Nifqak directed at a woman is never without sexual undertones. This simply because it’s not about what he said, but what she understood. Which is how the word is used both ways.

Limiting perspective to the male by default is in itself the cause.

We all have to be careful which words we use, and this is all the more true in the context of what is said in parliament. Regardless of what he meant by it, the real meaning of the threat still stands.

How can these MPs face their EU counterparts? What about those who voted for him for decades?

The photograph above is very symbolic – it was taken when Muscat welcomed Debono Grech back into the party. This means YOU are responsible for this trash, Muscat.

Being prime minister is not just about the perks, but then how would you know? It’s how you have lived all your life. A man who has never been responsible for anything since childhood, not even for putting a roof over his head and that of his wife and children, is suddenly responsible for governing a member state of the European Union.