How Ministers Were Selected In Italy
February 1, 2012 By Alex Roe 4 Comments
I think I have finally worked out the method used by Italy's political parties to choose government ministers. It is not exactly a scientific system, but it appears to have been widely employed, by both Italy's left and right, until Monti was … More >>
A Tale of Two Scandals
February 1, 2012 By Alex Roe 1 Comment
Yesterday in Italy two scandals involving dodgy Italian politicians erupted. Scandals regarding politicians in Italy are remarkably commonplace. You may well remember a certain Silvio Berlusconi around whom new scandals surfaced virtually … More >>

Dreaming Italy – A Prize Winning Video
January 31, 2012 By Alex Roe Leave a Comment
Matthew 'Matty' Brown, despite his taste for loopy hats, happens to be very good at creating videos. His, by his own admission, somewhat rushed video of the beautiful and virtually unknown Basilicata area of south Italy which he entered as part of … More >>

Milan Dreaming – A Video
January 31, 2012 By Alex Roe 2 Comments
Last year, I showed off a very well done video of my city in Italy - Milan. Here is another.It seems that another DSLR armed amateur filmmaker, or video maker, has been out and about shooting Milan and the results of Francesco Paciocco's … More >>

Will Monti Leave a Legacy to Italy?
January 30, 2012 By Alex Roe 1 Comment
While it is too early to speculate as to just what post-Mario Monti Italy will be like, some are already worried by what might happen once Mario Monti places the Boot back in the hands of democratically elected politicians.Monti's attempt to … More >>

Tax Police in Milan Blitz
January 29, 2012 By Alex Roe Leave a Comment
There's something of an anti tax evasion blitz going on in Italy at present. First over the Christmas vacation, tax cops descended upon the up market Dolomite ski resort of Cortina and, curiously, boosted the income of most of the businesses in the … More >>
Another Earthquake in Milan Today
January 27, 2012 By Alex Roe 3 Comments
After the earth moved briefly in Milan, Italy on Wednesday, another, slightly stronger earthquake happened today, Friday at 3:53pm - 5.4 on the Richter scale. Wednesday's earthquake was around 5.0 on the Richter scale.Wednesday's quake, which I … More >>
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