Giving due weight to all possible consequences by acknowledging others’ spectrum of confidentiality, thus preempting one’s position.

Self-descriptions should be kept to oneself, Etienne Calleja sive Willywonka.

X’tahlita meraviljuza ta’ arroganza u injoranza ghandu dal-bniedem.

So now we know where our men at the finance ministry get their marching orders on international sanctions. Yup! They report directly to the Deputy Chief of Missions at the American embassy.

‘The baddies are trying to needle our euro payment system via London, Sir, but we fear we might anger our fellow EU members the Brits if we say ‘no thank you’.

What a complete absurdity. It’s as if they live in a bubble and the American DCM is their only outside contact.

[Daphne – No, kev is his real name, which we should respect. He’s married to Sharon Ellul Bonici (no respect there). There’s always a lot of confusion about this because Sharon’s maiden name was Ellul (she’s Andy Ellul’s sister) and she married Kevin Ellul Bonici. The Coconut never uses his own name to write in.]