Earlier today Labour declared that if elected to government in a few weeks it will appoint a Cabinet member for European affairs.
Once again Labour has shown that having a European mind-frame does not mean blindly waving the EU flag at mass meetings, singing ‘iva, ghalina...’ or taking up a cushy job in Brussels or Strasbourg. Having a European mind-frame includes, amongst other things, hard facts and evidence.
Remember someone saying “Judge me on what I do, not on what I say?”
Looking back a few years, one realises how immature the build up to the EU membership referendum campaign was – where the Maltese public was given the impression that it was voting for a one-way ticket to the pearly gates or a “go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect £200” ticket to eternal damnation.
The truth lies, like most things in life, somewhere in between. EU membership for Malta had, has and will retain its benefits as well as its negative aspects whether we like it or not and whoever says so.
Unfortunately, during the more recent divorce referendum campaign it was evident that lessons had not been learnt from the referendum campaign a few years earlier.
Marc
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