The picture of KMB that sticks most in my memory is that on TV in an interview before the 1987 general election results.

He was subdued, looking at a carnation, that looked wilting to me, on a table in front of him, admitting that one regret he had was that he may have disappointed his mother who had passed away not long before.

He had tried to persuade me to come back to government service, not serving under Alex Sceberras Trigona, but I could not accept because he was ultimately responsible for what he had allowed his ministers and supporters to do.

In my eyes, he redeemed himself, somewhat, when he entrusted security surrounding the vote-counting hall to the overall command of Brigadier Maurice Calleja, and that of access to the hall to Col. John Spiteri, who warned Police Commissioner Lawrence Pullicino in no uncertain terms that he would not permit a repetition of the treachery perpetrated under police eyes during a suspension of a magisterial enquiry to plant evidence to incriminate the innocent Peter Paul Busuttil with the murder of Raymond Caruana.

The Malta Labour Party had, in fact, asked for a suspension of the counting of votes, but KMB had earlier expressed his fears to Brigadier Calleja that he feared that persons from a certain town would tamper with the vote-counting process.
Unfortunately, KMB’s behaviour, and utterances, after that reverted to the old ways.

Come now, there’s nothing to pity about a former prime minister. If it was me, I’d be enjoying the fruits of my career with that model.

Mintoff did.

The model in the middle looks as if she’s looking down on him, pitying him almost. An old sad lonely man walking by.

“And someday in the mist of time
When they ask you if you knew me
Remember that you were a friend of mine
As the final curtain falls before my eyes
Oh when I’m old and wise” by Alan Parsons fit nicely.

What worries me is that the new generation have it good and may not be aware of what we went through, to finely come to where we are.

History can repeat itself and can also be a good teacher.

We should present this to our children in an objective way, to allow them to make their own decisions on facts. Otherwise the same mistakes will be repeated. Just have a look around at what arguments some individuals are coming up with.

Nowadays he drives a Toyota Vitz.

A miser like him would normally keep it running and on the road till he died.