How Giorgia Meloni became Donald Trump’s EU whisperer
There’s no denying that the Italian Prime Minister has replaced Europe’s other statesmen as a leader with whom America can do business
Nicholas Farrell
Nicholas Farrell is the author of Mussolini: A New Life (Weidenfield & Nicolson/Orion Phoenix)
Tuesday
Tuesday
The triumph of Matteo Salvini
Il Capitano has become the most important populist in Europe
Friday
Steve Bannon goes to war with the Pope
He’s setting up Hogwarts for culture warriors in Italy
Monday
Why hasn’t Italy joined the strikes on Syria?
Italy’s caretaker government has refused to allow crucial bases to be used for intervention let alone Italy’s armed forces. The stance of Italy’s right is identical to Jeremy Corbyn’s in Britain. The two populist parties – Five Star and Lega – currently negotiating to try to form a government – are anyway pro-Putin (like their soul … Read more
Thursday
‘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 the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. But let’s be clear. Bannon — as far as I can tell — is not a fascist. He is, however, fascinated by fascism, which is understandable, as its founder Benito
