Meloni takes issue with Istat, Conte with the government. Both are focusing on GDP rather than expenditure. And they’re wrong on a simple arithmetic basis

The government has one priority: deciding what to do in the event of further price rises. Meanwhile, the competition decree has been stalled since July and the Deputy Prime Minister continues to call for the budgetary deviation that FdI and FI are opposed to

Remarks from the Colle, calls for the amendment of certain measures. Then the Roggero and Minetti cases. Security and justice. A lively debate has developed between the two branches of government. An overview

The Prime Minister responds to the Head of State’s criticism of the cap on foreign pupils in schools. On the substance of the matter, nothing of note. As for the approach, there is something new here. To be handled with care

The Deputy Prime Minister has apologised, but the ruling coalition fears this will not be enough to quell the revolt among female Forza Italia MPs (who had helped scupper the preferential voting system in the Chamber of Deputies). Meloni: “Without a vote of confidence, we’re out of a job.”

The problem is not so much the infringement procedure as the government’s out-of-control spending. Without the 11 billion error in expenditure, the deficit would have stood at 2.6 per cent

The Prime Minister on Bruno Vespa’s programme. On the 3.1 per cent deficit: “I’m sorry.” Regarding Schlein’s letter: “I’ll consider the proposals; she’s a natural point of contact. Conte? I’m still paying off the superbonus.” And Vannacci: “He’s reviving Russian propaganda against me; he needs to clarify.” Meanwhile, on the electoral law: “If there’s no confidence, I’ll take note of that.”

The Chinese ration it for their children, billionaires ban it for theirs, Brussels is only just getting round to it, and Trump first threatens to shut it down and then ‘buys it’. Berlusconi would have liked to call it Tik Tok Tak, ‘so it’s more complete’. Ten years on, the only section without parental controls is the one next to us on the train

On the one hand, they are seen as a chaotic place where people turn on one another; on the other, as a cruel place where students face discrimination. And the Prime Minister’s proposal might seem so progressive as to appear revolutionary