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The race to the bottom …
…. of the sea In the red white and blue corner we have Rishi and his stop the boats slogans. In the red white and green corner, there’s Meloni and her cohorts watching hundreds drown. It’s difficult to decide which deserve the most opprobrium. Meloni finally went to visit some of the survivors of the…
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Mr GoodFaith
Ive lived in Sicily for 20 years. Perhaps I have been unconsciously affected by the Sicilian lack of faith in all state systems, so the arrest of Matteo Massimo Denaro yesterday doesnt make me feel that the state has triumphed. It’s true that Meloni has had a tough couple of weeks as despite her promises…
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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…
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Bye bye Berlo
Silvio’s had a busy week. Trying to undermine la Meloni seems to be a full time job. Not content with writing pithy insults last week, which could be picked up by the cameras in Parliament, this week he has resorted to his usual tricks of saying things which he then denies. Thus far we have…
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Camera Oscura
This is the new president of the Camera/Congress/Commons in Italy. It is Lorenzo Fontana, already mentioned in this blog when he was Minister of the Family. He hasnt changed since then – so we now have the third position of state occupied by a vehement anti abortionist, anti feminist, homophobic turd who claims to…
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Wot no government?
Some weeks ago we had a general election. We are still waiting for a government. The usual months of putting together a viable coalition havent been necessary this time round, given the emphatic victory of the ‘centre right’, but Giorgia Meloni is learning very quickly that being in the position to take decisions is much…
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The strange choices of the Italian electorate
The figure on the right is not a drag queen but is in fact the 32 year old ‘wifelet’ of the 86 year old Silvio (left). It is a love match. Martina Fascina not only has a drag name, but is now the MP for Marsala in Sicily. Marsala is a place she has never…
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All change?
It was a parade of nonentities with the charisma of a mousemat, so hardly surprising that la Meloni won; she has, admittedly, a gram of personality. Claiming a great victory, and sending Le Pen and Orban into paroxysms of delight, we should remember that it was a historically low turn out – a shade…
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The 7th Circle of Hell
Another 2 votes yesterday, and more indecisive bickering. Now we arrive at the 7th attempt which has only served to show that Salvini as a strategist fails dismally. He tried to propel Casellati to the top of the hustings yesterday, but she only got half the votes needed. This could be because she is widely…
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President what President?
Yesterday Berlusconi withdrew from the Presidential race – ‘for the sake of unity’ and went immediately to hospital to stay in his palatial suite away from tricky questions to undergo ‘tests’ for a few days. Today the great charade of electing a new Presidents starts, and this afternoon the chambers of parliament will host the…