One of the students on a course I am holding at the moment is an ex-aspiring Italian politician. I won't mention his name, or the course he is doing because he does not know I am writing this, and I hope he won't mind.Anyway, it is a bit of a shame to see someone as young as this person pulling … [Read more...]
Clemente Mastella is Innocent!
January 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It's true, Mastella, Italy's former justice minister who has come under all sorts of accusations for wrong doing, really does believe that he has done nothing wrong. His wife is also under investigation for suspected bribery. UPDATE below - this case has recently flared up once more - October … [Read more...]
The Chinese Dragon
May 11, 2005 By Leave a Comment
The news here in the living museum has been carrying a lot of items about the flood of imports from China recently. And finally the dear old politicians have been getting a little worried - better late than never.I happen to live in an area of Milan which is often referred to as 'China Town', due … [Read more...]
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