Is 2008 Make Or Break Year For Italy’s Economy?
As Italians head to the polls this weekend in order to pick what will be their 62nd government in 65 years (in an election which is being held three years early to boot, due to the collapse of Romano...
View ArticleArtemio Cruz Is Alive And Well, And Living In Spain
“Look, Doctor, he’s just faking……. Even now in the hour of his death he has to trick us.” The opening sentence: ‘There’s a long silence, and then I say …’ indicates the three functions of this...
View ArticleThe new parliament: A bit like the old one
By some wonderful magic, all media reports of an event tend to go with the same storyline, often kind of off. The storyline after the elections was “The right and anti-immigrant parties win big.”...
View ArticleDutch Parliamentary Elections Updates
First impressions. PVV (Geert Wilders‘ Party) is the big winner. JP Balkenende is now definitely out. His CDA took a fair beating. As did the Socialist Party. D66 (from 3 to 10) makes a nice comeback,...
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