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ROME: Italians are furious about a multitude of memes comparing the suffering of the British government to its own instability. Since the beginning of Liz Truss’s fiscal debacle last week, several angry memes have culminated in an offensive canopy across The Economist that features Truss as the helmet in a helmet. British soldier Britannia holding a fork wrapped in spaghetti instead of a sword with the title “Welcome to Britain. Shortly after the canopy, #Britaly? You want to start catching up. “
Some of the memes leading up to the canopy story are downright funny and add references to Brexit and Italian sporting acumen, great food and weather, but most of the old stereotypes Italians say are from another era. Most sought-after food in the world, as the largest manufacturer in Europe at the moment, we recommend that you decide on the next canopy to replace from our aerospace, biotechnology, automotive or pharmaceutical sectors,” Iñigo Lambertini said Thursday, adding that the canopy was “inspired by the oldest of stereotypes. “
He went on to say, “Whatever the choice, I would more aptly single out Italy, given its not-so-secret admiration for our economic model. “
Indeed, several economists have spoken out in Italy’s favour, arguing that, despite Italy’s reputation, the UK is far less stable. “budget deficits and a resulting industrial deficit,” Bert Colijn, senior economist at ING, told the Financial Times in an article aptly titled Britaly? You wish!”. 90, when in fact it has had number one budget surpluses for a maximum of the last two decades. “
To say that the Italian government is solid is, of course, an exaggeration. But no Italian prime minister has fallen as fast as Truss, and Italy has yet to take Giorgia Meloni as the new leader after the Sept. 25 election, it can almost be guaranteed that she will outlast Truss.
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