The contentious decision made by the freshly-installed Italian government to deny port access to a rescue ship with 629 migrants on board created an earthquake in public opinion both in Europe and within Italy itself. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16310497.The_Big_Read__How_Italian_society_lurched_to_the_right_and_why_it_must_exorcise_its_historical_demons/