He looks like Jerry Garcia, jokes like Jon Stewart and says the world has nothing to fear from Italy’s funniest man. So why is Europe trembling from the political earthquake that is Beppe Grillo?
Here’s the man who refers to the PM Mario Monti as ‘Rigor Monti’…
But Beppe Grillo can’t be ignored as his popularity soars to around 25% and he has recently referred to Germany and France as ‘European paymasters who would bleed Italy dry.’
His rise to prominence has to be a worrying factor in the political uncertainty surrounding the European debt crisis and Italy
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