Cautiously optimistic - Robert Arrigo
It would be foolish to assume that a successful political fundraising event is a guarantee of political success. But it cannot be dismissed. Especially now, when, according to the usual suspects, the Nationalist Party is dead. The €620,319 raised at a fundraising telethon was a first for the PN. It proved its critics wrong. And that is very encouraging.
I’ve been in politics all my adult life. I know a challenge when I see one. And the challenges faced by the PN are many and, at times, look insurmountable. But the good news is that they’re not.
Admittedly, among PN supporters there are mixed feelings. Many believe that the new party leadership can bring the much awaited and needed good news. Others are wary and suspicious, and a significant few claim that they are deeply disillusioned.
The leadership campaign was intense, and left many an open wound. It is now our duty to heal them. It will take time. But what is at stake is the very existence of the PN. We have a government which, in the name of ‘economic success’, rides roughshod over people’s rights. The Prime Minister’s spouse jets off to the Bahamas, paid for from our taxes.
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