There is a particularly strange element to Malta: our smallness, our politeness, our generosity, our belief in the good of mankind. It is so true that half of the Maltese people are a trusting lot who, ages ago, used to believe in the greater good, in excellent institutions, in exemplary behaviour by the men on top and in the rule of law. But, unfortunately, since Joseph Muscat came to power, he brought with him the darker side of our island’s smallness.

Ever since the Panama Papers scandal, which ‘enveloped’ the Prime Minister, Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri — three coins in a fountain, this administration has not yet succeeded to restore law and order and some sense of justice.

Muscat promised us he would leave no stone unturned until those behind Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder are brought to justice. The political mastermind behind this killing is still at large.

Where is the accountability and the rule of law promised to us by the Prime Minister?

Power brings with it more power but also certain bad habits. This is true everywhere but in a democratic (?) country like Malta, with a small population, people expect the Prime Minister to be serious all the way. Muscat is aware that the rule of law in our country is a great Maltese virtue... but he doesn’t care about political correctness.

Why are criminal charges being abandoned? Why on earth did Parliament vote for an Ombudsman? Why are Mizzi and Schembri still in their office when everybody knows they were caught red-handed? Why is the Commissioner of Police still in charge when he is not doing his duty? Why are the plotters of Caruana Galizia’s brutal murder still roaming about? And, finally, why do the majority of people on these islands flock behind Muscat and his Labour Party when there is so much corruption around?