Here’s a good’un… The comune of Palermo has a squad of snow clearers – who are paid handsomely when snow covers...

There is a little known rule that the worst chancellors should resemble characters from films about minor public schools.  Italy excels,...

Tomorrow, its this charmer who will make the news here.  its Saverio Romano, a centre right MP who is currently awaiting trial for his...

Not a good day for Berlusconi yesterday.  He was meant to be in court in the Mills/Mediaset case, but didnt turn up.  He hadnt actually...

  THE DEMOCRACY OF ITALY   It is this perhaps which is the greatest joke perpretated on the Italians.  In the last few years, it is...

It is a woman – it is not a contestant from american’s next drag queen, and it is called Daniela Satanche – where it...

Here’s the first of an occasional series about the governing class.   All of you who lament Osborne et al — read and count...

So Italy is downgraded to an ‘A’ – and Mr Toad blames the media – forgetting that he owns most of it.   He cant...

Mr Toad: ‘The budget has saved Italy’.  From what exactly?  Not only – we are told – is he the saviour of the...

its a miracle…. Mr Toad has reached agreement with his croies forthe latest of his emergency budgets.  This one is to raise 45...