“I believe in Joseph because Joseph believes in me”

This story is in Times of Malta’s print edition today. The Merchants Street shop owners believed “Joseph’s” pledges before the general election, and so did the stall-holders.

Now Joseph is in a fix. And Chris Cardona, the minister responsible for sorting out this mess, couldn’t give a monkey’s because he’s too busy passing the time of day at The Stable and Frankie Grima’s City Lounge, the latter being the new shady Taghna Lkoll mecca where on any given day you might run into Chris Cardona, Manuel Mallia, Meinrad Calleja, Charlon Gouder, assorted stars of the Paceville nightlife scene and Jose Herrera’s men.