Il-penzjonanti xi kultant, li donna issa saret iktar ta’ spiss, ikollhom jixtru certi medicinali u ghalhekk barra li jridu jhallsu d-dawl u l-ilma, it-telephone, il-gas u jixtru l-bzonnijiet taghhom ma jibqalhomx biex ikampaw sal-ahhar tax-xahar.

Sooner or later, be it now or in fifty years’ time, we’ll have to confront the bitter truth about Malta’s much-vaunted sodi f’bahar ta’ mewg. As Spain did. Look at them now, with their social unrest and 26% unemployment.

I don’t know how the food aid programme works but we shouldn’t qualify given our (apparent) excellent state of the economy. Surely we can take of our own once we are doing so well.

So exactly what are those ‘deprived people’ supposed to do until then? Wait 3 months for the government to set up a consistent mechanism to distribute food aid?

Meanwhile, I’m sure that Michael Farrugia goes home to a nice steak, Chianti and a back rub most weeknights.

I hate to be vulgar too, but I wouldn’t relieve my bladder on this government and its cretins even if it were on fire.

Why is the EU forcing European nations to adopt ‘bail-in’ legislation by the end of summer?

http://investmentwatchblog.com/why-is-the-eu-forcing-european-nations-to-adopt-bail-in-legislation-by-the-end-of-the-summer/

To my mind this president is in a catch-up race with her predecessor to win the Mother Theresa charity challenge.

Am I the only one to find this patronising and distasteful?