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Will the Mafia Kill Beppe Grillo?

April 8, 2013 by 1 Comment

While largely ignored by Italy's mainstream press, Italian newspaper and online publication Il Fatto Quotidiano carried a story that the mafia, the Sicilian branch, may be organizing an attempt to assassinate 5 Star Movement leader, Beppe Grillo. Worries were sparked after an anonymous letter … [Read more...]

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Beppe Grillo’s 5 Star Movement in Action

March 11, 2013 by 5 Comments
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Last Friday evening I was invited to attend a meeting between some of Beppe Grillo's 5 Star Movement's newly elected MPs. Here's an article on what went on and how I found the event. Italy's RAI television channel had sent a camera crew and a reporter, but neither the crew nor the … [Read more...]

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The Grillo Effect – Phase One

March 4, 2013 by 1 Comment

So far, so good. Beppe Grillo is sticking to his guns. He and his Five Star Movement want to clean up Italy's parliament which means removing the corrupt, and convicted criminals in order to replace them with honest, responsible politicians - this is Phase One. What will Phase Two be? Read on and … [Read more...]

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Failed Zombies in Italian Politics

August 27, 2012 by 3 Comments

Politics in Italy is much like a situation comedy or a zombie horror movie, or at least that is what the uninitiated may believe. Recently, two prime political movers, one of whom just happens to be comic in real life, Beppe Grillo, called the far from comical leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, a … [Read more...]

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Beppe Grillo’s Teenage Five Star Mayors

May 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Beppe Grillo's Social Media Aware 5 Star Movement

If you've been following the news from Italy recently, you will know that local elections took place this May.  You may also have heard that the party, or rather, the movement, of Italian comic and activist Beppe Grillo made significant gains. Members of Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement have … [Read more...]

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The Comic Who’s Jolting Italian Politics

May 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Beppe Grillo's Social Media Aware 5 Star Movement

Italian comic Beppe Grillo is amusing Italy by rocking the Boot's ramshackle and widely distrusted political establishment.  Grillo's movement made surprisingly significant gains in recent local elections, even earning one of his Five Star movement's members the title of mayor. Run-off ballots … [Read more...]

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Is Press Freedom about to be Limited in Italy?

May 3, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Not too long ago, in fact just after Berlusconi won the elections, I spoke to a journalist who works for a major Italian newspaper, and this journalist told me that he and many of his colleagues were worrying about clamp downs on press freedom in Italy. Well, it's looking as though this hack's … [Read more...]

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Italy’s politicians are sensitive

October 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Poor chaps, these Italian politicians, they are oh so sensitive. They get all worked up and emotional as soon as someone dares to criticise them.  They use words such as 'threats', and 'lynching'. Then they start throwing writs around in an attempt to silence those who have had the temerity to … [Read more...]

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