They can’t distinguish between a Baku or Beijing dictator and Renzo Piano

Or rather, they show far more respect to a Baku or Beijing dictator. It’s not just because the invitation was late, either – they’ve been rude about him, dismissive of his designs, offensive about the project, scrapped his plans for the ditch (an integral part of the whole thing), and then announced that they will be sticking an open market around Parliament House and the theatre, every day of the week, and leaving the stalls in situ 24 hours a day even when empty.

Bunch of know-nothings with an insecurity complex and massive chips on their shoulder, who suck up to the Dictator of Baku and brush off one of the greatest architects in history. Trid tkun Malti injorant tat-tielet dinja.