Perhaps Busuttil could avoid the initial sweeping statements, or the determining criteria. He’ll discover it becomes ridiculously easy to lead Muscat up any garden path when he’s not on the defensive.

He needs to understand who he’s dealing with, cunning, but not very bright.

What matters is the argument. When Muscat will refuse, he’s toast.

Pontius, I believe Simon Busuttil needs to spike his talk a teeny weeny bit when it comes to Muscat.

Just a bit more caustic. Cassola managed to get at him. although I couldn’t stand his sarcasm.

Made good practice though.

Definitely feels like it’s been 10 years.

Baxxter,you disappoint me big time, mate! Haven’t you worked out by now that the difference between Busuttil and Muscat is not in the tone of their voices.

Busuttil is comfortable, with or without an audience. Unlike what you may think, his voice exudes confidence.

I, for one, never saw Angela Merkel, Tony Blair, David Cameron, screaming their heads off. But Muscat hates places where there is no audience.

If you are old enough to remember Mintoff, he never wanted to confront Eddie Fenech Adami face to face. He postponed debate after debate on MTV until the very end of his tenure.

And we did not see many of them either.

Muscat is the same. Put him in front of a group of Laburisti and he thinks he is God’s gift to politics.

I do not have to go into detail about this, because you know where I’m heading.

Anger in politics will get you nowhere. What do you expect Busuttil to do? Bang his shoes on the table like Nikita Krushchev in the UN or behave like Berlusconi?

I’d let Muscat do all the frowning and childish digs. After one year his body language is already giving him away.

Busuttil is growing in his position, while Muscat is revealing a sense of insecurity with every day that passes.

I expect them both to be sitting down. That’s all.

It is precisely because it is Simon Busuttil’s normal tone of voice that I’m worried. He should be coached so he can change it. I want to see some anger.

Din is-sentenza diga ilni nismaha sena fuq il-frajjeg li qieghed jaghmel Joseph li qal li “kulljum jiltaqgha man-nies”.

Isn’t this Dr Busuttil’s normal tone of voice? Calm, confident, serene and reassuring.

I still remember him very well from the days when he was head of the Malta-EU Information Centre, prior to 2004.

The tranquility we were used to is transmitted perfectly by Simon Busuttil in this broadcast.

I think it’s great.