Carla Buzasi

Carla Buzasi is editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post UK

The world turned its attention to Italy once again this week, but for a change it wasn't the country's precarious finances or shady politics making headlines. On 13 January, as its passengers enjoyed dinner and drinks, the cruise ship Costa Concordia made its way past the Tuscan coast, sailing too close to a reef off the island of Giglio as it did so, scraping an ultimately disastrous gash in its side.

Samuel Walker

Politics undergraduate at the University of Warwick

In the face of crises such as Iran (and others, Syria for instance), it becomes apparent why England needs to stick with Scotland, why England and Scotland should stick with the EU and why England and Scotland and the EU should stick with Germany.

Felix Riley

Author of The Set Up

If you haven't already, grab a coffee and listen to the exchange between the captain of the Costa Concordia and the Italian coastguard give yourself a...

Rosaria Sgueglia

Journalist, Writer and Women's Rights Activist working for different national and international publications

The average Italian man is said to be narcissist, egomaniac, coward, selfish, unable to follow basic procedures and unable to follow the rules. True or not, it's a stereotype, a stereotype which is strongly proved by the latest, tragic events in Italy.

Alex Andreou

Greek-born, Alex Andreou is a lawyer-turned-economist-turned-actor-turned-political blogger and consequently disoriented

A recording has surfaced this morning. I set out the transcript in full: Cost Guard: Hello. Captain: Good evening, chief. Cost Guard: Listen, this ...

Brian John Spencer

Brian is a writer, artist and former unemployed law graduate who writes about the university myth, the economy and Northern Ireland. Also found at www.brianjohnspencer.com

As we survey the debris left from a hectic last few day it's rather clear that Francesco Schettino isn't the only captain of a ship left red faced ...