In Italy, Illusion Is the Only Reality; Berlusconi On His Way Back To The Top

[Agelastus]

I had a pretty good growth rate from 0-17.  Then inflation kicked in.

I was an early bloomer - I only made it to 14 before inflation kicked in.

[Sheilbh]

Bersani today said Italy needed to leave the austerity cage. There was also a Mori poll that had M5S 0.5% behind the centre left. If there was an election they could well end up winning the Lower House.

It looks like if there's another election the parties that won 90% of the vote will be campaigning against austerity in one way or the other and the ones that won around 50-60% of the vote will be at least slightly Euro-sceptic.

[Admiral Yi]

[The Larch]

Silvio has just been sentenced to one year in priso for revealing trial secrets in one of his newspapers. It'll be appealed, of course, but it's another notch on his account. Later this month two more sentences against him are due, the bigger one the Ruby Heartbreaker and bunga bunga parties one, which could make or break the remains of his political career.