Category: Politics
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The price of a pope
Roberto Vannacci, sometime general in the army and writer of the unpleasant tome ‘The back to front world’ (Il mondo al contrario) was parachuted into the European election by Salvini in a blatant show of populism. Not only did it create serious problems for Salvini in the Lega party, with many Leghiste deeply unhappy at…
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Viminale Stoat
Is an anagram of Matteo Salvini. Fortunate that he works at the Viminale and his familiar would be a stoat. His latest outing into the media concerns the results of the Russian election – roundly denounced by all his allies, the government and the western world as being corrupt. Salvini on hte other hand, given…
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Art is in the safe of the beholder
Sgarbi has finally resigned, though it’s probable he was pushed. It’s also probably that there has been a deal done and he will rear his ugly head in time for the European elections to add another salary to his already groaning wallet. The evidence this time is a little convoluted, but well worth the hearing.…
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1 year in
It’s a year since Giorgia Meloni became PM. In that year she has done very little, but rather a lot. She has filled TV and the press with her people, meaning that virtually every news article is supporting the government line. She has succeeded in making immigration the only topic to be consistently on the…
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Ministry of Culture Wars
The repellent Daniela Santanche (minister of Tourism) has to answer to the House this week because of her diabolical business practices. It seems she been buying up and asset stripping companies, as well as not paying her staff. A damning exposé by Report has shown up her (and her various partners) practices of investments and…
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The void
This is Elly Schlein, the new leader of the PD (Labour) party in Italy. She is bringing a Corbyn moment to Italian politics, which you may like or not. You wont have heard of her because she is only in the press when they want to rip her apart and make sly digs. What they…
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The Manouvre
It’s taken an eternity, but apparently la Meloni tells us it was done in record time. On the last possible day before the fiscal sword would fall, the government has managed to pass a budget. Given an overall majority this should not the hardest of tasks, but Europe had to approve it, and alot of…
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Absolutely not fabulous
The repellent Daniela Santanchè, new minister of tourism under Meloni, is a political travesty. Resembling a Jennifer Saunders caricature la santanchè has of late given her opinion of Italian beaches. Here it’s important to know that she is/was a co-owner of Twiga – a ridiculously overpriced lido in Forte di Marmi- where she and her…
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Merry?
In 1943 The Decima Mas was a flotilla of the Italian Fascist navy used against the partisans. It has largely been forgotten about, until recently when one of the contestants on Celebrity Big Brother got thrown out of the house for wearing a tshirt with the logo. Of course, in 2022 this has caused not…
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The rise of the machines
Its been 2 months since the election and thus far we wait for Meloni’s new government to actually do something. To be fair, she has announced one new law, a ban on rave parties, in response to an illegal rave a month ago. In practise the law makes it illegal for more than 50…