Debono Grech tells Labourites: Don't moan, but praise the government

Labour's veteran MP, former minister Joe Debono Grech this morning made a rallying call for Labourites, telling them not to moan, but to speak out about the progress the government is bringing about.

In a speech at Zurrieq, Mr Debono Grech constantly referred to the Labour Party by the now rarely-used name of Partit tal-Haddiema and Moviment tal-Haddiema.

He said the government could not be expected in three years to rectify 25 years of injustices by Nationalist governments.

A lot had been done in this area, but much remained to be done, he said, but rather than moan publicly, Labourites should highlight the government's achievements.

Under Joseph Muscat's "wise leadership", Malta was on the road to becoming the best in Europe, he said. Unemployment was down, business activity was rising, tourism was increasing and debt was going down.

Yet some Labourites were complaining about the fact that they were not getting what they wanted, Mr Debono Grech said. 

He compared it to a married couple which moved into a dilapidated house and had to fix it before taking in the furniture.

Labour would rectify injustices for Labourites and Nationalists, but not even "Superman" could fix what the...