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So as Italy officially slides back into recession, we are treated to the unedifying spectacle of fights in parliament and the usual gratuitous political scene stealing.   Yesterday Renzi met Berlo for 3 hours to discuss stuff.  We are told that the Nazarene Pact as its become known, includes no ‘save silvio’ legislation.  But then…

We have been treated to the less than edifying spectacle of the DOM wetting himself with delight, as the judges absolve him of all chaarges in the Ruby case.  Needless to say it raises difficult questions about the Italian justice system if a man can be condemned ‘absolutely’ in first degree and then have complete…

Today’s a big day for Silvio – we are to find out whether his sentence for 7 years for abuse of power re Ruby will be upheld.   Here’s a quick guide to Italian politics and state – 1.  If they judges uphold the sentence, then the agreement between Renzi and Berlo will cease to…

Picture the scene – Calabria 2014 – to be precise the small comune of Oppido Mamertina  in the hills above Goia Tauro in one of the most ‘Ndrangheta controlled areas of Calabria.  Its the Sunday of the ritual of the Madonna who is taken out of the Church for a walk round the town –…

It’s all so quiet as Bjork would say – but why?  Well, its abig week for Silvio.  Not only does the Ruby appeal start on Friday (the one where he is sentenced to 7 years and excluded from public office for the rest of his born days), but then there’sthe other Ruby case – and…

The English papers have been writing about how Livorno (Leghorn) has dramatically dropped its ‘red’ mayor and turned to Beppe Grillo’s M5S as some sort of indicator of Italy’s political system.  Its unfortunate they didnt explain it.   In the first round of elections the PD candidate and incumbent got 49.6% of the vote, the…

Beppe Grillo and Nigel Farage are considering a Europarliamentary pact.  Its as Faustian as could be, and here in Italy its making waves.  M5S the ‘movement’ (woe betide anyone who calls it a politcial party), is about to commit political suicide at the behest of its leader Beppe Grillo.   The notion of liquid democracy…

Silvio’s Forza Italia brought home 16% in the elections, which according to Voldemort is because he wasnt allowed to run a normal election campaign because he is a convicted criminal.  But all is not lost.  Raffaele Fitto  – the young pretender – managed to get the largest single preference vote in Italy from his base…

The woman with Moldevort in this pic is none other than the new treasurer of Forza Italia Maria Rosaria Rossi.   A new treasurer only a week before the elections that will bring home the worst result for Silvio in the last 20 years.  It looks as though the ancient one is protecting himself against…

Silvio is furious, disgusted, let down and even more furious.  Some American penpusher has written his autobiography about his days in the White House and let slip that there was a request from Europe to make Silvio fall from grace.   Obama didnt want to know apparently, but Silvio did resign under duress on 11/11/2011…