I read yesterday that schools in Italy are so underfunded that they are having to ask parents to make donations. A curious situation in a country which seems to be expert at taxing anything and everything that can be taxable. Makes me wonder where all the cash is ending up.See CORRECTION … [Read more...]
The man at the top
January 13, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Mr B, the boss of Italy and many things within the country, is gearing up for the elections. Late last year, when I should have commented on this, Milan was beset with hoardings bearing the B mans smiling face and stating all the good things Mr B and his minions have done for Italy. One of these … [Read more...]
The Economist – a reasonable voice
September 4, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Maybe I'm weird, which is probable, but I find reading the Economist one of my greatest pleasures in life. It is such a wonderful read that I'm afraid of taking out a subscription to it. Why? Well, you can have too much of a good thing and the result of this excess is that the good thing … [Read more...]
When left is right
April 6, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Well, the sort of left wing parties here managed to win eleven out of thirteen regions in the recent local elections. The representatives of the left wing groups seemed to take this as an indication that the voting masses are not overly happy with the current curator of the living museum. However, … [Read more...]
A right mess.
April 4, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Or so it would seem. I am referring to the provisional results of the local elections which were held here on Sunday and Monday. It appears that the Right-wing parties which go to make up the present government have faired rather badly, much to their surprise. The turnout was surprisingly high, … [Read more...]
