Purple people unite against Berlusconi

I can't retell most of the Mikko stories about Italian politics - Berlusconi Corp would be all over this blog like a rash if I did. But after less than a year living in this country, I believe every last one. The man who last year famously commented that he had "spent a fortune on judges, I mean, lawyers" had even the Economist screaming for him to step down by the end of last year.

Now people power is starting to speak. In purple. And people are wearing it everywhere.

I was travelling around Umbria at the weekend (this is Spoleto duomo, above, and near the Rocca below), having just been brought up to speed by my travelling chum Kate, the two of us exchanging constant knowing glances. It took 2 seconds for me to start rummaging around my luggage for something appropriate to wear. Not hard, being me.

And the "viola" in my wardrobe will be on high rotation in the coming weeks and months.