Tag: Executive Chairman
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I did not sign any contracts with the National Book Council
With reference to the comments provided by the current Executive Chairman of the National Book Council Mark Camilleri to MaltaToday, I can confirm that I have not signed any contracts with the National Book Council. I also confirm that discussions were held by the Ministry of Education and myself over an out of court settlement…
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Too heavy-handed for a PEN organisation
PEN Malta is being too heavy-handed with a National Book Council employee and focusing its efforts on the people who least deserve it. The National Book Council should by default safeguard the interests of authors, so such comments by an employee are unexpected, but they should also be taken seriously. As the previous executive chairman…
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I did not start a war against the Labour Party
One of the traits of a psychopath that is also applied by authoritarian regimes is to blame the victim for the aggression inflicted upon them. Jeremy Camilleri, a previous trade unionist with the General Workers’ Union and currently a public official on the government’s payroll went on Jon Mallia’s podcast and alleged numerous lies to…
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This is the court testimony of the Executive Chairman of the National Book Council in the constitutional case
Last June I opened a constitutional case against the National Book Council for declining its reviewer’s request to review my book, A Rent Seeker’s Paradise. This case will be only one of a series of cases against my successor and the Minister of Education on the political take-over of the National Book Council, and in…
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I hereby announce the winners of the National Book Prize
The incompetence at the disasters and the National Book Council is reaching the bottom of the barrel. The National Book Council mistakenly published its list of National Book Prize winners before they were announced in the ceremony of 4th November. Prosit Ministru. People can make their own judgments on the list. I have a lot…
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The National Book Council confirms that my legacy is the only thing supporting the book industry right now
So, the Times of Malta asked my successor what support the Book Council is giving to the book industry and basically, he gave a list of all the initiatives and programmes which were founded during my tenure. The book industry in Malta is going through the worst economic challenges in its recent history, exactly at…
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The toxic behaviour of my successor at the National Book Council
Some things are better said to prevent them from happening again in the future. I’m not happy I’m in this position, but I’m filled with disgust at the toxic behaviour of my successor at the National Book Council. This week the National Book Council announced its special guests at the Malta Book Festival. They will…
