Poor Silvio, once again he’s been pummelled to death by “The Economist”! This time in the January, 22nd, 2011 edition. There's almost something in every issue on Silvio’s sexual escapades. Quite the picture that also goes with the article on how in 2 years’ time little has been accomplished under his “reign”.
Has anyone thought that perhaps all that Viagra has finally gone to the poor man’s head? Indeed a nice way to govern a country, eh?
I do recall a few years ago reading that Canada had one of the world’s highest rates of students who begin their university studies and actually complete them: approximately 33% compared to America’s 32%. Looking around at the current situation in Italy (there are students who are well into their 30s, and they STILL haven’t completed their first degree!), the comment by The Economist isn’t terribly surprising…
A (sad) article in the January 8th edition of The Economist on Italy’s ongoing brain drain (or as one less-than brilliant Italian journalist called it awhile ago, “brain train”!) of brilliant Italian students and researchers who have said “basta” with Italy and its national sports (no, NOT soccer): nepotism, corruption and recommendations!
So narrow-minded the Italians, especially those university profs who wield incredible power over these same students, as these young minds do nothing but further strengthen the economies of other countries such as England, Canada and the U.S. where they go study (and in many cases, never return to Italy). With the current political and economic climate in Italy, can one really blame them?
