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Democritically Italian

The situation afterthe President tutted and rolled his eyes yesterday hasnt changed.  Nobody want to play with each other,  and the M5S...

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5-08-2018 | Comments Off on Democritically Italian

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...

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5-04-2018 | Comments Off on Talk to the hand,cos the face ain’t listening

To the wire and beyond.

It’s been a month of openings and closures: Di Maio for the M5S trying to get support for a government led by him, Salvini...

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5-03-2018 | Comments Off on To the wire and beyond.

Post seismic activity

Its 9 years ago today that an earthquake shattered Aquila.  Reconstruction continues though the state sponsored reconstruction seems to...

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4-06-2018 | Comments Off on Post seismic activity

A wailing and gnashing of gums.

Don Silvio is not happy.   He has been plotting complicated manouvres to keep his influence in parliament and put the mockers on the...

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3-24-2018 | Comments Off on A wailing and gnashing of gums.

20 days and counting

We’re coming up to three weeks since the election, and it’s all still a mess.  THere have been approaches, rebuffs and...

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3-23-2018 | Comments Off on 20 days and counting

Some are more equal than others

Don Steptoe, from the lofty height of Arcore, pronounces that if the allies in the centre right coalition arent all equal, then all...

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3-19-2018 | Comments Off on Some are more equal than others

Exit stage left followed by a Berl..

Renzi has been ditched by the electorate and by his party.  His retirement to be a ‘simple senator’ has lasted a weekend,...

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3-14-2018 | Comments Off on Exit stage left followed by a Berl..

First impasse the post

Under the convoluted and hugely undemocratic rules the election of Italian deputies and senators has thrown up a whole bunch of usual...

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3-09-2018 | Comments Off on First impasse the post

Portillo moments

Rehabilitated thanks to a copy of Bradshaw and a dubious choice of pastels, few people now remember the Portillo moment in the Blair...

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3-07-2018 | Comments Off on Portillo moments

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