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25 maltatoday, SATURDAY, 31 DECEMBER 2016 Opinion highest institution in the land (hint: a good start would be to weed out at least the lowest of the low insults and jibes) and then we'll talk about letting you nudge yourself a couple of positions up the billboard. Meanwhile, you'll be relieved to know that I've hit on the perfect solution to our latest little protocol emergency. I say we scrap the old Constitutional hierarchy altogether, and come up with a new one based on the true importance of people and State institutions. No prizes for guessing the Number One slot... who else but Freddie Portelli? As for the remaining positions... well, I think it's high time we got realistic here, and finally acknowledged the simple truth that we've been avoiding all these years. The rest of us just aren't important in the greater scheme of things. Our place is with everyone else in the crowd, banging our heads to 'Mur Hallini u Itlaq 'l Hemm!' That way, nobody could possibly argue that they were positioned anywhere above or beneath their actual status in the universe's natural order of importance. Except maybe Keith Richards, of course... but then again, he of all people should know that you can't always get what you want. maltatoday You can find us anywhere in 2017 Happy New Year! From the editors and staff at maltatoday