[Daphne – I think you must forget that I have extended access to a mass of those, not least through having raised three of them myself. I know exactly what I am talking about in this regard. The fact that people in that age group have certain views (which are, incidentally, no different to my own at twice their age) does not translate into liking or admiration for Cyrus Engerer. That’s a non sequitur. In fact, when I once – more than few months ago, I assure you – wrote about how good Cyrus was on television and that he has a future, it was precisely people in that age group who told me ‘What were you THINKING?’]

I have only known Cyrus for a couple of years but I can say that I am truly impressed at what this individual has achieved for a minuscule segment of society.

[Daphne – I don’t know about you, Fidelio, but I don’t think I would set much store by the character and reliability of somebody who vengefully emails sex photographs of his ex lover to that ex lover’s colleagues, family and friends, after having misappropriated them. I would say this is a very bad sign. It is not a one-off impulse thing, like losing your temper in a row, is it.]

Although I do not belong to this segment I fully support their cause.

[Daphne – The polls show that most of them support the Nationalist Party, not Cyrus Engerer or Labour. There’s interesting research to be done there, but I can’t see anyone doing it right now. Why don’t they like an overweight and balding schmuck who speaks without conviction and tells them that he’s young like them? I wonder.]

It is high time that politicians understand that the general Maltese pubic has matured to the extent that, what was considered to be almost taboo a decade ago, is now generally accepted by most young adults.

The way the Nationalist Party handled the divorce issue was a complete fiasco and it is my opinion that the mess we find ourselves in today is a direct result of that shortsightedness.

[Daphne – I agree with you that it was handled absolutely disastrously, but I don’t agree that the current situation is the result of that. At all.]

The people want change in many spheres of society and are primed for it. It is now up to the politicians to show faith in the electorate. Failure to do so will condemn those politicians to the opposition benches come next election.

It’s “Goldberg Variations”, not “Goldberg’s Variations”.

Yes he is

Anthony, you’re assuming this is true.

What is the first thing that comes to mind when one is at Exiles or anywhere within an inch from the sea?

Surely, subscribing to a political party. Come on.

It’s the equivalent of a teenage girl boasting on Facebook on how many males chatted her up – when in actual fact nobody would have chatted her up.

Din bhal ta’ Anglu Xuereb. Kollha weghduh il-Vot l’impjegati tieghu, u mbghad x’gara.

Jew kienu qeghdin jitnejku bieh.

And if Polly puts the kettle on we can all have some Earl Grey.