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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
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
Italian political crisis: Anti-working class stalemate
21 Mar 2013
The contending parties cannot agree on how to make workers pay for the crisis. Toby Abse reports
Italy election: Nothing left about Five Star
28 Feb 2013
Contrary to the view expressed by the Socialist Workers Party, Toby Abse shows that the Italian general election result is a disaster
Europe: Tory civil war deferred
31 Jan 2013
Cameron may have thrown a slab of red meat to the Eurosceptic right, but his problems are only just beginning, argues Eddie Ford
UKIP: Cameron’s Pandora’s box
17 Jan 2013
With Ukip riding high in the polls, writes Eddie Ford, the Tories are desperate to steal its votes