Somehow I’m sure this reasoning has something to do with it.

As for the others, it is either to give the impression of importance (this seems to be the case even with people who have been given an ordinary job at an ordinary level – ‘ghax issa ara kemm jien important!’).

Alternatively, so that in future they can say, ‘tal-PN kienu qed jghedduni’.

Oh I doubt it. Muscat strikes me as being 100% indifferent to his wife. He doesn’t have enough emotion even to be annoyed when she is around. He blanks her like a piece of (useful) furniture. The interesting thing is that it doesn’t seem to bother her at all. She appears equally lacking in emotion towards him. This is a joint career project, I’d say.

Exactly.

She kept her job as a teacher and insists on travelling on public transport.

When using trains she travels second class as always.

Joseph and Michelle haven’t even got a clue what exemplary deportment means.

Just to ensure there was no sewer back-up. So there, no need to speculate or insinuate.

Why use one security guard, when four can do the job on a john, so much better? Labour’s job creation scheme. Four of the 2000+ employed in the last 20 months.