Just back from Rome where the presidential election last week produced a substantial victory for the centre right and for Berlusconi's candidate in Rome too (53% to 47% for the centre left).
Late today, I phone Ewan to remind him tomorrow's Council (small beer, I grant you in the context of international politics) falls on 1 May - and maybe we should be wearing a red flower in solidarity with socialists the length and breadth of Europe - after all, Labour did win the popular vote last May in Edinburgh and I, for one, remain proud of our many achievements. Perhaps, I have left it too late to arrange...I hope not..and if so I will still cheerfully sing
'Avanti popolo a la rescosa
Bandiera rosa, bandiera rosa
Avanti popolo a la rescosa
Bandiera rosa, bandiera rosa
Bandiera rosa la trionfera
Bandiera rosa la trionfera
Bandiera rosa la trionfera
Y viva la Socialiste,
la bella liberta'
The people’s on the march,
This road they’re treading
It leads to freedom
It leads to freedom
The people’s on the march,
This road they’re treading
It leads to freedom and liberty
From farm and factory,
From school and college
With force of suffering
And source of knowledge
Our leaders leading, our banners waving
Victory proceeding, towards liberty
We’ll wave the scarlet banner triumphantly
We’ll raise the scarlet banner triumphantly
We’ll wave the scarlet banner triumphantly
Y viva la Socialiste, la bella liberta
It fair makes me want to smile and it's definitely not New Labour but we should never forget where we come from.
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