Nope, not this year. I'm not going to subject you to my annual whinge about the horrendous heat here in Milan.Nor am I going to whine about the temperature shooting from 15°C to 35°C in well under a week.I won't complain about not being able to sleep a wink, nor shall I moan about my … [Read more...]
Friendly Times
June 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The British press has not been known for being the best of friends with Berlusconi, to say the least. Yet, in a recent article - 'Italy is right to curb its politicised judges' - the Financial Times has come out in support, albeit a little guarded, of the current Italian government's moves to bring … [Read more...]
What You Can Do in the USA
June 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I came across this little jewel of political satire whilst stumbling along using StumbleUpon.Somehow, I don't think a video like this would last too long in Italy's sensitive political environment.On the subject of political comment, there is an interesting story over on Beppe Grillo's blog … [Read more...]
The Robin Tax
June 22, 2008 By 2 Comments
Although Berlusconi is having his usual go at law enforcement organisations in Italy, other members of his government are doing some good.As everyone knows, oil prices have been soaring recently, thus sending fuel prices sky rocketing, whereas salaries have remained more or less static. The … [Read more...]
Italy – A Power Crazed Nation? Part 2
June 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This is part 2 of my attempt at psychoanalysing Italy and its inhabitants. Part 1 is here.In the first part of this series of posts which tries to understand why Italy is the way that it is, I looked at how Italians tend to thirst for status, superiority, and power.In this part, I'm going to … [Read more...]
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