Come on, Alan, get on with your job

You have got to be a nerd or a control freak to waste your precious time looking for a dress code doc from over the internet. And next time you write a memo, please use cm not inches please.

But then those who do not know Alan Camilleri should not be too surprised.  The last time he was the Prime Minister’s PRO he said he would block journalists who came underdressed to press conferences.  I remember reminding him of the dress code of journalists in press conferences in Brussels. I simply replied that we would not cover the PM.  The monthly briefings carried out by the Prime Minister disappeared soon after.

Another ‘new way of doing politics’ that evaporated into thin air thanks to the uncomfortable sight of such badly dressed journalists.

Here is a man, a former religious study graduate, once married who held to heart the idea of the traditional family, the former PRO to Lawrence Gonzi and now after so many well remunerated appointments the chief at Malta Enterprise.

I have no intention of dwelling on Alan Camilleri, discussing his personal life is a taboo, so we will give it a miss for now.

But understanding it could go some way into explaining why someone in such a high post would be worrying about the length of a skirt and the extent of colouring of the roots of your hair or the nail polish.

There is something effeminate and obsessive about all his behaviour.

But what we are missing is not the fact that Alan Camilleri earns 70,000 euros a year apart from perks and drives fast cars with his friend. That he is paid by our taxes is of course of no one’s concern.

What is truly relevant is that Alan Camilleri should be using his precious time on getting foreign investment to Malta.

And if you do not mind me asking, what has he done to increase foreign investment to Malta?  And when I mean foreign investment, investment that he got. I am sure that all the friends that he has working for him at Malta Enterprise will help him out on this one.

And by friends I mean Vince Farrugia and Jesmond Bonello.

Having said this, I have never been really impressed with the people who have headed Malta Enterprise, but let us face it Alan Camilleri is the real fruity on the cake.

To understand who Alan Camilleri is all about, I believe one has to go back to the days when Lawrence Gonzi was positioning himself to become leader.  Or rather being pushed by Joe Saliba for the post.

Alan was the brains behind the spin against Gonzi’s competitors.  And he did this through the good services of his brother Ivan Camilleri, a Times journalist. The latter was renowned for his carefully scripted articles against Gonzi's adversaries in the PN.

Alan’s actions were noted by one of the runners-up in the leadership campaign. John Dalli mentioned him by name several times as one of the key people responsible for stabbing him in the back.

Well back to Mr Camilleri. I am sure that his mediocre list of how to dress and look should also include other considerations. Since Alan is so obsessed with appearances and behaviour he should perhaps take a good look at himself. I for one have no reason to be shocked with his behaviour or habits or preferences, though I have to say I have not quite got there myself. I accept his new way of life and find that it has absolutely no reflection on the way it impacts on the chances of bringing business in Malta.

Because as all those who do business know, it is not the suits, or gender preferences that count at the end of the day... rather the advantages of making a deal turn into profitable product and a concept or an idea, a long term dream. Most real businessmen with big money are not impressed with bullshit. They want viable solutions.

If anyone wants to take Mr Camilleri seriously he should start by taking his job seriously and get on with it instead of worrying over the type of wedding ring on one’s finger or the length of one's skirt or the use or misuse of undergarments.

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Really if you want to laugh, just read what one of our commentators is scribbling about conflict of interest. Some people never quite (conveniently) get it. There are cases of people who lie so much, they start believing their own lies. Well just in case you get confused, just remind yourself about the one basic argument here.

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But then I guess we have to leave it to all those visitors at maltatoday.com.mt to decide who is offering real journalism... on everything!