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 […]
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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 […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 4
Click here for previous chapter from the series Click here to see all from the series so far Ever growing level of absurd events in Poland delivers so much, that in order to squeeze as much as possible into this short piece I won’t even waste space for a lead and go straight to the […]
Good morning, Mr Spokesperson.
I haven’t seen so good interview in Polish TV for a long time. It has begun like a Hitchcock movie – from earthquake. And after that it was only getting better. “My guest today is Jakub Stefaniak, spokesperson of PSL. I warlmy welcome you, Mr Spokesperson” – begun his morning program in the government controlled TVP […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 3
Click here for previous chapter from the series Click here to see all from the series so far PiS’ relentness march towards the peaks of absurd ensure, that fans of Monty Python will be kept amused. It would be really funny if not for the fact that it is going on for real. Remember that […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 2
Click here for previous chapter from the series Click here to see all from the series so far Recent weeks in Poland made atmosphere of absurd even thicker. Of course the opposition parties can also deliver some fun (my favourite one was announcements from the party .Nowoczesna in which they declare that they will “de-legalise […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland
Click here to see all from the series so far Brexit, Euro Footbal cup, series of attacks in Western Europe and coup in Turkey overshadowed events in Poland. Only a desperate attempt of state TV ruled by PiS to censor President Obama speech in which he expressed concerns about the state of Polish democracy made […]
Is Brexit yet another outgrowth of British throwaway culture?
The dust after Brexit is slowly settling down. Of course, though, everyone still discusses it. My pro-Brexit friends still use every opportunity to point out the flaws in the European Union. It’s usually just a few things — mostly about migration and limiting sovereignty. Some, when pushed, admit that “actually the European Union is not […]
So what was your cunning plan, Brexiters?
On our way to work on Friday morning my girlfriend and me listened to interview with some Leave campaign leader in BBC4. She argued that United Kingdom should not rush to leave European Union, as if it does, it will have no say on many important issues. We both laughed out loudly – isn’t she […]
Brexit: Are Poles in the UK really the ones who should worry?
With Brexit becoming a reality, there is a lot of talk about Poles needing to worry about their future. But are we really the ones who should be afraid of things to come? The first thing that came to my mind on Friday morning was that frame from an old French comic book in which […]