'Battle Book Club: Running the Risk – From Shark Attacks to Nuclear Disaster'. I will be chairing the discussion about this fascinating new book by David Reid at #BattleFest next Saturday by @acadofideas :

'From Saudi to Sheffield: is football still the beautiful game?' This will be a great discussion and I will be one of the speakers next Sunday at #BattleFest @acadofideas

‘Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions’ book published today, edited by Jim Butcher including a contribution from me on #Venice @tourismshorizon #holidays #tourism #overtourism

The parliament of #Italy today approved a government resolution on the conditional recognition of a #Palestinian state needing the return of all hostages to #Israel & no #Hamas governmental role: https://t.co/GEsPPrtyh0 & @spikedonline

A general strike has been announced by labour unions in #Italy for public & private sectors on 3 October over the war in #Israel, #Gaza & the Israeli intervention of #GSF boats: https://t.co/bL34Edhu1j & @spikedonline

Activists in boats in #Venice flying the Palestinian flag attempt to block a ship they claim is carrying cargo to #Israel . Blocking ports continues: https://t.co/K1TOjpqz8Q & @spikedonline

Terrible anti-semitism in #Italy alongside protests & strikes against Israel: poll finds 15% see attacks on Jewish people as 'justifiable' https://t.co/5DHqiXh2xD & @spikedonline

Italy is convulsing with anti-Israel hatred. Protests and strikes have ground the country to a halt. Meloni is under huge pressure to recognise Palestine, even though this would reward Hamas’s evil. She must not give in to the mob, says Dominic Standish https://t.co/79iBQXusyS

Giorgia Meloni has rightly dismissed talk of a ‘genocide’ in Gaza. But even she is struggling to hold the line as Italy is rocked by pro-Palestine protests and riots. She must not give in to the mob, says Dominic Standish https://t.co/79iBQXusyS

With #freespeech under attack, @Fox_Claire explains why this year it's vitally important to come to the Battle of Ideas festival on Sat 18 & Sun 19 October in Westminster (see link below). Buy now - you can still get substantial early-bird discounts but they end TODAY.

In addition to the #Venice entry ticket clampdowns in 2025, in 2026 it will be enforced on 60 days beyond the 54 days in 2025. Price information for 2026 is still unclear, but will not address #overtourism : https://t.co/DRnPIsCpRV &

It is entirely predictable given the EU's rejection of the past - see book 'The War Against the Past' by @Furedibyte

L’Italia è il paese che tassa meno il capitale e tra i primi per le tasse sul consumo. Forte con i deboli e debole con i forti. La lotta di classe c'è stata e l'hanno vinta i ricchi.

The longest suspended cycle path in the #EU has just been completed over the #Venice lagoon. It's 8.5 KM long, of which 6.5 KM are suspended

Near #Venice, in Mestre city centre & Marghera the increase in foreign residents in the last decade means they now outnumber Italian residents in the 35-39 age group

Jeff Bezos’s Venice wedding has attracted the ire of the world’s the eco-loons. Stunts by Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion are now blighting this great city. Leave the happy couple alone, says Dominic Standish https://t.co/5UXLW0PhFU

My thoughts about the protests against the wedding celebrations of Bezos and Sánchez in #Venice #bezossanchezwedding #bezossanchez #NoSpaceForBezos @spikedonline

Just back from another day on our favourite local beach. Not too crowded - '#overtourism' in #Italy?!

Despite a clampdown on tourists (& Italians) entering #Venice , #Palermo is being revived by #tourism : https://t.co/D7QcN8Jhwa

Genuinely baffling decision @YouTube - debating proposed assisted dying legislation in UK is very important for democracy. How can it possibly merit removal?