Beppe Grillo's antics may yet shake the whole European system | Simon Jenkins

From Italy to Eastleigh, the economics of self-flagellation have set off a wave of wildcat populism, with unpredictable results

Oh happy day. The Italian election result is a triumph for democracy. "No pope, no government, no police chief," went yesterday's viral tweet, hailing the arrival in Rome of "punk politics". The outcome is an antidote, not just to Italy's corrupt politics, but to the dogma of austerity that now has Europe's economy by the throat. The only way of loosening its grip is...