Comments on: Carol Peralta said that there were ‘MPs from both sides of the house’ at his courtroom party. But read this.

By: hmm

hmm — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 22:17:15 +0000

You need to see what goes on in other Government Christmas parties, with high ranking public officials. The best is to stay away, to ensure that you aren’t compromised.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 17:55:07 +0000

In reply to ciccio. Or whisky with white blocks. These Labour folk are expendable, regardless of being amateurs as MPs.

By: chico

chico — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 15:32:40 +0000

I always wanted to know the true meaning of that non-sensical expression “called to the bar”, or something similar sounding. Thanks for the update.

Maybe this will now be changed to “called to the bar bl-appetizers”?

By: David

David — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 13:24:07 +0000

Does no one rermember parties held in the classroom?

[Daphne – David, do us all a favour and go get yourself a stiff drink and a sprig of holly.]

By: P Bonnici

P Bonnici — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 10:52:17 +0000

In reply to ciccio. That's a good one Ciccio, I second that.

By: Manuel

Manuel — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 10:16:54 +0000

Magistrate Carol Peralta, unknowingly, has given a Christmas present to Twitting Joe. The PM is definitely content with this situation since it divert the attention from his recent failures and undemocratic and immoral decisions, namely:

a) alienation from the Sale-of-Passports-Shame-Scheme
b) alienation from the fact that a friend of his family has been promoted through 4 ranks in the AFM within 8 months.
c) alienation from the fact that he returned from Brussels with an empty basket when in October he had given an ultimatum to the EU states on immigration.

It is like a page taken out from a book I read a few years ago: Cose di Cosa Nostra.

By: Tabatha White

Tabatha White — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 07:44:14 +0000

In reply to Matthew S.

Since I know little about the full details of Freemasonry, and since my research, and experience, with it is dated, I decided to first update with a read of what Wiki had to say on the position of “Worshipful Master,” since a comment was written on that being a title and position belonging to Magistrate Carol Peralta.

I did find this detail pertinent and of interest:
“A Freemason makes a further obligation, before being made Master of his Lodge, to pay a proper respect to the civil magistrates.[107] ”

I would say there is a link between the two titles Worshipful Master Magistrate Peralta holds, but that respect does not play a part.

In particular, activities of his lodge, at which there is also the involvement of certain Strickland – not Stricklandian – members, were long since ill-reputed.

There cannot be the same considerations for Freemasonry in the Maltese law courts that were accorded to members of the British Judiciary, should that be the fall-back precedent taken into account.

There should be no wavering on the point of whether Magistrate Peralta was or was not a Freemason: He was.

Dr Fenech Adami was perfectly correct in his assessment.

Magistrate Peralta’s way of sticking up a finger to the system?

By: Mr Meritocracy

Mr Meritocracy — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 02:23:33 +0000

In reply to ciccio. B'xi blokka silg jew tnejn, jekk joghgbok.

By: Dickens

Dickens — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 01:51:47 +0000

The motto ''Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of your law'' comes in mind.

By: Josette

Josette — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 01:34:54 +0000

In reply to ciccio.

And the Court Bailiff – the barman – is a government employee. So the police serve as waiters, the Court bailiffs tend bar … who clears up after?