Comments on: John Dalli says that the general hospital is rife with abuse. He forgets, as do others, that he was Minister for Health just three years ago.

By: jaqq

jaqq — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 13:35:02 +0000

The adjective that describes Dalli most is teflon. Wonder of wonders nothing sticks to him.

By: jonny

jonny — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 06:17:39 +0000

This will turn out to be Joseph Muscat’s first huge mistake.

By: Last Post

Last Post — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:34:37 +0000

With hindsight it looks like it has all been planned beforehand.

The Ministry for Health has been messy right from the start when we learned that it (the Ministry) was offered to the Farrugia partners to sort out between themselves.

The appointed minister makes some poor shows which expose his weakness. Then comes Dalli, Bahamas and all, who the Prime Minister entrusts with the ‘Hospital Reform’ and effectively (if not officially) replaces the minister.

Meanwhile, the Minister’s COS (also his partner’s cousin) is sacked while Dalli entrenches himself surrounded by John Abela, (who audits Dalli’s private business affairs) and his daughter as private secretary.

In less than a week he launches his ‘reform’ by declaring that the hospital is rife with abuse (forgetting that he himself was Minister for Health as late as 2008-10).

A real sleazy character in a sleazy government.

By: Paddu

Paddu — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:18:26 +0000

Is he referring to the years he was minister ?

By: charon

charon — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 15:10:33 +0000

If I were Godfrey Farrugia I would resign from being Minister of Health.

By: Joe Fenech

Joe Fenech — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 08:32:00 +0000

Rightly said! Why doesn’t he mention the scandals he was involved in.

By: Elephant

Elephant — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 07:07:53 +0000

John Abela as in nephew of Wistin?

By: botom

botom — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 06:53:39 +0000

Dalli has no respect for anyone expect himself. He is a disloyal, self-centred schemer.

He hated the same person who made him minister of health and later an EU Commissioner with an extravagant salary. He is now a fully-fledged Laburist. I am reminded of the famous quote by Sir Winston Churchill when he said that “Some people change their party because of their principle while others change their principles because of their party”.

By: Joseph Farrugia

Joseph Farrugia — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 06:39:48 +0000

Just to inform you if you do no know. John Abela is relative of Wistin Abela Minister of Finance during Mintoff regime of the 70’s.

By: Giovanni

Giovanni — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 06:25:38 +0000

Is this John Abela the same one of Crowe Horwath International who was mentioned by you some posts ago?

[Daphne – Yes]