Why is Bilbo Baggins a fascist favourite?
If you were asked to think of a perfect fascist, never in a month of Sundays would you suggest Bilbo Baggins…
The fight to refuse
Why are Europe’s fascists so opposed to compulsory vaccination?
Reports of the demise of Italian populism are greatly exaggerated
Britain’s newspapers have called the results of the local elections in Italy the death of populism. The Times, for example,…
Italy’s draconian vaccine laws are terrifyingly popular
In early August, Italy banned the unvaccinated from most forms of social life, then most forms of travel and now…
Italy, the ‘far right’ and the muted opposition to vaccine passes
Dante’s Beach, Ravenna Here is your starter for ten. Which Italian political party believes that individual liberty is sacred? Answer:…
The Italians are deluding themselves about the English
Not content with winning Euro 2020, many Italians have spent the days since the final engaged in a febrile orgy…
Letter from Italy
Dante’s Beach, Ravenna My fiery Italian wife Carla is not just a passionate patriot but also a devout Catholic, and…
England, Italy and the power of national pride
As an Englishman in enemy territory I am lucky that love is a more powerful emotion than patriotism otherwise after…
Can Italy’s arch Eurocrat save his country?
The world these days is so blasè about the destruction of democracy that no one even thinks it worthy of…
A shadow over Italy
Life has been turned upside down
Life in lockdown
Italy is being consumed by panic
Italian Notebook
During times of contagion, you begin to understand why fascist salutes were once so popular. The foot-tap is replacing the…
Will Italy’s warring politicians succeed in shutting Salvini out of power?
What now looks like a distinct possibility in Italy after today’s resignation of Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte is a…
The secret of Matteo Salvini’s success
Last summer, when Italy became the first major European country to get a populist government, Steve Bannon was cock-a-hoop. The…
It may seem incredible, but I’d trust an Italian over a Frenchman any day
For a few years before coming to Italy, I lived in Paris and I cannot tell you the life-enhancing difference…
The Italian crisis
For those who believe in the European project, Brexit is a headache. Italy, on the other hand, is a bloody…
Will Italy become the first country to fall to populism?
It looks indeed as if Italy — the beating pulse of European civilisation — will be the first country in…
Steve Bannon interview: “I’m fascinated by Mussolini”
We are in a hotel suite at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Zurich when Stephen K. Bannon tells me he adores…
Italians aren’t fascists. They’re angry about immigration
Ravenna Amid relentless propaganda about Italy being in the grip of fascism, Italians go to the polls on Sunday. It…
Meet the anti-immigrant federalist who could well be Italy’s next prime minister
The man who could become Italy’s next prime minister is sat just opposite the entrance to the huge US and…
Madness in the Med
Humanitarian efforts are creating an even greater migrant crisis
The rescue racket
Are aid agencies colluding with people smugglers?
The rescue racket
What is happening in the 300-mile stretch of sea between Sicily and Libya, day in and day out — in…
The rescue racket
What is happening in the 300-mile stretch of sea between Sicily and Libya, day in and day out — in…
Italy’s Brexit moment
Though he is a big fan of the European Union, Barack Obama brings bad karma to it. So perhaps he…
