(95 quotes found)
“The price we’d pay for not ignoring reality would be greater than that we’d pay for introducing the living wage.”
Joseph Muscat
“The PL is not just a movement of imagined possibilities. Through Joseph Muscat’s positive thinking and forward looking attitude – as compared to that of lesser mortals – we are managing to show the country that we have what it takes to offer the vision to change the country for the better.”
Leo Brincat
“The internet is an important tool within politics too as it helps political parties to keep in contact with a wider spectrum of people, however , electronic contact must not and can never really replace personal contact.”
“Ours is not just a ‘progressive’ movement. We are also ‘moderate’. We understand that people want change, but they do not want extremism. They want a new direction, but they also crave the certainty of continuity.”
“A Labour government would be honest with the people. The people would accept sacrifices when the country’s real situation was explained to them rather than being told one thing before the election, and something different afterwards.”
“There are two ways to raise government revenue: one is to milk the economy as much as possible; the other is to make the economy grow as much as possible. Today, the government is just flogging a horse that is increasingly tired. Its only idea is to increase old taxes, and invent new ones. Our idea is to collect more, not by increasing taxes, but by expanding the economy...””
“Under Labour's plans, Blacklisted persons and companies would be automatically disqualified from bidding for governmental contracts.”
“Parliamentary Secretaries and chairpersons would personally be held accountable should any files be found to be missing.”
“Wth a labour Government, the chairpersons’ codes of ethics would be improved to avoid conflict of interests while a Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards would be chosen by Parliament to monitor the works of Member of Parliaments, including ministers and the Prime Minister.”
“A Labour Government would also introduce a law on party finances to ensure that donations were clean and not the result of corruption.”
