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PDP announces its 'agenda for change' and says the next election should be a 'contest of ideas'
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As announced at its official launch the Progressive Democratic Party believes there are certain key areas where vigorous policies need to be followed to tackle areas of need.
In a Press release today, the Party places central importance to five objectives in domestic affairs "and will work towards achieving these."
It says it will outline detailed policies under each part of this Agenda and places this at the heart of its comprehensive and radical domestic programme.
1. More Democracy
The PDP has already stated its firm view that there should be a new style of politics and government. This needs to be supported by also enhancing democracy, public participation and parliamentary accountability. The Party is committed to bringing a fresh and positive style of politics.
2. More Vision
Government planning in any field should have vision and strategic thinking. Government needs to be proactive not reactive.
3. More Quality of Life
Policies to enhance social justice, equality and respect for people and property should be adopted. Much more attention needs to be paid to the key areas of housing, community services, the environment and youth policies.
The quality of life of our people should be central and achieved by better access to services and housing and through environmentally sustainable policies.
4. Better Services
Our public services should be more efficient, responsive and resourced. Hard-working public employees should be helped by Government to provide improvements to public services.
5. Better Economic Management
The creation of economic opportunities and any improvement to infrastructure should be sensitive and socially acceptable. Economic management needs to be geared to tackle the social agenda.
These objectives are consistent with the PDP?s basic philosophy and political outlook outlined at the inaugural public event.
The PDP intends to announce specific and detailed policies in all these areas in coming months in fields as diverse as housing, the environment, health or social services. The Party has already done much work towards this.
It will make its first specific policy announcement on the topic of Enhancing Democracy within the next two weeks.
In the meantime it is today setting out the key objectives that will govern its domestic policy to make clear to people what its main aims are. ?We will place these five key objectives at the heart of domestic policy and will introduce reforms to achieve lasting change and improvement. This Agenda for Change will be at the heart of our programme and will remain so.
"At the next election there should be a contest of ideas and the PDP will seek to persuade people that it should be entrusted with carrying out the specific policies it will announce in coming months to implement these five objectives within this Agenda for Change? said Keith Azopardi.
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