[SLIDESHOW] Gozitans want change too – Muscat

Speaking at Labour's first mass meeting in Gozo, leader Joseph Muscat underlined the "urge" the Gozitans feel for a change in government, even though he insisted many were afraid to show their faces for fear of repercussions at their place of work.

"We know you cannot openly show your wishes. We understand the scaremongering which you are facing. We know there are more Gozitans who are following us from home, and I can assure you that we know about you," he said.

Speaking under the rain before a sea of white flags and placards, Muscat said that election day will be the day when these Gozitans could express their political leaning, without anyone intruding in their live.

"You will be alone in the voting booth," he said, urging them to vote for change.

Labour's battle cry for Gozo will be "more work in Gozo for Gozitans". Muscat said this will be achievable through investment in various sectors of the economy, without leaving a negative impact on the environment.

"We are also committed to strengthen the connectivity between the two islands. A Labour government would study all possibilities, including the tunnel."

Muscat went on to accuse the PN administration of leaving out the tunnel in its Budget for 2013.

A bellicose Muscat, who throughout his speech repeated Labour's mantra 'Malta for all', said that history books would look back at today and recount how the road towards civil liberties started in Gozo.

"A Labour government is committed to eradicate discrimination and to introduce civil unions for same-sex couples. I know it won't be easy for some of you to accept but it is exactly for this reason that we wanted to announce this here. Because from Gozo, we will build our road towards civil liberties."

To cheers of 'Viva l-Labour', Muscat went at length to stress "the difference" between the PL and PN. He also spoke about the party's plan to reduce utility tariffs insisting that it was achievable despite all the doubts being raised by the PN.

"I don't want to hear of one child who gets sick because of the power station. I swear that under my watch these power stations, factories of cancer and asthma, will be shut down.

"I won't be responsible for any more children falling sick with respiratory diseases. If I can make a difference, I will make it. This is my vision, even if it is the last thing I do."