The physical fight that erupted inside the Italian Parliament on 27 October over pension reforms caused quite a stir — but it was by no means the first time politicians have come to blows. Here, we present an assorted collection of parliamentary pugilism that makes The Thick Of It‘s Malcolm Tucker look like a pacifist. Judging from these clips, Bob Dylan might have had it right when he hummed “democracy don’t rule the world, you’d better get that in your head; this world is ruled by violence.”
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