Associate Dean Research & Innovation, Prof. of Politics, University of Salford; Founding Editor of The Loop
Mar 21, 2020 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
1/ Some thoughts on UK #CoronavirusPandemic spread, and the likely effectiveness of UK govt measures, through some comparisons with the Italian case - thread
2/ The number of cases in the UK (pop 65.64 m) on 20 March was 3,983. Italy (pop 60.6 m) reached 3,916 cases on 6 March.
Aug 10, 2019 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
A few thoughts/thread on Italian govt crisis: 1/ Salvini's decision to pull plug on govt is first time in history of Republic that a party of the majority has presented motion of no confidence in its own PM.
2/ Usually, Italian govts fall because of crises outside parliament. In this case, if passed and elections follow, this will be the shortest legislature (election to election) since the Republic was founded. By a long way: govt has lasted only just over 14 months
Nov 22, 2018 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
Thread summarising state of play re: Italian budget. 1/ Moscovici (Vice President of Commission), in rejecting Italian budget, says that the “People’s Budget”’will bring only “new austerity” and won’t reduce Italy’s huge debt (close to 132% of GDP)
2/ The budget will raise the deficit by Eur 32 miliardi and expose Italy to “vulnerabilities” says Moscovici as well as not respecting the rules on debt. EU therefore has no option but to initiate the infraction procedure against Italy.
