Long and winding road

The Romans built straight roads, all of which led to Rome. The route Italy has chosen to settle the crisis surrounding its central bank has been tortuous and indirect, but at long last it is moving in the right direction. The government – through the «personal» opinions of some of its ministers – is hinting that Antonio Fazio, the Bank of Italy’s discredited governor, should resign. Even Silvio Berlusconi, the prime minister, has termed calls for Fazio’s resignation «supportable». And the gover...