How Ministers Were Selected In Italy
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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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Dreaming Italy – A Prize Winning Video
Matthew 'Matty' Brown, despite his taste for loopy hats, happens to be very good at creating … [Read More...]
Milan Dreaming – A Video
Last year, I showed off a very well done video of my city in Italy - Milan. Here is another.It … [Read More...]
Bologna: A Day Trip
We woke up on Saturday morning to a lovely bright sunny day, and somewhat out of character, Italian … [Read More...]
Italy Through a Lens
We’ve all heard about how beautiful Italy is some way or another, but have you ever seen it for … [Read More...]
The Best Golfing in Tuscany
Luxury golf breaks are not as hard to come by as they once were – the best golf holidays Europe … [Read More...]
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