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I think someone with pots of money should take Berlusconi to court on the basis that TG4 – the flagship news programme with Emilio (Fido) Fede should not bear the title of TeleGiornale.  It isn’t a news programme, but an hour of Fede’s opinions on news events.  Yesterday we had Fido telling us about Roberto…

Youth unemployment in Italy is now running at 30% – which seems a dangerously high level to me.  At a recent ‘gara’ in Naples – the type of common entrance exam to see who will win the race to get one of 500 state jobs, there were 120,000 applicants.  All of whom had to sit…

You have to hand it to the economic wizards of Berlusconis government. In a bid to help tourism and the economy the minister for education, Gelmini – has proposed that the summer holidays be extended until OCtober – which means that everyone can stay at the beach and spend lots of money – or alternatively…

Lost in the election coverage there is a gripping story here in italy which has already led to the resignation of the minister of economic development.  In 2004 he bought a house with a view of the Coloseum in Rome, for a mighty 3500 euros per square metre.  Except that in that zone houses go…

Lordy I loathe Canale 5 – and its news service is an example of the laziest worst sort of journalism.  Only this week there has been a classic example on each of the flagship 8pm slots.Monday: a special on the Turin Shroud ‘which is the sheet in which was wrapped the body of Christ’  –…

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