Petticoats swish as Labour flounces out of the room
Why do I get the feeling that this scene was written for the role of Sebastian, the prime minister’s very camp, hair-flicking, drama queen assistant in Little Britain, who regularly flung himself out of rooms? It has all the hallmarks of Jason Micallef about it – by which I don’t mean to say that he is a very camp drama queen, but he does strike me as the sort to flounce out of rooms, minus the petticoats.
The Times, today
No way to consult us, says Labour
The opposition has turned down the Prime Minister’s offer to attend for a formal presentation on Mepa reform because, it said, it should not have to make an official request as he had asked.
Labour MP Roderick Galdes said it was the government’s duty to consult the opposition and questioned why the latter had to make formal requests in order to be consulted.
“If this is Lawrence Gonzi’s definition of consultation, then it is clear that he had not learnt his lesson from the June 6 (European Parliament) election,” he said. Dr Galdes said the Opposition would continue to be willing to contribute to the reform as it had done with other reforms.
The Prime Minister’s Office said in reaction it had taken note of the fact that the opposition was once again refusing to take part in discussions on a reform that was so important to the country.
Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Dr Gonzi reproached the opposition for not having presented its views on the proposed Mepa reform. He said that if Labour wrote to him officially he would authorise an official presentation as that made recently to Cabinet.
He said the Mepa reform had proved to be one of the most difficult and sensitive reforms undertaken by the government so far during this legislature.
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I don’t get it. Roderick Galdes is nominated to MEPA’s board, accepts the position, is invited to participate in the organisation’s reform, refuses because the invitation was not on his terms, complains that the PL is not involved and then says that the party will contribute to the reform of MEPA.
Is he coming or going?
Today’s Times has so many grammatical mistakes:-
‘Gozo would be declared a tourism zone, meaning that all shops could remain open till late and operate on Sundays and public holidays too, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said yesterday.’
‘Concluding, Dr Bonnici stressed it was irrelevant to try to improve the cultural sector and Malta’s cultural patrimony if the government did not provide adequate funds.’
‘Heritage Malta’s made a valid contribution to the restorationof various places of cultural heritage in Gozo, even with EU funds.’
No, I do have a mental image of Jason in lots of flouncy petticoats.
Just carried on reading The Times. The incorrect use of English gets worse. Who is writing these reports?
‘It was gratifying that Heritage Malta had decided to return to Gozo for permanent exhibition historical artefacts that had originally been discovered on the island, including the Brocktorff Circle at Xagħra.’
It’s a very typical mistake actually – the omission of commas. Many Maltese do it.
Is this the political version of throwing a hissy fit?
[Daphne – A hissy fit! That’s the expression I was looking for, and a damn Swede had to remind me.]
Did I get this right? They asked to attend a presentation, but then refused to attend because they had to ask for an invitation?
They also think that the people who were elected to govern should consult the people who weren’t elected to govern? Why vote for anyone then? I’m trying to see if there is any way this could have been misrepresented as it’s so incredibly absurd.
Just glad to be of service, even to a damn Maltese.
When you see what is happening you realise why Labour is still in opposition and is working hard to remain there. This happens every time there is something important on. The government puts forward its plans. Whoever has an interest should hand in their reactions or take an official stand. What Labour does is just sit on the fence and wait, just in case they upset one or two voters. When it’s too damn (with apologies to the Swede) late they say they were not consulted. When invited, they do not attend or come up with some idiotic excuse. How can we possibly take them seriously as a government in waiting. They obviously need to grow up.
Arroganti – anyone?
“The damn Swede and the damn Maltese”
I once worked in an old-fashioned building in London where the windows were high up near the ceiling, and were opened and closed with the aid of a long pole. One of my colleagues was called Zbigniew Sczytovsky. One hot day the boss walked in, and, wanting to open the windows, said “where’s the damn pole?”
“I believe he’s on leave” I said.