Besides, Samantha Cameron doesn’t need freebies to get out of her ‘rahal ‘ or her husband to take her out every so often and show her what’s out there.

She’s an independent sensible woman, with a career of her own, who would decline such things as she has been accustomed to travelling and meeting people of some stature, unlike our PM’s wife.

“We’re gonna make the most of these five years”. Prophetic words uttered by Mrs Muscat. And she’s damn keeping her word.

Some are more equal than others. The letter makes it very clear that a holiday abroad is not to be accepted as justification. It was sent by state schools, but the law should be there for everyone.

Well, it’s up to the Head of San Anton School to decide whether the justification is accepted or not. He’ll probably approve on the grounds of the trip being an “educational” one.

Assuming the daughters travel in club class with their parents and not in cattle class on their own, at a conservative estimate the Muscats must have spent some Eur24,000 on air tickets for their children.

The PQ reply didn’t explain how they divide up the hotel, taxi and restaurant bills while they’re abroad. Perhaps that’s all classed as hospitality expenses.

I don’t think you should have commented on grieving and on her losing her mother. It is very painful and personal. However I too agree that the children should have been at school with the rest of their school friends.