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Italian Politics

The Grillo Threat: Why We Should All Worry About 'Liberal Populism'

William Brett | Posted 05.05.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Beppe Grillo, Pirate Party, Italian Politics, Participatory Democracy, Populism, Occupy, Liberalism, Anti-Politics, Political Disengagement, 38 Degrees, UK Politics News
William Brett

While there are good reasons for liberal populists to be disillusioned, the solution is not to abandon representative democracy but to reinforce it. The liberal populism of Grillo and his ilk must be confronted before it's too late.

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Italian Elections: A Fellinesque World

Georgi Kantchev | Posted 28.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: European Debt Crisis, Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Five Star Movement, Beppe Grillo, Milan, Eurozone, Rome, UK Film, Italian Politics, UK Politics News
Georgi Kantchev

Even though Fellini was not around to direct them, the recent general elections certainly look like they are following his scripts.

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Italian Election Rocked By Comedy Candidate

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 01.03.2013 | UK Comedy
Read More: Beppe Grillo, Ukip, Italian Elections, Nigel Farage, Pics & Giggles, Topicalol, Italy, Eastleigh by-Election, Eastleigh, Italian Politics, UK Comedy News

A by-election in the European constituency of Italy has been rocked by an incredible performance at the polls by a relatively new, small party led by ...

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Why Did the Pollsters Miss Beppe Grillo?

Jamie Bartlett | Posted 27.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Beppe Grillo, Social Media, Twitter, Polling, Silvio Berlusconi, Italy, Facebook, Demos, Voting, Italian Politics, Five Star Movement, Beppe Grillo Effect, UK Politics News
Jamie Bartlett

Grillo causes a big problem for polling companies. While mainstream candidates tend to end up close to predictions, new, populist, and radical parties often confound them.

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Is It Finally All Over For Berlusconi?

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 26.02.2013 | UK
Read More: Beppe Grillo, Mario Monti, Italy Votes, UK News, Silvio Berlusconi, Italy Elections, Pier Luigi Bersani, Italy, Berlusconi Sex Scandal, Italian Politics, UK News

The seemingly unstoppable political force that is billionaire mogul Silvio Berlusconi, who emerged from his latest political foray neck-and-neck with ...

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Italian Diary

Tony Baldry | Posted 26.01.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: European Union, Italy, United Kingdom, Mario Monti, Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Politics, Bunga Bunga, UK Politics News
Tony Baldry

The conundrum of Italian politics is that those who are doing best are those who can portray themselves as the 'anti politician' candidates.

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Satirising Silvio

Paolo Aleandri | Posted 12.01.2012 | UK
Read More: Italian Satire, Silvio Berlusconi, Satire, Eurozone, Italy, European Debt Crisis, Italian Politics, UK News
Paolo Aleandri

To shock is not enough for satire. Being merciless and brilliant is not enough either. What it needs for those who are reading it, listening to it and watching it to be scandalised. It needs a moral.

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Is Berlusconi Beyond Satire?

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 07.01.2012 | UK
Read More: Berlusconi Resignation, Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Horace, Satire, Juvenal, Italian Politics, UK News

It was just under 2,000 years ago that a Roman named Horace invented satire. (True, Horace's obscure collection of poetry in dactylic hexameter doe...

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The Italians

Ruggero Galtarossa | Posted 16.09.2011 | UK
Read More: Book Reviews, Italy, Luigi Barzini, The Italians, Italian Politics, UK News
Ruggero Galtarossa

For all Italians who live abroad or are acquainted with foreign people a day comes when a non-Italian asks them an uncomfortable question: "Why are you Italians the way you are?"

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Berlusconi Claims He Won't Seek Re-Election

www.newser.com | Posted 07.09.2011 | UK
Read More: Italy, Berlusconi, Italian Politics, UK News

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