Labour has plan to tackle public transport problems - Muscat

The Labour Party has a comprehensive plan to improve the public transport system, which was one of this government's biggest "fiascos", Labour leader Joseph Muscat said. Acknowledging that driver courtesy on the buses had improved with the introduction of Arriva, Dr Muscat said the reform had, however, failed to reduce the number of cars on Maltese roads and actually resulted in more traffic. He said the party would, in the coming days, announce its traffic management plan which would include a reform of the present public transport system. "We want a system that runs on time and efficiently. This reform was one of biggest fiascos which dented the government's credibility," Dr Muscat told youths at an event last night at the Aria nightclub in Tal-Balal. During a question and answer session, Dr Muscat also mentioned the party's proposals on teachers. He said he had received many emails from teachers expressing satisfaction that someone had finally remembered that they existed. "We want to elevate the teaching profession so we proposed a campaign for more respect for teachers." He spoke about the "revolutionary" proposal to enable teachers to move from State to church or...