I do not think that we are a hub.

Malta is a very small member at the periphery of the European Union.

In isolation it has very little clout especially when our representatives do not accept that their “No way!” boasts only make us look foolish and when we think that we are making anyone “smell the coffee” when in truth we were being cut down to size and made to look foolish and inexperienced.

More statesmanlike Maltese politicians can make a contribution bigger than expected from our small nation. It has been known to happen.

Here’s Metsola’s “tackling the push factor” in action. While her government talks whiny bollox about being left to carry the burden alone.

It’s remarkable that no one’s asked Muscat outright what it’s costing us financially and politically, and which third parties are involved and why.

I had a similar thought this morning when reading about the Rhodes tragedy and reflecting on the Archbishop’s admonishment.

Giuseppe, stai sereno.

The democratically elected representstives’ representative lives not a hundred miles away from the embassy building in Balzan, but what does Muscat care? Embassies are sovereign territory. What goes on in them is outside Malta’s control.

Of course he fluffed his lines and got his facts wrong. No one can accuse him of caring about the matter. His concern is how he looks and sounds on TV. He’ll recover. There’ll be other photo ops.

And Manuel Mallia will soon replace George Vella, anyway.

Not that George Vella wasn’t worried.

Raidue’s commentary this evening was rather sardonic about his refusal to engage in any mission or show any leadership to a solution, this as footage showed ordinary folk, in contrast, taking flowers to the morgue.

It also seems the version and number of dead he gave yesterday had to be revised the moment witnesses on the scene contradicted his apocalyctic visions.