Lavitola had sought to propel Ranucci into politics, and Ranucci is now launching Lavitola in bookshops. All signs point to a smash hit. Sigfrido is writing a book setting out his version of the truth about Cefalù and Valterino, the friend whose most stri... See more
Marco Rizzo, who has graced every stage of Italian communism, observing the comings and goings of MPs from the PD, AVS, Italia Viva and the M5S with the wry smile of a gallery-goer who knows the opera by heart. They joke, nudge one another, and exchange t... See more
Elly Schlein, secretary of the PD, asks her to unite the centre, and Silvia Salis, mayor of Genoa, replies each time with a 'no' that sounds like a 'maybe' and a 'maybe' that sounds like a 'no', then a 'well…', then a 'who knows'. Schlein, who never lets ... See more
Silvia Salis, the mayor who in the spring described the primaries as a mistake and in September reiterated her desire to remain in Genoa, has now let Elly Schlein know that she 'might' even decide to unite the centrist parties and 'might' even stand as a ... See more
Giovanbattista Fazzolari, June is preferable for the government. And that's news. Any fears of foreign interference in the vote? 'The risk is very real; Russian disinformation is at work in Italy too.' Are there any of Putin's agents in our political sphe... See more
