Chris Fearne practises transparency

Chris Fearne, the Health Minister, has been practising his transparency exercises again, refusing to speak to the press about the millions which his outfit, the government of Malta, has paid to that other outfit, run by Ram Tumuluri, the shyster from British Columbia.

And while we’re on the subject, what’s with the Chris? They’re ministers of the government, for heaven’s sake, and should more properly be Christopher Fearne and Christian Cardona. I wouldn’t feel comfortable with a finance minister calling himself Ed Scicluna, or a deputy prime minister calling himself Lou Grech, or that so-called family minister calling himself Mike Farrugia.

Chris is not a name. It is half of a name. Chris is what your mates call you in the playground or on the pitch. But it should never be what you call yourself.

Christopher Fearne, the Health Minister