Letters to the editor - June 12, 2026

More of the same

Anthony J. Saliba of St Paul’s Bay writes:

Arrogance in parliament by ministers avoiding parliamentary questions was the standard rule of the past Labour government.

There was also the prime minister’s arrogant manner of how he dealt with the parents of the late Jean Paul Sofia who were seeking justice for their son’s unfortunate death.

Arrogance in refusing to implement all the recommendations made by the judicial inquiry into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, notwithstanding the EU’s remarks.

Arrogance by the prime minister and his mates in not withdrawing the infamous legal notices intended to turn planning rules upside down.

Arrogance by the then Gozo and planning minister who challenged a journalist, insisting he would never resign notwithstanding the excessive amount of money spent on a Gozitan road.

The 'new' Cabinet. Photo: DOI

Arrogance by a government member of parliament who had once declared that, like her co-parliamentarians, she would, too, dig in and help herself to the many freebies the prime minister was dishing out to them.

She has now been upgraded to ministerial level.

Likewise, a former minister facing criminal prosecution has been rewarded with a ministerial job.

If this is not arrogance by the prime minister, what is?

Shall I go on?

We want a government that listens and acts in the interest of the whole nation and not in the interest of those few who have had, so far, the run of the country.

The prime minister surely knows how to keep his flock happy and serene by having a record number of ministers in the cabinet: 21 plus two parliamentary secretaries. With such a powerful cabinet, expect the expectable: more arrogance.

No change

Michael Vella of Sliema writes:

The results are out and we wake up on Monday having a Nationalist Party leader, Alex Borg whose charismatic and humble ways managed to halve the majority the Labour Party  had, besides winning the biggest number of votes among all the candidates.

We now have those who voted Labour into power, happy we will still be facing traffic problems, long waiting lists at our hospitals, overpopulation, construction permits galore, the usual government handout cheques and jobs, and a €12 billion deficit.

Oh, I almost forgot the Gozitans who are happily enjoying their daily trips on the rickety old ferry costing us thousands a day.

Well, that is Malta today in all its culture and mentality.