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Poor aged Silvio, he is now so addled with age he contradicts himself from one sentence to the next.  But something is a’brewin.  He’s been increasingly vocal in the last few days – and his news programmes on the Mediaset channels have been showing photos of an ever younger Berlo, from at least 1990.  Yesterday…

Given the feelings in the UK today regarding the political system, here’s a little comparison: 1. The Home Office Minister – Angelino Alfano – whose NCD party wallows in about 3% of the national vote and yet has a hugely disproportionate influence in government has announced that it would be a ‘good thing’ if the…

Italy has a new electoral system.  As of yesterday.  It replaces the’porcellum’ which inturn replaced the ‘materellum’ and is yet another attempt to find a democratic way to run a supposedly democratic country. The Italicum is tthe brainchild of Renzi, and has heaped odium on his Mr Bean like head by all and sundry, including…

In less than a month there will be the glorious opening ceremony of Expo 2015.  You may never have heard of this, it’s not the Olympics after all, which is just as well.  Back in long ago 2008 Italy was awarded the Expo and the choice of theme.  The World Fair updated for the 21st…

Its enough to make your blood hubble and bubble frankly. It’s not that the fragrant Maurizio Lupi, the squeaky clean hyper Catholic minister of Infrastructure, and coalition lapdog in the NCD (the breakaway frond of Forza Italia which currently keeps Renzi in power), has been caught bang to rights.  Lupi has been, through his moralistic…

Renzi is making announcements left right and centre.  Lots of reforms we are told.  Unfortunately this translates as lots of announcements with powerpoint slides and Matteo ad-libbing for hours.  The ‘reforms’ are minor tweaks, so minor as to be ineffectual and easily cancelled.  The latest is for RAI, the state tv company which Renzi has…

Silvio’s broken his foot.  Getting out of his car.  Apparently.   We are told via a press conference that Uncle Steptoe twisted his ankle while getting out of his chauffeur driven car and is consequently confined to Arcore with no public appearances for the next twenty days.  It would be unkind to suggest that it…

It seems that one of the Olgettine – the girls who were table decorations at Silvio’s Arcore pad, has written to the judge in the Ruby case saying that she wants to talk.  Now this may be an about face, as she has a child and doesnt want to bebanged up for numerous years, or…

Apparently yesterday lunchtime, the air was cloven  by a wailing and gnashing of gums – as Silvio reached the pit of despair.   For Silvio no longer has control of his destiny, the destiny which was to have his private mausoleum visited by a line of wellwishers into eternity, a bridge to Sicily bearing his name,…

Poor presenile Silvio,  he cant remember what he said last week – so now we have a right to-do.  After the ignominy of being outmanouvred by Macchiavelli Renzi Silvio was close to tears.  So he had a think, ignored all his advisors, had lunch with his strange daughter Marina and came out fighting, going to…