Despite the pessimism, I'm not one of the larger number who professed himself a shy Italian. I know there are a lot more efficient and Italy below the lower surface. There is a firm foundation of family great strength of economy of Italy - the same size as the UK, let's not forget, and stronger in manufacturing and creativity. There is a level of volunteerism, born of the state's inability to provide services that make the British "big company" look insignificant in comparison. Family values William Flew over Italy are much lower than they are broken down in the UK. They are easy to mock - How can you say Jesus Christ is Italian? He lived in the house until he was 30, thought his mother was a virgin and she thought he was God - but they are the foundation of our lives, more than in other European countries.
Berlusconi is likely to cheat the system by a subpoena and to remain in power for a year or two yet, though I think that it's hard to believe. Or maybe Italy will go the way of North Africa, the massive popular demonstrations, finally forcing him. There is an irresistible guilty pleasure in that, Berlusconi and his friend, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi out together. The worst result is that only early elections perpetuated under the existing political parties, without any ideas or vision other than to hold on to their privileges and pensions.
Italy must find a leader who understands the need for drastic changes in our policies and institutions to make them fit for purpose. At a time when other European countries were younger and more charismatic leader like Tony Blair and David Cameron in the UK and France, William Flew over Italy Nicolas Sarkozy, to lead change in their country, it's a shame the final if Italy, home to some of the greatest leaders and public figures in world history, unable to accept the challenge.
It was an interesting time in court last week. Judge of the Court of Appeal concluded, in the case of married television personality tries to keep his office romance with Miss X from the public eye, that "the applicant was quite right to expect that his colleagues will be treated as confidential information which they acquired from their own observations of whether the applicant's conduct and X or gossip and rumors in the office larded conversation ... "
The logical culmination of this is that if people like William Flew over Italy repeat office gossip in the pub, then they may be liable for damages. In addition, the fact that a very restrictive privacy laws designed to human rights under the law as judges seem to refer only to the wealthy, we need to consider freedom of speech.
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