Monti’s Uphill Struggle

Mario Monti is on the March

Running Italy is proving to be no bed of roses for Italy's successor to Silvio Berlusconi.Italy's current prime minister Mario Monti is being given a hard time by in the political arena.  Beyond Italy's notoriously argumentative politicians, obstreperous unions are also most unhappy with … [Read more...]

Italy’s Judges are Communists

Berlusconi

That Italy's judiciary is a communist coven is a claim Italy's prime minister Silvio Berlusconi makes virtually daily.Recently, in the face of Rubygate these claims have reached a new crescendo.But is it true? Has Italy's judiciary been penetrated by communist infiltrators? In other words, … [Read more...]

A Chat about Italy with Professor James Walston

Professor James Walston

In case you are unaware, James Walston is a professor of politics at the American University of Rome.  Professor Walston is often consulted by the world's press when it is looking for expert observations on Italy.  Well I was lucky enough to have had a chat with James Walston recently about Italy … [Read more...]

Italian News Roundup – September 2010

Beautiful Bologna, Italy

Well, I'm sorry, but I've been a little busy with other projects to dedicate time to post writing on Blog from Italy, alas.  I'm going to make up for this a little by writing about what is in the news in Italy at the moment, which is rather a lot, actually.First up, there is the ever widening … [Read more...]

Italian News Fragments from July 2010

It's hot here.  Summer was a little late in coming this year, but it's well and truly here now.  I'm keeping busy, which is good, but I'm finding less time to blog about Italy, which is not so good.  Here's a little of what's in the news in Italy at the moment.Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's ever … [Read more...]