“I believe that corruption is a consequence of something more serious – the right-wing neoliberal ideology that Joseph Muscat led, which opened the doors to a capitalist orgy where everyone feasts on the resources of the people. There are many examples. Let me mention a few of them,” Callus wrote.

• “The privatisation of our health and energy (privatisation was a policy that, before Muscat, the Labour Party used to accuse the Nationalists of).
• The granting of public land and our shores to the private sector; to pigs like Silvio Debono, Michael Stivala, and Sadeen.
• The closeness with big businesses, where they ended up dictating the law and politics of our country from Castille.
• Servility towards developers, changes in planning policies to serve them on a silver platter, and the destruction this brought to our environment and our quality of life.
• Building an economy based on the exploitation of workers.”

“And perhaps labour supporters remember how Joseph Muscat wanted to eliminate the idea of leftism and socialism in the Labour Party. He only started using the word “Socialist” again out of convenience when he was backed into a corner with corruption accusations and felt the need to appeal to the grassroots.”

“I can understand the popularity of Joseph Muscat. I believe much of it comes from his ability to make people – especially those who have been historically marginalised – feel included and valued. But we cannot forget what Joseph Muscat did in his practical politics.”

Meanwhile, on the other end of the spectrum is labour’s former general secretary Jason Micallef who captioned two images of Muscat and Prime Minister Robert Abela with “Believe in your prayers, strengthen your hearts, our victory will come again”.

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