Comments on: State-funded school runs

By: carlos

carlos — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:41:40 +0000

Bountempo used to grumble on Facebook because he was consuming a lot of fuel in taking his children to school. Now he has found a solution: OPM (other people’s money).

By: ray meilak

ray meilak — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:05:23 +0000

The era of the minister’s chauffeur is back. We’ll soon be asking them for jobs or a favour.

By: mac

mac — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:05:39 +0000

An Ufficcju tal-President Peugeot 107 dropped off a student at Naxxar Higher this morning. Number plate GOV 182

By: caflisa

caflisa — Thu, 09 May 2013 07:13:20 +0000

Daphne, senior police officers have been doing the same for years. Can you imagine children riding in police car to school every day because daddy is a senior officer?

By: anthony

anthony — Thu, 09 May 2013 06:23:48 +0000

Years back I had occasion to find out the following in the course of my work.

The wife of the head of mission of one of the wealthiest countries on earth required to be driven to a certain place. She was too ill to drive herself.

She was forbidden from using the official car unless her husband was also present.

So he and his chauffeur called for her during their lunch break and ferried her to and from.

I was flabbergasted.

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:23:20 +0000

Yes Stefan Buontempo’s GM21 has been doing the drop-off and pick-up at St Martin’s College. And yesterday there was another guy in the car with them and the worst thing is that his driver breaks the road regulations near the HSBC bank going towards Mater Dei Hospital.

He drives on the wrong side of the road causing oncoming traffic to halt. He overtook me yesterday while I was waiting with my indicators on to cross to the other side.

And yes Mr Mugliett used to do exactly that at Chiswick House School, and when I argued with the warden that the minister’s car was allowed to drop off at the gate and I wasn’t, and I wrote a letter on The Times complaining I got a phone call from a fuming Mrs Mugliett.

By: catharsis

catharsis — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:03:35 +0000

U le miskin. Aghtuh cans. Be positive.

By: Mark Thorogood

Mark Thorogood — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:01:21 +0000

In reply to Gahan. "If it’s not specifically written in the Code of Ethics, they can do it.That’s how they reason. They don’t know what decency is" and that's the very reasoning that led to the expenses scandal in the UK

By: Alexander Ball

Alexander Ball — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:52:26 +0000

In reply to P Sant. You may wonder why the BBC refer to him as Mr Muscat? That's because in the UK, anyone with a PhD calling themselves a Doctor would be mocked.

By: anna tabone

anna tabone — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:01:29 +0000

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