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I refer to the Maltatoday survey on rating of ministers (9 July, 2006). I am sure the methodology used was correct.
However, I believe that had the 301 participants focused on the following facts, they would have probably changed their minds on whom to give their highest preference scores. These are:
1) The pension reform puts the highest burden on those who are 45 and below, thus discriminating against youths, when ‘Pensions’ is supposed to be a national issue.
2) The same reform does not put any extra pressure on soldiers’ and policemen’s retirement periods; it will remain 25 years of service, when again, ‘pensions’ is supposed to be a national issue.
3) Now that summer has started you have to work for some categories of glorified workers ranging from minor staff to professionals so that they can comfortably earn their salaries for about three unproductive months and at the same time have all the liberty to do extra part time. This is not the case in UK.
4) The level of illiteracy in Malta is still over 7%.
5) Children in Malta start attending private lessons from very young ages!
6) Malta has the highest level of school-aged obese children in the world!
Charles Micallef
Fgura
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