100 days – good, bad and the ugly

Three months have passed since Labour was elected to power after a long period in opposition. Christian Peregin speaks to analysts to see what they are making of the situation. If you thought a change in Government would bring the economy to a halt and spark street violence, the past 100 days have proven you wrong. But if you thought Labour was so well-prepared for Government that it would change the country overnight, you were also sorely mistaken. “It reminds me of an infant starting to walk,” says former editor of The Sunday Times of Malta Laurence Grech. “They will tumble, fall, and commit mistakes but eventually I hope they will find their feet. The fact they have been out of power for almost 25 years has a bearing on this,” he says. The Government has certainly given a fresh push to some sectors that were neglected by the previous administration. Transgender people have been given the right to marry – a move that prompted the Nationalist Party to apologise to people like Joanne Cassar who were insensitively treated by the last Government. Meanwhile, civil unions are in the pipeline, with a Consultative Council already drawing up a law. Developers are also ecstatic over the...