When you hear arguments about why it’s a great thing that our government ministers are also MPs seeking re-election, look at these photos. Did you think your Justice Minister was working hard to implement the rule of law reforms this country needs to become a place when you can hope for timely justice?

Think again. This morning he was roaming the Suq ta’ Birkirkara like a whale on a sand dune. He was accompanied by his wife who looked like she would rather eat glass than actually purchase any of those shoes.