Officially “now”, perhaps – but by some reckoning he has been #2 for close on a quarter century.

…something to do with grim sleuthing involving the chasing up and investigation of unfounded reports on the purchase of votes from cash-strapped drug addicts, and the holding of pointless media conferences outside police headquarters?

When the MLP used to demand belt-tightening, the ministers and the like used to enjoy the dolce vita. They are masters at the art of hoodwinking the people.

Limoncello – C. Fenech x’aktarx jivvota AD

Take a joke, Mario!

“i tanti Maltesi che stanno acquistando casa per le loro vacanze a Frigintini ed a San Giacomo di spostarsi ancora più a Nord fino a Giarratana. ”

That is really an island that is passing through a grave, economic disaster – and then they come back to Malta and cry and stamp their feet because we have started to “almost” pay for the electricity and the water we use.

A nation of semi-literate lawyers. Alas, and so the darkness spreads.

U jekk qed jahsbu li qed jelevaw lilhom infushom billi jiehdu b’idejn sindki ta’ casali sperduti fil-backwater tal-Ewropa, u jbellghulhom salt gideb to boot, mela veru chavs bil-pedigree.

[Daphne – Le, hija: chavs bid-dikri mhux petigri. Ma tarahomx jikkompetu bejniethom ha jilhqu avukati u dottorati? Issa jmiss Miriam Dalli, li halliet posta Super One ha taghmel il-finals tal-ligi. Ajma, jahasra – dejjem tletin sena wara tal-PN. Mhux talli mn’alla dhalna fl-Ewropa kontra ir-rieda taghhom ha jistghu joqoghdu jizuffettjaw gol casetti f’Sqallija u jaghfsu il-buttuni hziena f’Brussel, imma mn’alla ukoll l-universita nfethet ghal kullhadd kontra ir-rieda ta’ dak Sant. Kien jidhol minghajr it-twenti pojnts kieku l-ispettur Farrugia magna cum laude – lanqas biss jaf jikteb sentenza suret in-nies, la bil-Malti u lanqas bl-Ingliz.]

All the same, what the hell was he doing there? He keeps rather strange company. Mind you, his dress sense is better than Joe’s and Anglu Bellu and wives.