What is he? – the State’s estate agent? Surreal to say the least.

When he’s on Radio 101 every Thursday evening I end up with tears of laughter because of his sharp wit and finesse. I like his choice of music which is well prepared accompanied by his witty and sometimes naughty comments.

“Is it payback time?”

Those who consider themselves not being paid enough will also remember George Vella’s example of the peanuts and monkeys and, knowing that they ARE monkeys because merit was not the reason they hold a post, think that being paid more would make them geniuses.

Perhaps we should inform them that a millionaire chimp is still a chimp. Tough luck. Perhaps if these glorified ilkollers had worked their way up they might have learnt something along the way!

But would the estate agent have appeared on a billboard?

When this notion really stuck in my mind, I even took the trouble to work out a plan of action if I got the job.

First, advertise that anyone in possession of a garage or hall, with specified location, measurements and conditions, wishing to sell or rent his property could contact me personally at my home address.

Second, I would go through all “Property For Sale” short adverts in all publications until I found a property that seemed to satisfy my requirements.

This would mean that I could stay at home, leaving me ample time to enjoy myself, do a real job, or just do whatever I liked.

But then I thought how some nasty PN supporter could take the mickey out of Willy by contacting him with information about a fictitious garage in a rural area which could be inspected at a specified time on a specified day so I could secretly watch his embarrassment when he turns up for nothing.

That thought really killed my intention to apply for the Willy post.

What he means is that for that amount he’s entitled to extend his mission for a number of years, and please tindahlux, mur ara kemm qed niehu.

And that is what will fail Muscat; the creation of a class of people whose conflict of interest will get the better of them, blocking any progress.

The money will run out before any returns can ever be made, it’s inherent to the system. .

I think Jack London could have turned this into a good Yukon country type of story, on the lines of how the search (for gold in JL’s case) cost more than the actual gold itself!!

Do you know Willy that if this equally contemptible and corrupt government simply engaged an estate broker or estate agent, the latter would have surely delivered by now and cost much and much less on our taxes.