Low wages, inadequate schools and a stalled social ladder are real problems. But many protests also target the market, NATO, collective defence and Western democracies. It is up to the institutions to ensure the law is upheld. Parents have the less visible but crucial task of explaining why the world their children are protesting against also offers solutions to their problems.

Reclaiming the city with pragmatism and a touch of pride is a theme that transcends all political perspectives. The contrast with the popular mobilisation of eleven years ago, after the city was devastated by the Black Bloc, is stark. It may be that the people of Milan have become more distracted or fearful, and years of guilt-inducing narratives about Milan have taken their toll. But it is above all the absence of politics that is striking

The Defence Minister: “Young people are being misled on social media and the West is not reacting”. The security services are monitoring accounts that comment on videos of the clashes

Following the devastation of recent days, the leading second-hand marketplace has been flooded with around a hundred brand-new items of clothing and handbags from top brands. The company immediately stated that it had “immediately identified and removed the suspicious listings” and that it was “committed to combating the resale of stolen goods”.

Who wrote to the editor-in-chief, Claudio Cerasa 

Downplaying, the misuse of ‘yes, but’, and the state being at fault whatever it does. When a city is put to the sword, there are responsibilities that it would be foolish not to recognise. But alongside these responsibilities, there is also a lack of responsibility stemming from instincts that often rear their heads in public debate when the subject of street violence is raised.