The thought crossed my mind this very morning. Even the post-election cry of “Labour for 15 years” has already lost its verve.

The pity is that we are still stuck with a Labour government for five years, since I cannot anticipate that any Labour MP(s) would even think of doing a Debono-Mugliett-JPO. But then you never know.

What the Nationalist Party needs to voice more often is that it represents over 132,000 voters and according to the MaltaToday survey, this figure is now rising.

It is still early days, but as the Maltese saying goes, il-gurnata minn fil-ghodu tibda tidher.

And then there are the switchers who by their very nature, switch.

Well and truly said – except that for many years we had at least four statesmen worthy of that name i.e. Dr Nerik Mizzi, Dr George Borg Olivier, Dr Edward Fenech Adami and Dr Lawrence Gonzi.

I cannot speak from personal experience about those who lived earlier than my adolescence. But I most certainly can about these four.

Filli l-pajjiz immexxi minn statista u filli immexxi minn boy scout.

I’ve been saying this for a while now. He’s Benito reincarnated: his moves, speeches and movements.

[Daphne – One from a proletariat background, who has failed to learn from experience, and who does not know that the ONLY class identifier is the details in manners. Like many proles, he thinks it’s the trappings of wealth and affluence. He’s so very….I was about to say American, but I think what I really mean is Muscovite.]

He could have at least chosen to address the media from one of the windows of the Auberge. Something like this.

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