Quotes of the week

“Facing a situation of modern slavery.”

An Air Malta employee describing the conditions faced by workers who choose to remain with the airline.

“It has, many times, disappointed me with its... ugly, bad and wrong words.”

Health Minister Joe Cassar taking a dig at the nurses’ union for its “wrong attitude” towards hisposition as minister.

“It is the first time I have given myself a birthday present.”

Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, who celebrates his birthday today, confirming he will not be contesting the forthcoming general election.

“I accept that Magistrate Herrera needed to save face.”

Columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia reacting to Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera’s decision towithdraw the case against her involving allegations of drugs and corruption.

“He looked like Christ before he was crucified.”

Madelene Zammit, 72, whose husband was returned in an ambulance wearing just anappy, lambasting the hospital authorities.

“Even Monty Python would have said it was too farfetched to include in the show.”

John Dee commenting on timesofmalta.com after Maximilian Ciantar was back in court, minutes after being granted bail for breaching his driving ban, this time for threatening journalists – he was granted bail again.