Still don’t understand Italy? You’re not the only one. Thankfully, Phil Edwards does, and explains it really rather well.
May 11, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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May 11, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Still don’t understand Italy? You’re not the only one. Thankfully, Phil Edwards does, and explains it really rather well.
May 9, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Seeing someone arrive at this blog (at least, while Blogger was working) via Cafe Babel was rather nice, at first. It’s a decent site with regularly interesting content – nice to be noticed by them at last. Or so I … Continue reading
May 8, 2006
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Same here. Luckily, The New York Review of Books has a handy overview: “A close outcome was not only predictable but actually planned by Berlusconi during his government’s twilight as a way of lessening the impact of possible defeat. A … Continue reading
May 2, 2006
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It is, however, now back – so pop over and give us some encouragement / praise for finally getting our arses in gear and reviving the bloody thing. Expect more posts throughout the week of a rather better quality than … Continue reading
April 27, 2006
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Well there’s a surprise from a near-dictatorship! Belarus opposition leader jailed – and after an “unsanctioned rally”, please note. Now that we’ve got the protest exclusion zone around parliament, will this be how Blair deals with Cameron – bang him … Continue reading
April 20, 2006
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Oh, and if you haven’t already, check out Phil on the continuing Italian elections nonsense – he keeps updating with more insanity, and Berlusconi keeps on refusing to accept the truth. I’m beginning to wonder how much longer it can … Continue reading
April 20, 2006
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Is the EU going to save us from the database state after all? The European Data Protection Supervisor, Peter Hustinx, who has been consistently vocal in his opposition to new (Blair/UK-proposed) EU data retention regulations, has warned in his annual … Continue reading
April 12, 2006
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You know how us bloggers are useless compared to “proper” journalists because we don’t have editors, our use of facts can be suspect, and we usually don’t know what we’re talking about? Well, it has to be said that over … Continue reading
April 11, 2006
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God damn, this has been tight. Looks like a margin of less than 0.1% of the popular vote on an 83% turnout (via the Italy Magazine blog). Which only prompts the question, “what Italian in their right mind would want … Continue reading
April 10, 2006
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Were I not so busy, I’d be biting my nails to ragged stumps: “Mr Berlusconi’s centre-right coalition may narrowly retain control of both houses of parliament, according to projections from the Nexus pollsters.”Earlier, exit polls pointed to a narrow lead … Continue reading
April 8, 2006
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Just in time for tomorrow’s Italian elections (which will hopefully see Berlusconi booted out on his corrupt backside), Tobias Jones in the Guardian provides one of the best brief summaries of the complex madness that is the Italian political system … Continue reading
April 6, 2006
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Mandelson in “words distorted” shocker. Yep, Mandy’s said something vaguely sensible about the scrapped EU constitution only to find himself selectively quoted to make it look like he’s a delusional nutjob. (Which he normally is, it must be admitted…) Blair’s … Continue reading
March 31, 2006
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Nutters of the world rejoice! Yep, all those raging loons who reckon the EU is a giant Catholic conspiracy to reverse the Reformation and subjugate us all to the laws of Rome (intriguingly often having a lot of crossover with … Continue reading
March 27, 2006
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Looks like the Guardian has recommended this place as a source for Ukraine info thanks to my liveblogging of the “Orange Revolution” back in November/December 2004 (see here for the relevant posts). I am, however, massively out of touch with … Continue reading