Italiafile – for italophiles.

Being on the receiving end of this particular law, and a fine of 59 euros, it’s worth pointing out that in Italy a car is a car.  If you have a car and want to put things in it, the carabinieri can fine you, as according to the law a car is only for the…

Today we are launched into the elections for the new President of the Republic and its a farce. Renzi hasinstructed his party to vote white slips for the first 3 elections, which means there will be a series of names put forward that cannot win, and then on Saturday Matteo will reveal the name of…

Happy New Year, shame it won’t last. President Napolitano has gone, has left the building, he is no more, he is an ex-president – having resigned on 13 January, and started the race for the President all over again.  It is of course the grubbiest race in politics, as each party is convinced that everything…

The prize for the most blatant moneygrabber this year goes to Senator of the Republic Razzi.  This man, who could have wiped the floor of Stars in their Eyes for his resemblance to the late Freddie Mercury, , used to be in the Italia dei Valori party, but crossed the floor to become one of…

Silvio may be in hospital with is bad eyes, but he’s thinking of the elections.  His promises yesterday were for pensioners.  Perhaps he’s hoping that with advancing age and memory loss they will have forgotten the promises made in the last election campaign.  yesterday he told them that if he wins OAPs in Italy will…

 Lele Mora who in life had more in common with Zero MOstel in the Producers than his appearance, and is memorably on tape as gleefully having some mussolini fascist songs and speeches on his phone.   Emilio Fede, thankfully retired and out to pasture,  He describes himself as a journalist.  Ex dental hygienist, politican, and…

Theres a bit of a storm here as someone has dared to say something negative about Prada, the exclusive Made in Italy hsoue of posh. Usually it would have been ignored, but this someone is Milena Gabanelli, the only A1 investigative jouranlist on tv with her show Report which says things that usually are not…

This is the man who will be responsible for the final ignominious collapse of Italy. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you mr Denis Verdini…. long time best friend and collaborator of Mr Silvio Berlusconi,  cofounder of Forza Italia, and recent go between for Berlo and Mr MAtteo Renzi to seal the Nazarene pact, whereby Berlo…

The ongoing tragedy of the Italian justice system is again highlighted by the case of Stefano Cucchi.   Cucchi was arrented in 2009 for possession of drugs, (hashish amd cocaine) and while waiting for his court appearance was subjected to a violent beating in police cells which resulted in his being transferred belatedly to hospital,…

A man in Bari who killed his son was so drunk he was unable to think straight, and therefore the court of appeal has decided he should not be punished, as he wasnt in control of his faculties.  Sometimes the law in Italy makes you want to become a vigilante.  And then you read that…