Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Minister Ian Borg has a serious credibility problem. He has been involved in controversies ever since he was mayor of Dingli. Road-building agency Infrastructure Malta, which is part of his ministerial portfolio, has gained a reputation for going ahead with works before obtaining planning permission. Questions on whether Borg is ‘fit for purpose’ abound on a popular level. Added to these people’s voices have been that of a magistrate and of the commissioner for standards in public life. Borg ended 2020 with an indictment that should have immediately rendered him unfit for public office. He unashamedly soldiered on, with the prime minister coming up with an excuse not to fire him.