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Italiafile – for italophiles.

  • Two sides of the coin

    Two news stories today that show the best and worst of Italy.   In Calabria a 13 year old girl was systematically raped by a gang of 8 young men over three years, and her parents knew.  They chose to do nothing because the shame could mean they would have to move to a different…

  • rabbits ears democracy

    I have a fundamental problem with regard to the Italian democracy. It isnt. Most italians I know wax lyrical about the Italian constitution and then dont know what it says.  Nor that it is widely ignored until someone wants to change it, and then it becomes all important. Yesteday the Senate decided to save the…

  • AA or AA

    Looking like a mafioso this is the man who could bring down Renzi, and all because of a tiny little ‘mixup’. It is in fact Alessandro Alfano chubby little brother of the Home Office minister, Angellino Alfano and it seems there has been a bit of family influence at work. Alessandro, it now appears, got…

  • The sacred cow of Santa Croce

    Recognise this?  Its the B&B Montalbano, booked up for most of the year, on the basis that you would be walking in the footsteps of Luca Zingaretti alias Inspector Montalbano, because it’s his pad in the tv series.  Many discussions and phone calls have taken place on the terraces, but this week it’s all gone…

  • While Rome burns

    The centre right has fallen into complete disarray over their choice of mayor.   After a good deal of oohing and aahing Meloni threw her hat into the ring, which meant that various politicians all said that her place was at home being a mother, which caused an outcry from most women.   Berlo decides…

  • You have to wonder

    The great and the good in Brussels and Rome have had a wizard wheeze – After years of spending hundreds of million of euros promoting the Made in Italy brand, and registering DOC and DOP products such as Parmeggiano Reggiano, olive oil, cheese, wine and even pizza,  Brussels has passed a piece of legislation in…

  • Shurely they are related?

    One is ex bloke Caitlyn Jenner and one is the repellent Daniella Santanche.  Bet you’ve never seen them in the same room.

  • San and Santa Remo

    Its the yearly festival of the banal and mediocre as the media desperate nonentities don their non A list frocks and parade round San Remo in the pretence of being important.   This year we have a list of uninteresting vacuous showbiz lovelies to make us feel inadequate, but despite their best attempts at ultimate…

  • a slice of Italy

    A comune near Brescia has decided to add this to its name plate – ‘A town with western culture and a profoud Christian tradition.  If you who dont respect our culture and local traditions you are invited to leave.’  I hope it becomes a stop off point for all atheists, hindus, muslims and shinto monks…

  • Its gone to his head

    I think Matteo’s getting a bit jealous of all the attention that the Pope’s been getting.  Poor Renzi announces a new law, with a slideshow, and then nothing – it never gets passed or signed, but does occupy the papers for 2 days with articels about the all the money he is about to lavish…