Lack of control in childcare scheme

Never mind just for a moment the scandals that have rocked and plagued this administration since it took office and that have kept surfacing, almost regularly, since the oil procurement scandal revealed in the dying days of the previous Nationalist administration. Equally disturbing is the number of cases showing distinct lack of propriety and of good governance, a matter that has rocketed to the top of the national agenda. To the government, however, it would seem that all this, plus its in-your-face arrogance, is the price the country has to pay for the steady progress made on the economic front. It should not be so.

Going by what Labour politicians, but especially Joseph Muscat, used to say before the last general election, the country expected an administration that would not only fight corruption but would also ensure that the country’s administrative machinery runs efficiently and, most importantly, free of abuse.

There is hardly any administration anywhere in the world that can provide foolproof systems against inefficiency and abuse, but the decline in good governance shown under this administration is palpable.

There appears to be no respite to the number of cases that...