Mr Picardo and the Government are clearly out of their depth in relation to the crisis that they have themselves unnecessarily brought upon Gibraltar in relation to Spanish Fishermen. Mr. Picardo’s latest statement is both untrue and intentionally misleading

The GSD Opposition, who were in Government at the time that the contract was terminated, rejects OHL’s claim as an unmeritorious “try on” by a Company that had demonstrably ceased to carry out the contract and the works and were in flagrant breach of their contract. The then GSD Government acted with the benefit of expert legal advice and stands by its decisions

The GSD opposition is happy to commemorate workers once again at this year’s May Day. At this time we recall the fact that over the last 150 years, workers worldwide have struggled, and sometimes paid a heavy price, for their rights, decent working conditions and a reasonable standard of living.

It is obvious that Mr. Picardo wants to paint a picture of public finances to suit his own political ends, even at the expense of the truth. To suggest, as he does, in his communiqué that the GSLP-Liberals did not conduct an aggressive campaign at the last election suggesting to the electorate that the state of public finances were in dire straits is very foolish. Indeed, he has spent the last five months trying to justify that campaign

The Government’s statement of the 23rd April, in response to Health & Safety concerns raised by the GSD Opposition with regard to the works being carried out at the KGV Hospital, is typical of the GSLP/Lib Government tactics of covering up genuine concerns through irrelevant smokescreens

The Opposition has drawn attention to the record Government budget surplus that will be achieved by the Government in the financial year just ended to 31 March 2012 budget.

Minister Costa’s latest attack against Damon Bossino, Opposition spokesman for Tourism shows that he only seeks to camouflage the root criticism which is that his party has misled public opinion on the issue of flight connections to the

The Government’s latest public pronouncement on the murky business surrounding the Bus Company is nothing short of a crude and ridiculous attempt at further political deception. It has only served to increase public concern even further

The GSD Shadow Spokesman for Health & Safety, the Hon JJ Netto, has today written to the Senior Factory Inspector providing him with photographic evidence of Government trainees at the KGV Hospital working on a scaffold without the use of hard hats or protective netting. This is extremely dangerous and places the trainees in unnecessary risk of injury. From the reports we have, this is not an isolated incident.

The GSD has expressed astonishment that despite years of constant criticism of the GSD Government by Minister Bruzon, when he was in Opposition, about the scores of Gibraltarians who according to him were forced to seek accommodation in Spain because the GSD Government was not making enough homes available to its own people, it now transpires that in Government he takes a different position altogether.