That, and politicians have the power to change things.

So if the Maltese are disadvantaged by geography, as Dire Times says, then why isn’t Helena Dalli doing anything about it?

The way I see it, the only party that ever did anything to ease our painful isolation was the Nationalist Party, by giving us a European passport (don’t give me that bollocks about Mintoff wanting integration with the UK).

Never mind that they remained shut in their small-island mentality themselves.

Mrs Dalli was a mainstay of the Hamallu Party which encouraged this ghastly mentality and behaviour over a couple of generations.

‘Il-mara tieghek’ – straight out of the Maltese boondocks. Ghax li tghajjar mara mhux insult ghall-mara imma assalt kbir fuq l-unur tar-ragel ma’ min tghix.