Let’s talk figures. Our China connection is going to give us—wait for it—1,635,122,429Yuan (that for the less knowing is what they call their money in Reddish China).

Yes that is going to be what Joseph Muscat scooped in one quick deal with the Chinese authorities. The usual bores will point out he didn’t actually scoop it yet but it is on the cards. If I can read figures right that is over a billion Yuan—so sigh on in exasperation Simon Busuttil.

If people are pedants and mention to me that the figure in Euro is a mite less (200,000,000) then I say boo to you and remember that now we’re in with our Far Eastern friends we might soon also be introducing and using their currency in Malta.

The PN in power was naughty and lost the power of the moral high ground—unlike the great power of Mintoff’s descendants who have given us all a great lesson in how to win power and be the paragon of meritocracy and other excellent stuff.

Talking of the great Dom: now that his dream of seeing China win more space in Malta and, by solar extension in Europe, is a reality, I am sure we will soon have his face on the new Maltese Yuan.

Hurrah to our Prime Minister, our enlightened leader who really knows how to get money to our shores in the great Mintoff style.

STOP PRESS: Some big heads in the EU are mentioning some silliness about deals with China and that China must comply with certain regulations. I ask Joseph to stamp his feet even harder and get the deal done immediately. If need be we should also let them smell some good tea and just get out of the EU. Then we’d only have our beloved Yuan, we’d be billionaires and Dom would really rest in peace.