In democracies more advanced than ours, people form political opinions at some stage in life and then they vote accordingly. If and when they change these opinions, or disagree/agree strongly with something, they will change their vote accordingly.

It is only in Britain that you had a tradition of Whig and Tory families, but there were specific reasons for that and it simply doesn’t happen any more. In any case, it applied only to great families, not to ordinary people who didn’t even vote.

‘Floaters’, as you call them, are people with no political views, who have never thought about politics, about left, right, centre, and what they mean, and who have never considered concepts like the common good, the attitude of parties and politicians, and so on.

As a consequence, they vote according to the whim of the moment.

Those who vote Labour are Labour voters and those who vote Nationalist are Nationalist voters.

It’s as simple as that and not too hard to understand. You speak as you do because you probably think in terms of ‘Nazzjonalist minn guf ommi’ and ‘dawk familja Laburista’.

You are what you vote.

I believe he’s no longer trusted, which is hardly surprising.

So he can easily go back to where he belongs.After all his brother-law is the deputy leader where he has much power.

Then they say Shiv Nair – poor thing, and who the Prime Minister had to be reminded about due diligence and all – is getting a mere 6000 euro annual fee. As though the softened impact is meant to sanitise the role and function.

How much does the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting cost to put together?

How very convenient for him. For all its supposed glamour, CHOGM is a gathering of would be and actual despots and dictators, with a few decent sorts thrown in. Shiv Nair trades with the former. This summit is his personal trade fair.

I know for sure that the authorities back then made it fully sure everything and everywhere was safe and secure.

All the places were the dignitaries were staying were covered, with an assessment of all the risks even to the last detail, like testing of the water sources even at the Palace, let alone of the kitchens.

I still remember the high security cameras in Republic Street and Floriana. Are they up to that or will the song cover everything?

Ask MIMCOL’s ex CEO.

“What will he do for a living?” Plenty of others have been there before. They managed, without starving.

At the very least, he should let his contract run its course and work properly while keeping a professional distance instead of hanging around getting chummy with all those creeps.

But that’s the way you get half a million euros here and there from the Malta Tourism Authority budget for ‘free’ performances by Joseph Calleja.

I’m sorry, but I have no time for such people. They undermine others and the common good so as to survive themselves. You don’t want to be shipwrecked on a desert island with individuals like that, because instead of cooperating for the survival of all, they will quietly work out how best to kill and eat everyone else to survive longer themselves.