Sometimes I get hold of things that are absolutely hilarious, like this conversation between Żejtun’s deputy-mayor, Joan Agius and another local councillor. The stuff of cringe comedy. Joan Agius is also a very realistic sample of Labour Party local councillors.
Having been a secretary to a local Party committee I used to meet many Joan Agiuses and they used to be hilarious, although admittedly tiring and very corrupt. This archetype is the leeching semi-literate serf and in fact, Joan Agius is in Minister Owen Bonnici’s camp. The one you find working at the Minister’s customer care unit would probably call you to ask if you needed something.
In fact, and you have probably guessed it, Joan Agius worked in the customer care unit of Owen Bonnici (paid with public funds to campaign for him during elections, of course) until and eventually, she was promoted to the secretariat of the Ministry for National Heritage and culture thanks to her Master’s Degree from the University of Florence on “Management practices of public cultural institutions.” She is also doing a Phd part-time, in human resources development.
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