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A typical Maltese expression, "Talking alone" indicates that you are acting in a strange way. And this is what happened to me yesterday: the Broadcast- ing Authority forced me to talk alone on state TV. Why? Because they do not want me to discuss with the PN and Labour candidates. And so they got me on TV to talk on my own. If I had had a chance to dis- cuss with Joseph Muscat and Adrian Delia, I would have asked them why they are so determined on building the Gozo Tunnel, that is going to cause so much environmental and social damage and is fi- nancially unsustainable. They do not seem to be hap- py enough with the disaster that their two parties brought about in Tigne' or with the fact that they both agreed to take away from us Manoel Is- land or with the fact that they both allowed Armier Bay to be stolen from us once and for all. I would have asked them why they allowed the tuna ranchers to add one tuna pen after another without any lim- it. And why they let them pol- lute the sea we are supposed to swim in. And why they are both so heartless that they want to ruin residents' lives in Baħar iċ-Cagħaq, Xgħajra and Żonqor through land recla- mation? How is it possible that they have not understood that the Maltese people want for them- selves and their children a de- cent quality of life, with clean air, clean seas and not having to worry about the continuous noise pollution coming from our building sites. It seems they have not understood an- ything about all this. And it seems that neither PN's Marthese Portelli nor Labour's Clayton Barotolo have understood this. Togeth- er, they have both voted in fa- vour of a twelve storey build- ing on the Smart City coast and again voted for another twelve storey building instead of the former Augustinian convent garden in St. Julian's. Both, united together, voted in favour of enormous pet- rol stations in ODZ areas in Magħtab and Burmarrad. And again they both voted in favour of monster highrise towers in Villa Rosa and Mer- cury House. What do they care about residents' qual- ity of life? What do they care about the environment? They are both in favour of spring hunting and trapping all the year round. And then, what about eth- ics in politics? Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembi make all preparations to be greased by Mr 17Black. And then Kristy Debono and Herman Schi- avone go and beg the same so called gentIeman to sponsor the PN. With regards to prescrip- tion, they pretended to re- move it for corrupt politi- cians but then, both PN and PL together, voted so that the Commissioner of Standards cannot start any investigation for cases before October 2018. They are thus taking people for a ride. If I could, I would have shouted at them "shame on you". But I couldn't because they got me on TV to speak alone. And therefore I could not even ask Norman Lowell how he intends killing in a soft way within one hour of birth those babies that are born with a severe disability. Or else how he intends to sterilize all those men whom he considers to be of low in- telligence. This is the sad truth about Malta's present. But let's look at the future. Do you want politicians who work so that all of us and your children can enjoy clean air, seas unpolluted by oils and tuna slime, and open spaces where children can roam about freely? Then vote for those who, like me, have consistently worked for the general welfare of our country. Today we know for sure that the PN has lost its third seat. Do you want this seat to be taken by Labour, so that they become even more arrogant than what thy are today? If not, just go out and vote for independent candidate Cassola, bottom one but last on the list, and continue on AD and PD candidates plus any other you consider to be worthy ones. It's a golden opportunity to show them that you are not ready to succumb to their ar- rogance. Do not squander this op- portunity because it will not come back. Pluck up courage and go and vote. Together, we will make it. OPINION maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 22 MAY 2019 14 Arnold Cassola The power to decide on a better future for yourselves Arnold Cassola Arnold Cassola is an independent candidate for the European Elections If I had had a chance to discuss with Joseph Muscat and Adrian Delia, I would have asked them why they are so determined on building the Gozo Tunnel, that is going to cause so much environmental and social damage and is financially unsustainable