Unfortunately, in Malta we saw a lot of privatisation, much less liberalisation and very little competition because state monopolies became private monopolies.

Air quality should be top of the agenda. This was a problem which was affecting all of the country and needed urgent attention. However, the black dust problem was a certificate of government incompetence.

I am ready to collaborate as much as possible to create one Bill that satisfies everyone. I want to throw censorship out of the window completely but I want it to be a collective effort in Parliament.

We need a system of childcare centres that really works and that is affordable. Women on the minimum wage cannot afford childcare centres. Besides, we need more flexibility at the workplace. There needs to be a change in mentality, also with respect to responsibility sharing in the family. We would like to reignite the flame of feminism in society.”

Government seems to be forgetting we are in the European Union now. It is turning a blind eye to the Transfer of Undertaking Directive, which is there to safeguard workers’ rights. I am an EU citizen, in good times and in bad, and I therefore expect my government to stick up for workers’ rights where possible within the context of membership.

A PL government would be built on the values of meritocracy, honesty, and what is in the country’s interests