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Bye bye Berlo
Silvio’s had a busy week. Trying to undermine la Meloni seems to be a full time job. Not content with writing pithy insults last week, which could be picked up by the cameras in Parliament, this week he has resorted to his usual tricks of saying things which he then denies. Thus far we have…
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A question of politics
La politica is translated as ” The term politics is used in reference to the activity and modalities of government, or also in the political lexicon to the so-called opposition activity” except that in Italy is has no bearing on actual governance. The shenanigans of the last weeks, have shown that government and politics in…
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Camera Oscura
This is the new president of the Camera/Congress/Commons in Italy. It is Lorenzo Fontana, already mentioned in this blog when he was Minister of the Family. He hasnt changed since then – so we now have the third position of state occupied by a vehement anti abortionist, anti feminist, homophobic turd who claims to…
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It’s your fault.
The Court of Appeal outdid itself yesterday. Ruling on the compensation due to the families of the victims of the 2009 Aquila earthquake, the High Court decided to reduce the payouts by 30%, because the fact that people died was their own fault. This shameful verdict is based on the fact that notwithstanding the…
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Wot no government?
Some weeks ago we had a general election. We are still waiting for a government. The usual months of putting together a viable coalition havent been necessary this time round, given the emphatic victory of the ‘centre right’, but Giorgia Meloni is learning very quickly that being in the position to take decisions is much…
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The strange choices of the Italian electorate
The figure on the right is not a drag queen but is in fact the 32 year old ‘wifelet’ of the 86 year old Silvio (left). It is a love match. Martina Fascina not only has a drag name, but is now the MP for Marsala in Sicily. Marsala is a place she has never…
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All change?
It was a parade of nonentities with the charisma of a mousemat, so hardly surprising that la Meloni won; she has, admittedly, a gram of personality. Claiming a great victory, and sending Le Pen and Orban into paroxysms of delight, we should remember that it was a historically low turn out – a shade…
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The 7th Circle of Hell
Another 2 votes yesterday, and more indecisive bickering. Now we arrive at the 7th attempt which has only served to show that Salvini as a strategist fails dismally. He tried to propel Casellati to the top of the hustings yesterday, but she only got half the votes needed. This could be because she is widely…
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5th time lucky.
We’ve had 4 days, and 4 votes for the President of the Republic – all failed. The only winners have been the rolling TV news which has been running 24 hour specials dissecting the total incompetence of the powers that be to elect someone. Now we enter Day 5, and all the parties are saying…
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President what President?
Yesterday Berlusconi withdrew from the Presidential race – ‘for the sake of unity’ and went immediately to hospital to stay in his palatial suite away from tricky questions to undergo ‘tests’ for a few days. Today the great charade of electing a new Presidents starts, and this afternoon the chambers of parliament will host the…