Italians

Italian Rogue of the Week: Roberto Formigoni

May 15, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

I doubt whether many outside of Italy will have ever heard of Roberto Formigoni. Even fewer will be aware that this gentleman, a former president of the Italian region of Lombardy, now a senator in Italy's parliament and a deputy parliamentary commission member to boot, reputedly took a vow of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italians Tagged With: rogue

Italian Rogue of the Week: Pier Luigi Bersani

April 24, 2013 by Alex Roe 4 Comments

For promising to reform and rejuvenate Italy and then doing the opposite and being instrumental in the re-election of Italy's ancient president Giorgio Napolitano, as well as being a slave to Italy's old guard political class, the now ex-leader of Italy's centre-left political party, Pier Luigi … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italians Tagged With: rogue

An Interview with Roberto De Vogli, Author of Progress or Collapse – Part 2

April 12, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

Here is part two of the Roberto De Vogli interview in which Italian De Vogli, author of Progess of Collapse, answers questions on climate change, whether the world can prevent its collapse, and talks about the probable causes of what could be leading the world in the wrong direction: the greed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italians Tagged With: Books, interview

An Interview with Roberto De Vogli, Author of Progress or Collapse – Part 1

April 11, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

Here is part one of a two part interview with Roberto De Vogli, an academic, and the author of Progress or Collapse - the Crises of Market Greed, a controversial work which takes a look issues such as climate change, excessive consumerism and how they may very well be dangerous for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italians Tagged With: Books, interview

Italian Rogue of the Week – Giulio Terzi

March 27, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

Giulio Terzi was Italy's foreign minister who nearly cost Italy billions in lost exports. Terzi resigned yesterday after having sparked a diplomatic spat with India over the return of two Italian marines who stand accused of the unlawful killing of two Indian fishermen. The case which led to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italians Tagged With: rogue

Meeting Up With the 5 Star Movement

March 6, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

Last night, I joined a post-election aperitif organised by Beppe Grillo's 5 Star Movement where I met some of the people behind the movement which is shaking the Italian political scene to its very, rotten, core. Upon arriving, I was warmly welcomed by the organiser of the evening meeting, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italians

Alleged Italian Rogue of the Week – Niccolò Ghedini

February 6, 2013 by Alex Roe 2 Comments

Niccolò Ghedini, if you did not know, is Silvio Berlusconi's chief defense lawyer. Ghedini also happens to be, conveniently perhaps, a member of Italy's parliament. It is possible that Ghedini will continue to sit in Italy's parliament as he has been nominated, once again and along with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italians Tagged With: Berlusconi, lawyers

Italian Rogue of the Week – Vincenzo Maruccio

November 14, 2012 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

Vincenzo Maruccio is an Italian politician who's been arrested for allegedly ripping off a cool €1,000,000 from his Italian Values political party funds. Maruccio faces charges of embezzlement. And just what was this ex-regional politician doing with all this lovely cash? Wasting a large … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italians Tagged With: rogue

Italian Rogue of the Week – Vittorio Sgarbi

November 7, 2012 by Alex Roe 3 Comments

Vittorio Sgarbi is an Italian art critic, television personality, actor, and politician who is probably one of the most foul mouthed, aggressive, short-tempered Italians you are ever likely to be unlucky enough to meet. With a list of convictions, mainly for slander, as long as your arm, Sgarbi … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italians Tagged With: rogue

Quiz: Guess the Italian – Part 2

February 12, 2011 by Alex Roe 3 Comments

The second in this series of quiz posts featuring cut down and distorted images of famous Italian personalities and celebrities for you to guess. A collateral effect of this quiz is that it may help those who are coming to Italy to live or work to get to know Italy a little better and to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italians Tagged With: quiz