First they install a crony in every post, then they change the rules

For the past four and a half years, Muscat’s government has been stuffing cronies into every position going, even removing fit-for-purpose individuals for make way for Labour bridesmaids and courtiers. Now that they’ve filled every post going, and some which have even been devised for the purpose of accommodating cronies, they’re going to change the system to have potential appointees scrutinised by parliament.