4 weeks left (four!) until Italy lifts passport checks for Spanish flights, and Meloni is dangerously close to getting a cake served right to her face. Somebody call Ceuta and request a crisis, please.... the clock is ticking... 🎂👀
Professor Daniele Albertazzi
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Professor of Politics, Research Community Lead (School of Social Sciences) @UniOfSurrey. #populism, #EuropeanPolitics, #partyorganisation. Posts=my views.
The Italian radical right are truly the masters of the "Politics of the Announcement", the "Kings and Queens of Permanent Campaigning"...
The Italian government floating 500 extra border guards after the events in Ceuta is top-tier press-release politics. Can’t wait for (an unlikely) journalist to check back in two months to see if a single one was hired. Spoiler: they won’t be. www.repubblica.it/politica/202...
Migranti, un decreto legge per assumere 500 agenti alle frontiere: la mossa del governo dopo Ceuta
La bozza del dl oggi in Cdm per “potenziare i controlli dei flussi”. Piantedosi al vertice dei ministri dell’Interno Ue: “La sospensione di Schengen scelta cau…
repubblica.it
The Italian government floating 500 extra border guards after the events in Ceuta is top-tier press-release politics. Can’t wait for (an unlikely) journalist to check back in two months to see if a single one was hired. Spoiler: they won’t be. www.repubblica.it/politica/202...
Migranti, un decreto legge per assumere 500 agenti alle frontiere: la mossa del governo dopo Ceuta
La bozza del dl oggi in Cdm per “potenziare i controlli dei flussi”. Piantedosi al vertice dei ministri dell’Interno Ue: “La sospensione di Schengen scelta cau…
repubblica.it
I am old enough to remember the spring of 2015, when a younger Meloni, at the head of a tiny opposition party, said: "The only solution is an international military intervention [...] & a naval blockade to prevent departures [from Africa]". It is the first mention l know of of a "naval blockade".
I am old enough to remember the spring of 2015, when a younger Meloni, at the head of a tiny opposition party, said: "The only solution is an international military intervention [...] & a naval blockade to prevent departures [from Africa]". It is the first mention l know of of a "naval blockade".
Marina García Diéguez writes for Artículo 14 on the rise of General Vannacci & what it means for the right-wing coalition in Italy. With comments by yours truly (article in Spanish): www.articulo14.es/internaciona...
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A familiar story playing out in Italy and the UK: collaborating with the extreme right rarely goes both ways. Rupert Lowe calls on Nigel Farage to join forces with Restore Britain—on his terms. Not at all dissimilar to what Vannacci is proposing to Meloni... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Rupert Lowe urges Nigel Farage to work with Restore Britain
Lowe says the two should put ‘personalities and our past disagreements aside for good of the country’
theguardian.com
Ukraine remains a h7ge sticking point between PD and M5S in Italy. M5S's leader today (after assuring Ukraine that he wants to "protect" their interests): "We will not vote for military support [to Ukraine]."
It. govt has reacted to recent events in Ceuta by: 1. Adopting border controls with Spain (i.e. at major airports - a purely symbolic measure meant to weaken PM Sanchez); 2. Pushing for new agreements with Afr. countries for asylum/ migration applications to be processed there - with EU blessing.
Ukraine remains a h7ge sticking point between PD and M5S in Italy. M5S's leader today (after assuring Ukraine that he wants to "protect" their interests): "We will not vote for military support [to Ukraine]."
Broken record alert 📢: Picking fights with Madrid feels good in Rome, but it’s 100% domestic panic control. When Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale is eating into your coalition’s polling numbers every single day, you gotta find something else to yell about! 🤷♂️
It. govt has reacted to recent events in Ceuta by: 1. Adopting border controls with Spain (i.e. at major airports - a purely symbolic measure meant to weaken PM Sanchez); 2. Pushing for new agreements with Afr. countries for asylum/ migration applications to be processed there - with EU blessing.
