The day I met the president.

Touch Rugby Italiano

Yes, it's true, I met the president the other day, while I was watching rugby at the 4-4-2 pub here in Milan.However, as you may have guessed, the president I met was not the famous guy who runs the States from a big white house. Instead this president, one Massimiliano Natale, heads the Italian … [Read more...]

Why has nobody since Marx and Trotsky come up with an alternative socio-political philosophy?

This is a question I have put to myself on the odd occasion. The odd occasion that provoked this question once again was that of V-day in Italy and what appears to be an attempt to introduce a new, freer form of democracy in Italy, maybe. Grillo has stirred up a considerable furore as a result of … [Read more...]

Did you hear about ‘Vaffa’ day here in Italy?

Beppe Grillo, the Italian comedian who was excommunicated from Italian TV many years ago after he made a few quips about the behaviour of certain politicians, and who runs one of the most popular blogs in the world, organised 'Vaffa' day. 'Vaffa' if you did not know, is short for 'vaffanculo', … [Read more...]

Parking your car – Italian style and other little problems for motorists

While hanging about waiting for the bus to arrive this morning; I was on the way to the hospital where our little one is staying; I happened to notice this rather crookedly parked car, which also sported a nice dent on one of its wings.Well, as it happened, this car had not finished attempting to … [Read more...]