press conference yesterday which I attended in which they expressed their disapproval of the situation and called a rally and debate to be held at the University on Wednesday.
Education is a human right and is in my opinion the most important aspect of youth life both the MUT and UMASA are using our education as a threat of strike in order to get a pay rise and a ridiculous one too . University students are currently studying for their February exams however there are doubts that these exams may not even take place and that assignments will not be corrected causing all sorts of damage for students degrees and for foreign students . As regards Junior College we have not received any assessment marks and if this conflict continues there might not be any end of year exams ! Now many people are pointing their fingers at diverse parties but in my opinion every single party involved the MUT , the UMASA and the Government. Education should not be used as a bargaining tool and the main interest of a union like MUT should be the education of the students and not a ridiculous raise like what they are demanding. Quite frankly I am also quite angry at the Government led by the party which I have supported all my life seem to be nothing about this situation expect a press release . During election time I attended almost every mass meeting and under the tent activities and in it The Prime Minister always referred to youngsters and University students . I wish that the government would try and fix the situation with these unions and I wish that the MUT and UMASA would realize the damage being done to us students.

Finally I would like to hit out at all the people ( yes timesofmalta.com bloggers) who are saying that this rally is being too soft on the government since it is being organized by the KSU and since the KSU = SDM then SDM= PN . First of all let me make one thing clear SDM IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONALIST PARTY . Second of all this rally is being done with the support of all the other student organisations such as Pulse , Insite , KSJC and others. And finally during the press conference KSU president Roberta Avelino cleary said ' The government needs to start practising with it preaches in order to achieve it's goals for the '2015 vision'.
It is incredible that in a dire time like this for students people are still arguing about petty politics. Grow up please !

Anyway I encourage all students to attend Wednesday's rally.

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Luke Mizzi