Prince Luca declares independence

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laresTue 06/09/11 21:35

"The small Italian town of Filettino has declared itself independent in protest at planned spending cuts by Silvio Berlusconi's government.

As part of the austerity measures, Filettino was ordered to merge with neighbouring Trevi in a bid to cut administration costs. Mayor Luca Sellari was unimpressed by the idea and set about transforming the 550-resident town into an independent state.

Mr Sellari - or perhaps that should be Prince Luca - has begun printing his own currency, the Fiorito, complete with notes featuring an image of himself. Shops in Filettino now accept them as legal tender and the tourists who have flocked to the town since the independence plan was announced have been buying them as souvenirs. The move reflects the widespread unease among councils about Mr Berlusconi's plans to reorganise local government as part of his response to the eurozone crisis."

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bassetWed 07/09/11 05:22

Never mind Italy, this could actually be a crafty way of getting rid of a lot of European "law" that I don't want.

Just suppose there's an engineered publicity stunt in which somewhere like Whitby or Bury St Edmunds declares itself independent, breaking away from the EU on the grounds that the fisheries and agricultural policies are unworkable and that people resent paying money to Brussels.

A few days later, it could be announced that the little state has "annexed" the UK and that as a result certain commitments that our leaders previously signed up to no longer apply.

Subsequently we could also opt out of other economic agreements and slap massive trade tariffs on anything Chinese...

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