“After confirming her identity and thanking everyone for their kind remarks (‘Looking good for 113, Merilweez!’) Ms Coleiro-Preca/the Grand Duchess reassured everyone that her Presidency was not the precursor to a Crimea-style annexation by Mother Russia.”

I have to admit that cracked mu a bit more than it probably should have.

And let us not forget that the Freeport itself is run by Muscat’s puppets. He could have ordered them to withdraw the application.

All this about government submitting an appeal is a joke. Only registered objectors can appeal against a MEPA decision.

As for a challenge before a court of law, it is pointless. It can only be challenged in court on a legal matter and, assuming that MEPA followed procedures, there are no legal grounds for challenging the permit.

MEPA board approved the application and the permit is there to stay.

Agatha in a velour teddy-boy suit was nothing to sneeze at back in the day.

Her sister Rosie was even more fetching in a padded shoulder double breasted suit and a jaunty fedora on her head while walking arm in arm with her girlfriend on a quiet autumn evening in Marsascala.

If you come out of the closet you are placed on a PL billboard and then given a cushy job on the public’s dime for your effort.

Never let the facts get in the way of a good argument.