Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Finally, there is hope for a bit of fresh air in Poland. The PiS government after denying that smog is a problem has finally decided to address the problem. That came a bit unexpected if […]
Britské Listy
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 14
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far US Soldiers recently deployed on the Polish soil seems to have not doing very well. In a few days they are here, they have managed to crash two humvees into each other, spill a load […]
Kaczyński’s Golem
I need to take break from my “Meanwhile in Cuckooland” series, as the matter in question is not funny. Jarosław Kaczyński rise to power was build on fuelling xenophobic moods in the society and flirting with extreme right. My first ever piece for Britske Listy was pointing out this very problem. Today, actions of PiS […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 12 – Anniversaries and Month-inversaries.
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Last days have passed in Poland under the sign of anniversaries. Or month-iversaries, as in case of the 80th month-iversary of the Smoleńsk crash. The most important anniversary is 13th of December. 35 years ago […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 11
Click here to read previous chapter of the series Click here to see all chapters so far So PiS was right after all! There are foreign agents trying to influence Polish politics from the inside. Luckily for everyone, crisis has been solved now, after Robert Grey, a deputy minister of foreign affairs got sacked. On […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 10
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Year has passed since Beata Szydło has became prime minister in Jarosław Kaczyński’s government. PiS is known for it’s fondness to celebrate anniversaries (or even month-iversaries, as in case of the Smoleńsk crash). Recently for […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 9
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far I got a feeling that that last week, when government did not embarrassed Poland was just calm before the storm. They needed some time before they hit again, they needed to regroup, think about […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 8
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Last week in Poland was suprisingly calm. For a few days the government did nothing embarrassing. Seems they are going for new record! But PiS state of mind is present also on lower levels. Especially around Poznań […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 6 – Helicopters, corruption and abortion.
Click here to see previous chapter of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Level of Polish politics has already fallen so low, that if it was a presidential Tupolew trying to land at Smoleńsk, mechanical voice “PULL UP, TERRAIN AHEAD” would be heard from every speaker in the […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 5
Click here for previous chapter from the series Click here to see all from the series so far Monday 3rd October was the day of #blackprotest for Polish women. They went on strike protesting against proposed radical changes to already one of the most restrictive anti-abortion law. But right wing journalists got to the bottom […]