The problem, and I don't know if Italians are aware of this, is that today the Bank of Italy, which is supposed to supervise private banks and prevent them from failing, is no longer a public bank, because it is controlled by the very private banks it is supposed to supervise.

I don't give a damn about my political career itself. That's how it is. What interests me is making a contribution, as long as I am in Parliament and therefore represent the general interest, to improve this country. Also because I, as a member of the M5S, will not be able to stay in Parliament for the rest of my life – thank God – and will have to return to the real world. It is in my own interest to improve the real world, precisely because I will be forced to return to it. | From an interview on the television programme “'DiMartedì”', La7, 6 June 2017