Berlusconi may be a dodgy fellow but when Pradi was in power he had the opportunity to have Berlusconi taken to court .... but none of this happened ...at least none of the alleged major scandals Berlusconi has been charged with over the years has resulted in any charges against Berlusconi sticking .
....so my take on this is that Berlusconi is not as bad as he is made out to be ...
Berlusconi has one thing in his favour, which makes him a friend because he has the same enemies as us - the EU
As for blair - we all know how he sucked up to people... and I'm sure Berlusconi was not averse to having any big political player friends he could get .. so his friendship is an irrelevence...
Yes, there is talk of a split of northern Italy, and Berlusconi has some of the group supporting this in his government ... I wouldn't personally favour a split, and I doubt if Berlusconi really does, as this just plays into the hands of the EU. Having these people in his government where he can make appropriate concessions is much better than them fighting the Berlusconi government.
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