Comments on: “Dawk il-flus tieghi, hi. You can get a lot of cocks for 7,000 euros a year.”

By: Jonathan Camilleri

Jonathan Camilleri — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:57:50 +0000

I think Dr. Debono has a right to complain, notwithstanding his responsibilities, and, who are we to judge whether he should be thrown out or not.

In Malta we have this culture of questioning everything, which is fine, but expecting to take the PM’s shoes and correct his decisions without knowing both sides of the coin is frankly, arrogant, and, childish as well, although Dr. Debono is not the model of maturity.

However, what would you do if you felt that you were underpaid? Resign, right?

By: Chantel Bruce

Chantel Bruce — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:57:19 +0000

did i understand you correctly thatat one point you state that the Maltese Prime minister should act like a man and call for an election, rather then be francos doormat, or rather then endure further humiliation?

[Daphne – No, that’s not what I said. I said that he should call his bluff, which is different.]

By: Angus Black

Angus Black — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:02:16 +0000

In reply to The other hatter.

True, but was there not a petition going around a few months ago demanding Franco’s resignation? Whatever happened to it? Time to have another go at it?

Nar tat-tiben?

[Daphne – There’s a Facebook group demanding his resignation which has more than 7000 names to it.]

By: Evarist Saliba

Evarist Saliba — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:30:11 +0000

Franco Debono has the example of a member of the judiciary who did not report for work for very long months, pocketing the salary just the same, thanks to the Labour Party then in opposition, that refused to cooperate with governmnet to put a stop to this.

Birds of a feather flock together.

By: Jef

Jef — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:25:16 +0000

Right you all are. But what about how Joseph Muscat talks about the prime minister in a very demeaning way? I somehow don’t think that George Abela, had he been Labour leader, would have behaved the way Muscat did in voting with Franco Debono or bringing that motion in the first place.

By: Stephen Forster

Stephen Forster — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:12:32 +0000

He should pull the idiot’s salary and hang the consequences. Let him go, remove the whip, sack him from the party and what happens, happens. Either way is better than this.

By: Tim Ripard

Tim Ripard — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:53:57 +0000

Spare us the hyperbole Daphne – ‘every hour of every day’ indeed. It should be a piece of cake to be PM of Malta, especially one that has been benefitting from an injection of funds of over a billion euros in the past 6-7 years.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:28:15 +0000

Well done.

By: The other hatter

The other hatter — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:31:41 +0000

If I were a voter in Frankie’s district, I would be clamouring for a recall vote. Now that would be a step towards meaningful electoral reform.

By: Riff Raff

Riff Raff — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:06:36 +0000

In reply to etil. Qisu tifel li ghadhom kif qalulu li jrid jaghmel il-priedka tal-Milied. Muscat has slipped up badly here. A clever and able prime minister in waiting would have grabbed this golden opportunity with both hands. Instead, he's come across as someone who might not be the bright spark that his exponents would have us believe, after all.