Marina García Diéguez writes for Artículo 14 on the rise of General Vannacci & what it means for the right-wing coalition in Italy. With comments by yours truly (article in Spanish): www.articulo14.es/internaciona...
articulo14.es
Meloni signalling to her electorate that she hasn't forgotten about migration... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Spain attacks 'selfish' response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings
Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called scenes in Ceuta "shocking".
bbc.co.uk
Meloni signalling to her electorate that she hasn't forgotten about migration... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Spain attacks 'selfish' response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings
Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called scenes in Ceuta "shocking".
bbc.co.uk
And 5. There will be a lot of unhinged horseshit on the other site about Ceuta which will have very little relation to what is happening on the ground after Frontex and Guardia Civil seal the gates.
For Vannacci on Instagram, recent events in Ceuta show what will happen in Italy very soon unless remigration policies are adopted. Not sure what this means, since remigration, by definition, is something a govt imposes on people who already have roots in a country, not new arrivals.
For Vannacci on Instagram, recent events in Ceuta show what will happen in Italy very soon unless remigration policies are adopted. Not sure what this means, since remigration, by definition, is something a govt imposes on people who already have roots in a country, not new arrivals.
Glad to see the UK update its Equality Act. It’s time we ended microaggressions against multi-millionaires, like rolling your eyes when they complain about stamp duty on their seventh home.
Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · last wk.Evening.
Beppe Grillo's blog, which launched M5S one and a half decades ago, today hosts Grillo's harsh criticism of the party: "5 Stelle has lost its identity, and above all, it has lost its <<uniqueness>>".
Beppe Grillo's blog, which launched M5S one and a half decades ago, today hosts Grillo's harsh criticism of the party: "5 Stelle has lost its identity, and above all, it has lost its <<uniqueness>>".
Hang in there, folks. Two months of honeymoon polling, then it's back to the only headline the press has ever truly loved: "Where did it all go wrong for Labour/the Tories/ Cleggmania/ You Name It?"
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.Burnham bounce: Labour overtake Reform in polls – The Latest
Hang in there, folks. Two months of honeymoon polling, then it's back to the only headline the press has ever truly loved: "Where did it all go wrong for Labour/the Tories/ Cleggmania/ You Name It?"
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.Burnham bounce: Labour overtake Reform in polls – The Latest
Vannacci & his Futuro Nazionale (FN - not by coincidence...) only need 6-7% to try & convince Meloni to welcome them into the right-wing alliance. However, if they overtake Tajani's Forza Italia (& they don't need to go much further to achieve that) the psychological impact will be huge.
This week l spoke to Handelsblatt about the challenge posed by Vannacci to the right-wing coalition in Italy (article in German) www.handelsblatt.com/100240389.html
Italien: Giorgia Meloni droht Konkurrenz von rechts außen
Wenn Rechtspopulisten sich an der Macht halten, indem sie gemäßigter werden, öffnen sie ihre rechte Flanke. In Italien füllt ein Ex-General diese Lücke. Das könnte auch die EU zu spüren bekommen.
handelsblatt.com
This week l spoke to Handelsblatt about the challenge posed by Vannacci to the right-wing coalition in Italy (article in German) www.handelsblatt.com/100240389.html
Italien: Giorgia Meloni droht Konkurrenz von rechts außen
Wenn Rechtspopulisten sich an der Macht halten, indem sie gemäßigter werden, öffnen sie ihre rechte Flanke. In Italien füllt ein Ex-General diese Lücke. Das könnte auch die EU zu spüren bekommen.
handelsblatt.com
Volatility... fragmentation... an electoral system which is certain to turn the next election into a lottery... these are the factors that matter more -much more- than asking who's up or down by a couple of points today.
YouGov@yougov.co.uk · last wk.Our latest Westminster voting intention poll (26-27 July 2026) shows an effective tie between the three largest parties Ref: 22% (-1 from 22-23 Jul) Lab: 22% (+1) Con: 21% (+1) Grn: 13% (=) LD: 11% (-3) Rst: 4% (=) SNP: 2% (-1) PC: 1% (=) Your: 1% (+1) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
