What is Labour’s definition of “qualified”?
Does the Labour Party think that Jeffrey Pulllicino (the very small one in the centre) is suitably qualified for the post of chairman of the Malta Council of Science and Technology?
Labour MP and soon-to-be minister Helene Dalli has made waves by saying that “people in government agencies who did not deserve and were not qualified to hold top posts would be replaced by suitably-qualified personnel in a new Labour Government” (The Times, yesterday).
All well and good, on paper and in theory. So why are people so upset? I suppose it’s because they don’t trust Labour’s definition of “qualified” and have some innate fears about what Labour considers to be suitable qualifications for a post.
Are they going to swiftly sack Jeffrey Pullicino as chairman of the Malta Council of Science and Technology, for instance? I fear not.
The man should never have been appointed to the role, but he was offered it for much the same reasons that John Dalli was nominated EU Commissioner.
A village dentist and Botox operator, heading up the MCST? I think not.
But Labour might think him qualified, because he’s married to one of their activists, who sits behind Muscat and applauds him, and because he voted with the Opposition, or threatened to do so, systematically.
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Maybe they meant they’re going to remove Prime Minister Muscat from his post.
How did he get the job in the first place?
How did anyone at MCST get their job in the first place?
Mela ghax ma tibdiex minn Parnis tal-partit taghha per ezempju?
Jista persuna tal-livell ta’ Parnis ikun f’certu pozizzjoni per ezempju? Le, imma l-poplu tas-Sawt itellghu biex jirringrazzjah talli jghinhom meta jifflaxjaw il-pilloli jew il-mobile etc etc.
Xi trid tghid kontra Silvio Parnis? Ghandu l-ingredjenti kollha ta’ Ministru tas-Sawt u bomba ghal-coffee mornings bir-rigali.
Lorna, insejt id-dawra tal-portijiet ghall-irgiel.
I will only believe her only when the newly appointed personnel by the MLP will make their qualifications public. (I’m not refering to the form 2 results).
She made reference to a particular example in Transport Malta, saying it’s ridiculous that a clerk has A levels, whereas a manager only achieved Ordinary level.
I suppose it’s better if someone previously designated works foreman is sat behind a desk, while clerks drive around the place inspecting and drawing up job estimates.
She made particular emphasis on those with a three year contract. If I’m not mistaken these work against a clear set of targets, yearly, why then, should they resubmit themselves to another interview.
Repeater class, this time, it’s Redeployment. He’s back.
He’s not that small now.
In determining the meaning of the term “suitably-qualified personnel,” Labour will make reference to the Form 2c report of the personnel concerned. 100 marks in Religious Knowledge will be an example of a “suitably-qualified” person.
Suitably qualified = a PL supporter or activist.
And 100 marks in Communication, Ciccio.
It seems Helena intends taking us back to the golden eighties
Mela x’kienet tghid Daphne kieku Helena Dalli qalet bhal ma kien qal Austin Gatt, li l-gvern nazzjonalista jrid imexxi b’nies li ghandu l-fiducja fihom ?! Ma qalx li jridu jkunu kwalifikati u kompetetenti, IZDA LI GHANDU FIDUCJA FIHOM – JIGIFIERI LI JKUNU HBIEB SEWWA ! Ghax biex ikollok fiducja ghamja f’persuna bilfors trid tkun tafu sewwa !
Jahasra tghabbux lin-nies bl-istress zejjed biex igibu l-kwalifiki ghax ikollna hafna studenti li jhosshom hazin waqt l-ezamijiet. Tihom il-pariri, Eddy.
Eddy Eddy, is he from Gabon?
Stop yelling you rude man
Le, idjota.
Int ghandek fiducja fit-tabib tieghek, per ezempju, ghax huwa professjonist, mhux ghax huwa habib.
Ghandek fiducja fit-teknixin li jigi jsewwilek ir-ribbin tal-lepptopp, ghax huwa professjonist, mhux habib. W’accetra w’accetra nsomma.
Mhux ghax se tifhimni, imma ghallinqas ippruvajt.
Eddy, ha nirrispondik bil-Malti biex forsi tifhem ahjar.
Jekk Helena Dalli w l-Partit Lejburista juzaw l-‘istandards’ taghhom biex jiddeterminaw min hu ‘qualified’ jew le f’postijiet ta importanza fic-Civil, allura nghid lill kapijiet ta dawn id-dipartimenti li l-pozizzjoni taghhom hija sigura ghax zgur li l-istandard taghhom huwa ferm ghola minn dawk tal-Lejber Party.
Li kont minnek, anqas biss ma nsemmi l-‘hbieb tal-hbieb ghax ministri tas-70ijiet u t-80ijiet kienu maghrufa ghall-favuri li taw lill Lejburisti, jew ahjar lill-Mintoffjani.
Inthom ghadkom passat mahmug, korrott u hdimtu bin-neputizmu w dahhaltu l-ekonomija fi sqaq u li ried ikun gvern Nazzjonalista biex harigha minn hemm.
U lanqas m’hemm bzonn nsemmu kemm ghozzejtu d-demokrazija, tant li l-liberta tal-kelma, negozju hieles, edukazzjoni (minghajr irbit ma xi 20 punt, parrinu w firma tal-ministru), kontu shaqtuhom taht saqajtkom. Lanqas mal-fatt li chadtu l-poplu ghal seba snin shah milli jkollu tobba Maltin bizzejjed biex jiehu kura tal-pazjenti.
B’rekord bhal dan ( u dan mhux kollox) kif wiehed f’sensieh jista jappogga lill Partit Lejburista?
Mur inheba x’imkien il-boghod.
By any chance are they going to decide that Dr Debono is qualified to hold an important post?
Personally I have always believed that Debono and JPO have been helping the PL out by causing so much trouble just to get a post that they always wanted from the PL when they are in government.