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Europe's mutual suicide pact
19 Jan 2012
Austerity plans pursued by European governments are proving to be self-defeating, writes Eddie Ford
Berlusconi: Houdini’s last escape
10 Oct 2013
Surely last weeks volte face signals the end of the road for Silvio Berlusconi. Toby Abse reports
Die Linke: Principled opposition, not coalition poker
26 Sep 2013
With Die Linke potentially emerging from last weekends elections as the biggest opposition party in parliament, big challenges lie ahead, argues Ben Lewis
Die Linke: Rotten politics and rotten terms
19 Sep 2013
This weekends elections will be a test for Die Linke, argues Ben Lewis, especially when it comes to the coalition-making that will follow
Italy: Threat to bring down government
29 Aug 2013
Toby Abse reports on Silvio Berlusconis latest antics
Italy: Heading for jail?
08 Aug 2013
Can it really be true that the law is equal for all? Silvio Berlusconi may yet have more tricks up his sleeve, writes Toby Abse
Berlusconi: Judgement day looms
18 Jul 2013
Toby Abse reports on an unexpected setback for Silvio Berlusconi
Italy: Berlusconi will never serve time
27 Jun 2013
Toby Abse reports on the Ruby case verdict
Italy: Populists in disarray
20 Jun 2013
Why do some on the British left see Beppe Grillos party as a kind of model? Toby Abse reports on the fallout following Italys local elections
Italian elections: Grillo’s populism exposed
06 Jun 2013
The Five Star Movement has suffered a sharp drop in support. Toby Abse reports on the first round of the local elections
Giulio Andreotti: Corruption, murder and the thirst for power
16 May 2013
Toby Abse reviews the life of the Italian prime minister with close Mafia connections: Giulio Andreotti, January 14 1919 - May 6 2013
Anti-EU left: Being pulled to the right
09 May 2013
Ukips anti-EU nationalism is mirrored by the CPB. Michael Copestake takes a look
Italian government: Grand coalition for austerity
02 May 2013
Toby Abse reports on the formation of yet another anti-working class administration in Italy
Italian election: Ex-‘official communists’ in disarray
25 Apr 2013
Toby Abse reports on the fallout following the re-election of president Napolitano
Italian political paralysis: Another papal conclave
11 Apr 2013
Toby Abse reports on the backstabbing and intrigue, as Italian politics remains in paralysis
Syriza in London: Tsipras and his reformist alternative
28 Mar 2013
With sections of the left looking to Greece for an example of the kind of organisation we need, Callum Williamson went to hear what the Syriza leader had to say