Andre’

May I suggest Paolo Guzzanti?

You can contact him on his website http://www.paologuzzanti.it

Thank your lucky stars that you were born after the dirty Mintoff-KMB era!! What injustices and fear and other atrocities we did really suffer. However, if you are a Christian, I can only say that we should pray for these people.

We should pray to God for them to at least repent before they depart this life. I cannot agree with the champagne celebrations.

Re the Chinese-Mintoff link: we can never know for sure because of the secretive nature of the Chinese regime.

What is certain is that China used Malta to get at the USSR at the height of the Sino-Soviet split. Some would argue that Mintoff was acting on behalf of the Chinese when he held up the CSCE conference in Europe. During that period, Malta’s voting record at the UN was totally in line with the dictats of Beijing.

I wouldn’t be able to answer the 1987 query. Most apologists would argue that Mintoff left huge amounts of reserves. In my book, this is a sign of economic ineptitude. With the unemployment rate reaching 8,000, rising inflation, no foreign investment and a limited market, Malta’s high reserves were not something to be proud of.

Thank you for your encouraging comments.

At the moment I’m undertaking the research as part of a post-graduate degree. However, once I complete my studies, I am thinking about working on something along the lines of a biography.

Let’s turn the event into an international celebration. I will certainly join in and pop a bottle of fine Scotch.

Instead of a book of condolences, let’s have a virtual Celebration Book which can be signed from all corners of the earth.

One wonders whether his ‘brother’ Gaddafi will spare a few virgins for old Dom?

One of Italy’s top, post war politicians was in the habit of referring to Mintoff in private conversation as “quel venditore di tappeti”.

In Italian this is a very disparaging remark.

It shows what an accurate assessment the guy had made of Mintoff.

It goes to prove, if any proof is required, what a prat we had running this country for twenty years.

This’ll be one hell of an expensive party, but well worth it.