More milk, less alcohol

This week Manchester United were playing in Rome in the final match of the Champions League group stages.

To stop any trouble between rival fans, a total ban on the sale of alcohol swept the city.

From midday to 8pm it was officially impossible to buy a bottle of Gotto d'Oro from EUR to Prati Fiscali in your local supermarket.

Not that it stopped 6 Manchester supporters, reportedly drunk, being assaulted by thugs claiming to be Roma fans outside the Stadio Olimpico.

So the rest of us watched the match on television perfectly sober with friends.

But at least the Comune di Roma can say they acted decisively to stop any trouble in our house.

The government also acted decisively recently to allow fresh milk to be sold directly to the consumer from special dispensers.

There were some problems for the go ahead, mainly due to the supermarket brands being undercut as the producers have removed the middle man.

Nevertheless, it is now possible to buy a litre of milk across Italy at two thirds of the standard price, unpasteurized and delicious.