Salvatore Murtas: The Italian electorate’s message to the pro-EU political establishment is clear and blunt

The election result was simply voters’ latest desperate attempt to send political elites at home and in Brussels a final warning.

Salvatore Murtas: Khan is a hostage of the unions

With London at a standstill, the unions just showed who really runs the show.

Salvatore Murtas: Renzi fell because he promised change, but only delivered politics as usual

His Machiavellian approach, backstabbing and dubious tactics cost him popular support. The nation’s problems remain unsolved.

Salvatore Murtas: Khan’s challenge to secularism

Labour’s mayoral candidate put his faith at the centre of his candidacy. Do we want religion creeping back into our politics?