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What would Jeremy Hunt do?
For all of those who bewail the NHS, Italy has just proved how to rally the staff. At a hospital in Naples a newly appointed doctor...
Replay
The new Lord of Darkness, Matteo Salvini, has been flexing his muscles since he got into his new office as Home Office Minister. As...
The Republic is dead, long live the Republic
Silvio is worried about the new government, because they wouldnt appoint him PM – he did nominate himself as the only possible option...
Hot under the Colle
The temperature at the Colle (parliament) this week must be pretty high. Judging by the chatter in the barber and bar here in Sicily,...
The mighty fall
Lots of arrests in Sicily this week, all connected to Antonio Calogero Montante – ex president of the Sicilian Confindustria with...
The Silvio’s hit the fan
Hold on to your hats kids – Silvio has just been allowed to stand for parliament – the conviction of incandidatability having...
How to get ahead and influence people
Heres a story for any aspiring businessman. Modican chocolate is famous. Apparently. It is made to the Aztec recipe brought here by...
Democritically Italian
The situation afterthe President tutted and rolled his eyes yesterday hasnt changed. Nobody want to play with each other, and the M5S...
Talk to the hand,cos the face ain’t listening
On Monday Presdient Mattarella will hold last ditch talks to try and find a government – this is todays state of play. Lega...