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Month: September 2011

snow in Sicily

Here’s a good’un… The comune of Palermo has a squad of snow clearers – who are paid handsomely when snow covers the […]

rammers
September 29, 2011
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The Italian Dead Sheep

There is a little known rule that the worst chancellors should resemble characters from films about minor public schools.  Italy excels, so […]

rammers
September 28, 2011
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closing ranks.

Tomorrow, its this charmer who will make the news here.  its Saverio Romano, a centre right MP who is currently awaiting trial […]

rammers
September 27, 2011
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Baila!

Not a good day for Berlusconi yesterday.  He was meant to be in court in the Mills/Mediaset case, but didnt turn up. […]

rammers
September 27, 2011
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  THE DEMOCRACY OF ITALY   It is this perhaps which is the greatest joke perpretated on the Italians.  In the last […]

rammers
September 26, 2011
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It is a woman – it is not a contestant from american’s next drag queen, and it is called Daniela Satanche – […]

rammers
September 25, 2011
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Who’s who in Italian politics – 1

Here’s the first of an occasional series about the governing class.   All of you who lament Osborne et al — read […]

rammers
September 23, 2011
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Standard But Poor

So Italy is downgraded to an ‘A’ – and Mr Toad blames the media – forgetting that he owns most of it. […]

rammers
September 21, 2011
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Please elucidate

Mr Toad: ‘The budget has saved Italy’.  From what exactly?  Not only – we are told – is he the saviour of […]

rammers
September 12, 2011
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An emergency budget that doesnt budge.

its a miracle…. Mr Toad has reached agreement with his croies forthe latest of his emergency budgets.  This one is to raise […]

rammers
September 11, 2011
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