[Daphne – That police security was not provided by the government but by the Police Commissioner at his insistence and certainly not at my request, once for a few weeks after a serious threat and another time for a few months for some reason the Commissioner would not disclose. Security was provided at night only and not 24/7. Bear in mind that my home was subjected to two arson attacks. I did not enjoy having a policeman at my gate and I did not want a policeman at my gate. I do not regard that sort of thing as a sign of status – I am not from that kind of background.

There was a different one most nights and I had no idea who some of them might be, and I discovered later indications that one or two of them might have passed the time by spying and invading our privacy. When the Police Commissioner rang to say that he was going to station a policeman at my gate during the last general election, I flatly refused. Ironically, he did indeed send two police officers to my gate at night: one from the Homicide Squad and one from the CID, to arrest me for uploading political material on the eve of polling day. I trust this answers your question.]

Nixtieq nara l-ircevuta. Jew kollox sew jekk mhux arlogg tal-lira.

How cheap is this – rather than servicing the PM’s official/personal car at an Alfa dealership, they took it to Romblu in Qormi, with the official plates still stuck on it.

Now may I ask: how can a prime-minister double up as a car lease company?

Seems like somebody lost a 2c somewhere down there.