Month: July 2014

We have been treated to the less than edifying spectacle of the DOM wetting himself with delight, as the judges absolve him of all chaarges in the Ruby case.  Needless to say it raises difficult questions about the Italian justice system if a man can be condemned ‘absolutely’ in first degree and then have complete…

Today’s a big day for Silvio – we are to find out whether his sentence for 7 years for abuse of power re Ruby will be upheld.   Here’s a quick guide to Italian politics and state – 1.  If they judges uphold the sentence, then the agreement between Renzi and Berlo will cease to…

Picture the scene – Calabria 2014 – to be precise the small comune of Oppido Mamertina  in the hills above Goia Tauro in one of the most ‘Ndrangheta controlled areas of Calabria.  Its the Sunday of the ritual of the Madonna who is taken out of the Church for a walk round the town –…