Ïf they do pull it off – my prediction is that they will then dump him – and it’s back to Eighties again with all of those geriatrics.

Why does he stay on?

Because the old-timers do not have faith in Joseph and he and others think that only they can give enough of a push to land a victory at the next elections.

They have gauged Joseph pretty accurately and concluded that he is out of his depth and he requires experienced back-up. Unfortunately Vella’s expertise is primarily in the suppression of basic rights and in the general Mintoffian Socialist mediocrity.

There is nothing but bad news if they pull it off.

They have a chip on their shoulder and can never recognise it, they will never change. It is all about ME with Labour not US as Maltese.

They’ve given up on that when it was decided the MLP should go, the EU referendum in hindsight, a clear result and business interests alone can sort out the social contract.

Malta, it’s implied, cannot have a valid national interest, just despondency with a grin.

But at least we know that JPOS has no regrets, because he told us.

I hope that people realize that they are still the same old scum that believe that the Maltese people are “Makku”.

‘In the coming, six months, Malta will be going through one of the most sensitive and toughest negotiating periods with Brussels and a mistake or misjudgement might literally cost the islands millions of euros”.

I think it may be time for us to haul in the big guns and send in our MEP, Joseph Cuchieri.