Get yer kit off for a fourth term Gordon!!

I adore Italy, not just as a result of having a Sicilian grandfather, but for the wonderful things it has given us over the centuries. Not least for the entertainment that is its politics. I suppose we’ll know soon enough now if Berlusconi is or isn’t telling the truth in his Mafia denial, depending on whether he has Massimo Tartaglia ‘whacked’ Joe Pesci style in retaliation for the attack.

After roads, baths and central heating, there are other things we could still learn from them. Why Gordon has never considered unbuttoning his shirt during a press conference and proudly declaring ‘I’m not wearing a vest’ could be a major reason for his current unpopularity. There could also be a case for spending evening after evening being photographed with a succession of scantily clad blondes on each arm while Sarah dutifully looks after the children at home.

The crap that surrounds Berlusconi simply wouldn’t be tolerated in any other European country. If geography had taken a different turn and Italy was in the Middle East, the US would have invaded long ago in order to restore ‘democracy’. With a Berlusconi owned media, it is difficult for ordinary Italians to experience the criticisms of their leader in a way that we take for granted daily. Already he is being portrayed as a modern day Roman Gladiator with his wounds on full display to squeeze an extra point of popularity amongst his countrymen. So Gordon please take note and quickly strive to be more like Silvio. Lose that grey hair with lashings of ‘Simply for Men’ and grab yourself a bottle of fake tan while you’re at it so you can get naked in public. Then buy up most of the UK’s media, ditch the vest, family and concerns for the common man and that fourth term is a racing certainty.



nick