Countrymen and women, loyalists and ‘against people’ I have been out of the country for quite a while – travelling the world, racking up frequently flyer miles, making some money from per diem allowances and establishing the connections I might need for my retirement job. I thought that being out of the country will give me a respite from the constant criticism that is being heaped on me for the current energy crisis. Alas! The world has indeed become a global village.

Can you believe that even in Brussels I heard some Sikaman citizens speaking on a radio station and lambasting me for the energy crisis?