[Daphne – Yes. Fact is, in companies and corporations, you shout at your boss, insult him and disparage him, and you’re a dead man walking, marched out of the building by security. Companies belong to their shareholders, not to their employees. Some people find it hard to understand that it is the owners, through their delegated representatives on the board, who take the decisions.]

Without going into the merits of this MP and others that have caused trouble to the Government, so what do you think of a similar situation occurring in a private company?

I used to work for a company where some individuals were given total control of the management of the company not only because they were capable but because they were very cunning and over the years managed to convince their boss that they should be trusted.

Eventually, in less than a year or so about 25% of the workforce left the company as they could not stand their arrogance, their know it all attitude and the rubbishing of employees’ concerns & even to constructive suggestions.

Many of these employees used to complain about the management style of the new management team and there were many valid reasons for this – do you therefore classify these as bitter employees?

It would be interesting to know your views on this as the impression that you give is that no matter what Management or Leaders do their subordinates should accept it and not do anything about it?

[Daphne – Politicians are elected. Employees are not. You cannot compare a private company to parliament, the cabinet of government, or even a political party. But if you wish to do that, then you should know that Jesmond, Franco and Jeffrey would never have been given the chance to behave the way they did, because they would have been fired the first day they made trouble. They behaved with such dreadful arrogance because they were able to take advantage of their unsackability. They are the equivalent, if you must, of the boss’s son or boss’s sister who, instead of realising that it is incumbent on them to stick to the rules and behave better than everyone else, instead do as they please, break all the rules, throw their weight about, and when challenged by the manager, say ‘get out of my face – if you challenge me, you’re the one who’ll lose your job.’]

Jeffrey Mugliett? Franco Pullicino? Jesmond Debono? Now, the latter is someone I know.

If there was ever a Maltese politician who was practically adored it was Mintoff. Supporters called themselves Mintoffjani, not Laburisti or Socjalisti. Yet when he didn’t toe the party line, he was sidelined and called ‘Traditur’. And this was Mintoff who led the MLP for 50 years.

Can you imagine how quickly the three you mentioned will be forgotten?

Was SB hoping to get some advantage out of John Dalli being elected to the leadership post? Or am i missing something somewhere?

Assuming that all will be barred from running under the NP banner, they may choose to run as independents and if only one out of three or more is elected as ‘independent’ he could cause more trouble than staying in and somehow made to behave.

All three know very well that in return for their disloyal behaviour, their chances of getting a Cabinet post is at best, remote. Only a big mea culpa will come some way towards redemption and it is highly unlikely that any one of them will go that route.

Their ego is so huge, it’s obstructing their vision.

We can save on the cribs this year, if they’re willing to don costumes.

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/budget2012/Family-friendly-measures-kept-secret-from-PN-backbenchers

POSTED BY: Muglj001 — 16/11/2011 13:30:50 I regret how my intervention during the post budget programme was reported.

I was asked whether the parliamentary group meeting was a useless exercise where mp’s are presented by a fait accompli. I said that it was not. I said that certain measures in the budget hit us by surprise, having been decided at the last moment. Certain criticsm made by mps on certain proposed measures were taken on board and not included.

The PM reserved the right to take unilateral decisions on the last hours before the budget. I believe that i made objective assessments during the programme contrary to the impression given in today’s article.

not tunnel ….bridge !