Dec 20 - GSD Hits Back At “Unwarranted Criticism” From Hassan-Nahon
The GSD has hit back at what it describes as “unwarranted criticism” from Independent MP Marlene Hassan-Nahon.
A statement released yesterday evening expands: “Why should Ms Nahon Hassan MP be shocked and ashamed by the Opposition highlighting the Government’s current public mismanagement of the BREXIT situation? She should be shocked and ashamed that the Government have had to be brought to task by English Minister for BREXIT, David Davis, so publicly. There is no “gloating” by the Opposition as she suggests. There is an effective Opposition that is doing its democratic task. The Opposition cannot “pull together and help” unless it is included in that task by the Government: to date that has not happened, additionally this does not include hiding errors of the Government from the electorate.
“The Chief Minister has taken every photo opportunity available to enhance his own image, whilst not always improving Gibraltar’s case; in fact on several occasions, as highlighted by the Opposition, he has caused detriment. It is the role of the Opposition to objectively review what Government does and to criticise when criticism is due. It is precisely in this way that an Opposition ensures that a Government will not do badly for Gibraltar: supporting adverse acts is to the detriment of Gibraltar. Ms Hassan Nahon gets this wrong.
“Ms Hassan Nahon precisely evidences her lack of experience in politics by making the comments she has made, so her years of experience in politics are obviously few, as shown by the naivety that she is displaying. The GSD understands that a slap in the face for Gibraltar from the UK Government is a slap to us all: it is for this reason that it constructively criticises the Government and tries to get Government on the right track.
“Ms Hassan Nahon forgets to look at herself before criticising the GSD. She forgets that it was her, within six months of the General Election, who betrayed the GSD electorate, by resigning, without regard, also, to the distraction that her resignation would cause to the campaign, being run in Gibraltar at that time, to remain in the EU. She betrayed the electorate by resigning her membership of the GSD without taking the attendant step of resigning her seat in Parliament to allow for a by-election in which she would stand as an Independent; so who does she speak for now? She compounds her betrayal of those who voted for her by looking increasingly like the 11th member of the GSLP Government constantly finding excuses for them that do not bear scrutiny.”
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