Polish finances are quite a mysterious topic. PiS claims, that our economy is going better than ever before. Opposition believes that they are a disaster. Economic experts warn, that while at the moment are doing well, we are living on borrowed money, that would have to be paid back one day. Mateusz Morawiecki, responsible for […]
Author: Tomasz Oryński
Go West – Barra and Watersay
Scottish Hebrides fell victim to its own success. World famous Isle of Skye became one of the most popular holiday destination, which means that during the summer, swarms of tourists queue in the traffic jams full of coaches and caravans or struggle to find parking space around most popular attraction. With the warm summer finally […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 70
It seems it is about time to ask editor Čulik that he puts some of that money he gets from Soros (or so I hear from some readers kind enough to inform me about it) aside for me. Perhaps he could open an account for me on Cayman islands or whatever, as I might need […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 69
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Ok, I know I’ve been joking about that before, but this time it is serious. Polish police and justice system finally got to work, and try to tackle hate speech and extremism. The problem is, […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 68
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far It seems that problems with Polish healthcare are finally gone. Jarosław Kaczyński is reported to have some problems with his knee (it was probably injured from writing so many new laws on it). Did he […]
Impressions from Independence March
Brexit showed even more how much different Scotland is from the rest of Britain. I believed that independence is the best course for Scotland even before, but now I think it is the only way for Scots to save themselves from jumping the cliff with the rest of UK. But I explained it all in […]
Can Scotland learn something from Slovakia?
Everyone has those few memories from childhood that stick out. One of mines is the day, when I was about 12 years old and for the first time become witness to serious discussion on the topic of foreign politics. My distant uncle, a prominent Slovakian politician, visited Poland somewhere in 1992. The adults – my […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 67
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Breaking news! Aliens have landed! They look pretty much like people, except that they white, are 33 metres tall and antennas stick out from their heads. One of them have landed in western Poland… Ah […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 66
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far If someone wondered what was that PiS “juidicary reform” for, it becomes to be clear already: the judges have to rule along with the PiS outlines, the law becomes of secondary importance. The examples of […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 65
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far For nearly a decade now, first half of April in Poland is the time, when Smoleńsk paranoia intensifies. This year, though, was different. We’ve been witnessing a final, 96th monthly celebrations of Smoleńsk crash. Jarosław […]