We even had a Minister under Mintoff- who is still very active today – who had a house within a house: one the official “nothing classy I’m Labour,” and, carefully concealed, its opposite the Garden of Eden where common eyes did not pry.

Houses purchased in cash in the name of a privileged son-in-law who was into, amongst other things, tender split-up between contractors before these were published.

Let’s proceed to the no drill pact with Gaddafi and the funds from the sale to Italy of the resultant free oil gifts?

Shouldn’t we be asking Yana about Mintoff’s Swiss bank accounts and about how the funds pilfered off the backs of the Maltese could greatly contribute to Maltese society, interest and all, at any time? And not because poverty is rampant, but because it’s ours? Little wonder that poverty is her storyline, comparatively.

We knew about such things because we have always valued information, especially in a volatile economic climate at the time then, when risk and decisions needed to be ultra- flexible at immediate notice to take into account the madness of its rulers. Forward planning was a luxury in itself.

Anyone remember the time when certain businessmen producers were called into Castille by Mintoff one evening, advised one hour beforehand, for a meeting at the time when the boycott on television advertising was really hurting them? Mintoff proceeded to threaten those present that if advertising was not resumed forthwith, they would have their electricity and water supplies cut off on the morrow.

Why was there a boycott on? because Xandir Malta/ TVM etc. was broadcasting on the same lines and exactly as Super One is now, but most people, especially the much-effected business community, was no longer blind to the madness of the MLP and refused to accept it.

To my perspective, absolutely nothing has changed, but to add insult to injury, they champion within their fold non other than an ace criminal lawyer (ace being a qualification of profession not character).

Not to mention other interests stolen from other people depending on who wanted them. Whether these were business interests or land. Let’s start with Mintoff, who didn’t even own the land his house is on ( Did Yana current Labour champion of “poverty” etc. inherit this?), to Patrick Holland’s deep corruption and who, because he is dead perhaps, is never mentioned. Have they forgotten that Holland & Co required 5 – 10% of value for licenses to be issued? But that the trade stamp was duplicated and that certain privileged importers had free use of this from their personal office. Shall we calculate 5 – 10% of imports over the MLP 3 terms? There was not one aspect of MLP governance, or lack of it, that was not deeply impregnated with corruption.

I wonder how many people will again be forced, by some psychological exertion of pressure – direct or down the Labour ladder, to sign off assets or how commerce and industry will again be run IF we are condemned to find MLP back on the stand again.

Don’t forget the current reference to boost the standby forces.

Don’t forget the additional roles the Dejma was given to reinforce the MLP Government’s corruption.

That guy really knew what Swiss accounts were.

Imagine Austin Gatt’s sister-in-law boasting that she had all the tuna she needed (when tuna was a luxury like caviar) and selling cans at a factory in Bulebel. What would our dear and honest Michael say?

There, but for the grace of God, goes Michael Falzon!

He should be ashamed to even talk about scandals, him being one of the beneficiaries of scandals and corruption.

He was close enough to know the stories behind Bical, National Bank and Mid-Med.

The BOV is a nest for notorious Mintoffjani placed there for a guaranteed job for life, surely for services rendered to the MLP.

Truly, no book should be judged by its cover. Michael Falzon is a prime example.

If we had to apply the same measure, it would have been two scandals a day during Labour’s time.

Mentioning the word ‘scandal’ during Labour years was nothing much, because after years of extremes, nobody was much scandalised anymore.

Michael Falzon thinks that he can keep his skeletons in the cupboard and instead air somebody’s else’s.

They were so sure they had the cat in the bag but quite forgot that “il-poplu jiggudika” is not so stupid after all, and the famous emails are an insult to intelligent Maltese and to professional forgery.

I can’t imagine what kind of passports they would have come up with during the Nazi regime.