This week on BBC Radio 4 sees ‘Letters from Italy’: At a time when Italy’s political and economic fragility is in the spotlight, five leading Italian figures deliver a letter about Italy today, the dangers and the future possibilities. The Radio Times says: “Correspondence by economist Gustavo Piga, Huffington Post editor Lucia Annunziata, Five Stars …
Read more »‘Good Italy, Bad Italy: Girlfriend in a Coma’ ~ Documentary presented by Bill Emmott and directed by Annalisa Piras on BBC 4 Next Tuesday: The TV guide says: “With voters having taken part in Italy’s 2013 general election, former editor of the Economist Bill Emmott shares the passion he has had for the country since …
Read more »Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti talks about reforming Italian politics and society and getting out of the euro crisis with a stronger Europe. Tweet
Read more »“Italy needs to reform its electoral law and political broadcasting rules to ensure that all parties have access.” From yesterday’s editorial article in The New York Times entitled “This is a particularly perilous time for Italy to be out of action.” For the full article check out The New York Times website. Tweet
Read more »The news of Silvio’s latest gaffe about President-elect Barack Obama brought to mind a quote from Roberto Benigni, the Oscar-winning actor and director of “La Vita è Bella” (Life Is Beautiful), who once said: “[Berlusconi] is someone who always wants to be in on the act. He wants to be everywhere. He wants to be …
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