The Great Italian Post-Fascist Tolkien Takeover
Giorgia Meloni, like many in the Italian far-right, is a Lord of the Rings obsessive – raising questions about what it is in Tolkien’s work that seems to appeal to fascists.
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Angelo Boccato
Angelo Boccato is a London-based freelance journalist, and his work has appeared in different publications, including the Columbia Journalism Review, the Independent, and Open Democracy. He tweets at @Ang_Bok and he co-hosts the podcast Post Brexit News Explosion.
Down and Out in Bristol and Livorno
Alberto Prunelli’s novel of working low-wage jobs in England and Italy is a working-class story full of humour, misery and solidarity.