Comments on: Oh look, Philip Rizzo has got his iced bun

By: Robert C

Robert C — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:55:12 +0000

Who is Clyde Caruana?

Former Labour local councillor and paraded as an expert of the government in all education related press conferences.

Is he the one stating that unemployment has been rising since 2004 and not post 9 March 2013, probably caused by the fact that persons were previously not being struck off the ETC register?

Oh come on!

By: zunzana

zunzana — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 10:24:11 +0000

I think it was a parliamentary committee made up from both sides of the house, or something to that effect.

By: Tabatha White

Tabatha White — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:50:22 +0000

In reply to zunzana. Define specialized.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 14:16:26 +0000

In reply to zunzana. Define committee

By: zunzana

zunzana — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 13:58:25 +0000

Is it my fading memory or is it a fact that, before the elections, Joseph promised that persons appointed to government boards were to be selected through a specialized committee ?

By: Malta Taghhom lkoll

Malta Taghhom lkoll — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 22:37:36 +0000

It is amazing how Joe who was all out for meritocracy allows that people are appointed to these posts without issuing public calls. What he really meant by meritokrazija was that one had to be part of the Lejburisti clan to merit a post.

Where is MaltaToday in all this? Their journalists used to make mega stories crying foul whenever someone was appointed to these posts but now silence reigns supreme.

By: ciccio

ciccio — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 21:29:29 +0000

If Mr. Philip Rizzo is a gentleman – and I do not have any evidence to the contrary – he should never accept the position of CEO of the ETC until Jo implements that specific electoral promise for which he got full public endorsement from Mr. Rizzo.

This is persons with disability we are talking about here, and Mr. Rizzo is risking his credibility.

As things now stand, Mr. Rizzo has taken his iced bun before the 50,000 persons with disability to whom he referred in the quote below.

If Mr. Rizzo’s wish quoted below – which, I fully appreciate, comes from the anxiety of a parent of a child with disability – were to come through, then his own daughter would never have benefited from Jo’s promise, while he who has already reached his retirement age would be enjoying an iced bun which he really can afford to live without.

This is not the “Fair Society,” Mr. Rizzo.

“I am merely one amongst almost 50,000 mothers and fathers of a disabled offspring that wishes that my child would die before I do; indeed, I regularly pray that Philippa, who is only 35 years of age, will die before myself who has recently reached retirement age!”

http://www.maltastar.com/dart/20120921-father-forced-to-wish-for-death-of-daughter