And those around him likewise. Unfortunately there has long been a culture in Malta of people turning their eyes the other way and shutting their ears.

This isn’t a situation that grew to this proportion without help along the way. Omerta’ runs deep and amongst those most formally qualified to help, but if they do it’s no further than to the point their short-sightedness takes over and where this nauseating behaviour reaping social adulation remains forever more attractive. Getting away with little things adds up progressively.

Little people with very little minds. No backbone. But ever ready to complement others on their supposed “kudos.” (How I despise that word).

It’s easy to get these people to play to your tune when mediocrity and dependency go hand in hand. Even a size of a bank account is relative. There are no winners when greed holds sway.

Is there ONE person at this summit who is not corrupt? Cameron (Panama Papers aside) is not in a position to talk. After putting the NHS, schools, higher education, energy, etc on a plate to his friends, he should find in Blairite Muscat a real soul-mate.

The organisers must have been very pleased that Joseph was there. There was hardly anybody else.
Kerry was on his way home from Hiroshima. He always breaks his journey at Winfield House anyway.

As Cameron duly informed the Sovereign, the leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries were attending. The others stayed at home.