When dealing with a conman snake-oil artist, there is a different picture presented to each group to guarantee commitment from their end. What ensues is that they are made to believe that they have the “in” or the exclusive.

The barrier of incredulity is not strong because due to this “close relationship” with the snake-oil artist, they are told what they need to be told so that i) their resistance is kept at a low ebb and ii) there is the semblance of protection which, if they speak up against, will be blown.

What they don’t seem to realise is that the exclusivity is all Henley’s and they have been royally screwed. Typical.

An understanding of this would first need to counter that they have been deceived and that is the hardest part to swallow and bounce back from.

They should keep emotion and dithering to a minimum and adopt a hard-line approach that genuinely protects their interests.

The saying “Everyone has his/her price” applies. These stakeholders are paying the price for supporting a scheme that will hurt Malta’s international reputation once a “bribe” was offered to them.

So obvious that they could not ‘digest’ the criticism, as usual.

Isn’t it too much of a coincidence that the strong winds happened to hit just the ONE float, and BOTH the passport and the gas tank on either side of the same float?

They are treating us all like ignorant sheep, expecting us to believe whatever they tell us.

The PL in government thrives on deception and on the naivety and gullibility of those who see only their immediate needs rather than the whole picture. They failed, like many still do, to read between the lines when Football-Fan-Joey “assured” them that Henley and Something will not affect their commercial activity.

Walking on eggshells?