Jiena wkoll ircevejt telefonata mill-kazin Laburista, jistaqsuni ghandix bzonn xi haga u li kieku mhux ghax jafu min jien minhabba xogholi, wkoll kont naghtihom palata. Ghidtilhom, le grazzi tajba qieghda.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9889410/Britains-credit-rating-downgraded-from-AAA-to-Aa1.html

I’ve just come back from an evening out. Lapping up the last drops of culture before Labour takes over, KZT notwithstanding. Art exhibition, Harry. The artist had brought along his girlfriend, so I opened the exchange with “Er, so are you an artist too?”

She wasn’t. She was an economist. Nice. From the Eastern Approaches of Europe, as The Economist might put it, Harry. Transylvania. So I tried to get a snapshot of economic performance round their corner of the world. But she kept referring to this report, with barely disguised envy. Yes Harry, Malta is making waves.

I thought I might tip any investors and traders on the stock market here: Play it for all it’s worth, because on 10th March it will all change.

I bit my tongue and said “No thank you”.

The guy tried again “Sinjura, taf kemm ghandna bzonn bidla f’dan il-pajjiz?”

I just mumbled something and put the phone down.

I would have liked to say a lot more but he knew my name and my address and so I didn’t.

I wanted to say “U l-bidla JOE DEBONO GRECH se jgibilna, l-aktar wiehed dinosauru xih, korrott, vjolenti u njorant li ghandkom?” Unbelievable. Imma kemm jahsbuna cwiec?