He needs to pay off his many outstanding bills for the running of his firm.

I am waiting for Joseph Muscat to appoint the Commission for the EU Presidency 2018.

I am expecting him to appoint himself from the MLP side and Simon Busuttil from the PN.

And – in line with his thinking with the Constitution Convention – he will appoint KMB as Chairman.

Just like the Italians. A comedian (and a most unfunny one) doing a programme on the constitution. How utterly ridiculous.

In the UK it would have been Simon Schama.

THAT, my fellow countrymen, is the difference between Italy and Britain.

Your individual rights will remain, of course, only there would be no means by which they may be protected and, where necessary, enforced.

Were you around in the 1970s and early 1980s, civil?

The fundamental rights of the individual are not regulated by the ECJ but by the ECHR, which is not related to the EU.

La Redoute, the repeated references to Malta’s EU Presidency are only there for distraction. Labour has never abandoned its repeatedly declared ultimate objective – a sovereign Malta that is free from any political ties with other nations, whatever the consequences.

Life President of the People’s Republic of Malta, despite the resultant lack of individual rights and freedoms, and despite the inevitable economic collapse, remains the more attractive scenario than a six-month stint as procedurally shackled ‘Emperor of Europe’.

Remember, People’s Republics are notorious for ensuring that No 1 takes good care of himself and of his attendant goons.

Canon – the people will have spoken. The referendum decision will be democratic. The EU respects decisions taken democratically.and will respect that decision. Nothing will then stand in Joseph Muscat’s way.

When that happens, all public opposition will dissipate as, typically, individuals will start falling over themselves to ingratiate themselves with their new masters.

Malta’s exit from the EU will be assured.

The prosperous and secure Malta that has been built up over recent years will be no more.

If that is Joseph Muscat’s plan than he will be asking for trouble.