The book compiling the Senatùr’s speeches was presented in an emotional atmosphere. The League leader’s key associates spoke: Casini, Fini and Tremonti. Salvini was absent, as he was held up at a board meeting.

On 15 September 1996, Bossi, in a futile outburst, proclaimed independence in Venice. But the economic reasons behind that uprising – taxation and bureaucracy – still exist and have worsened. Today, it is up to the regions to address them