Reading the opinion piece by Silvan Agius, the human rights policy coordinator at the Ministry for Social Dialogue, reminded me about how those whose job it is to spin finally end up believing their own spinning.

He writes: “Admittedly, this government’s eagerness to promote equality for all was not always a high priority in Malta.”

In fact, since Malta regained democracy in 1987, there has not been a government that has so discriminated against those it does not consider as being sympathisers as the present one led by Joseph Muscat.

On the other hand, the Muscat government invents posts for those it considers its own, Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi’s wife being the most celebrated case.

This it does while promoting others either because they are friends of Muscat or are known Labour loyalists, the army commander being an example of the first order and Mario Cutajar, head of the civil service, a post that requires someone who is above politics, coming a close second.

But, then, would one expect better reasoning other than hollow spin from a political appointee?