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Andy Street - Will The Proper Conservative Please Stand Up
Whilst the Labour Government is being hounded from outside and torn apart from inside, the Tories, who should surely be revelling in such red dismay, are largely excluded from the debate; all heads are turning, whether it’s mainstream media or twitter bubbles, to what Reform have to say. Farage has been bullying the Tories for longer than I can remember, but this is the first time that he and his party of charlatans is squatting in the centre-right voter base that the Tories
Konrad Szuminski
Dec 30, 20255 min read


Burnham: Labour’s Knight in Shining Armour?
One of the newest episodes of the revived TV show Spitting Image , a stalwart of 1990s political commentary, made a parody of Home Alone . Instead of Kevin, it was Keir being left in Downing Street all by himself. The goons were replaced by Nigel Farage trying to break in. To be fair, he might have been coming to take a look at his next gaff. The episode asked a powerful question. How is it that a Prime Minister, elected with a landslide, is now a mockery, polling as the mo
Konrad Szuminski
Dec 20, 20255 min read


Polish Presidential Election - First Round Has Swung Left, And Then Hard Right
Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion On the 18th of May, the first round of the Polish Presidential election delivered anything but a...
Konrad Szuminski
Jun 2, 20254 min read


Trident, its Washington Weakness, and the Coming Nuclear Free-For-All
Since 1952, the United Kingdom has possessed a nuclear deterrent, and the current format of ‘Continuous at sea deterrence’ (CASD) has...
Konrad Szuminski
Apr 23, 20254 min read


Climax - The Race For The Presidential Palace Is On
Since June 2023, I have covered Polish politics for Europinion, beginning with the June 4th protests . Since then, Donald Tusk has...
Konrad Szuminski
Dec 29, 20245 min read


Endgame - Trump's Peace Plan and its Many Conflictions
The sweeping victory of Donald Trump in the US election, taking all 7 swing states and the popular vote against US Vice-President Kamala...
Konrad Szuminski
Dec 5, 20245 min read


The 13 keys to the White House
In 1981 Allan Lichtman, an American historian of some renown, got together with a Russian geologist (of all people) named Vladimir...
Konrad Szuminski
Sep 28, 20246 min read


Godzina W - By Konrad Szuminski
Godzina W (Hour W) was the codename for 5pm, on the 1st of August 1944. 80 years ago, on that day, and on that hour, the Polish...
Konrad Szuminski
Aug 10, 20243 min read


Here's How Secret Service Protection Operates
Following the assassination attempt on Former US President Donald Trump, who was speaking at a open-air rally in Butler (Pennsylvania) on...
Konrad Szuminski
Jul 17, 20245 min read


The 6 steps to Keir Starmer’s red heaven
As the election year flies by, Sir Keir Starmer, having donned his spectacles in recent PMQs and interviews, is evidently feeling Prime...
Konrad Szuminski
May 22, 20244 min read


The POV: Robert F. Kennedy
Not since Teddy Roosevelt, Former President of the United States (1901-1909) and cousin to a future President (FDR), has there been a...
Konrad Szuminski
Mar 4, 20244 min read


The POV: SNP Leader Humza Yousaf
With the Scottish National Party facing internal crisis, investigation and the Covid inquiry, it is fair to say that Humza Yousaf’s...
Konrad Szuminski
Feb 20, 20245 min read


Right-Wing Uproar in Poland: Convictions of Ex-Ministers Kaminski and Wasik Reveal Deep Divide
Since June 2023, I have spoken about the importance of a strong mandate for the New Government in Poland, to settle the division and...
Konrad Szuminski
Feb 6, 20244 min read


The POV: France's New PM Gabriel Attal
Following months of protests on the streets of Paris in response to pension reforms and instances of violence, such as the shooting of...
Konrad Szuminski
Jan 13, 20244 min read


Tusk's Return to Polish Premiership: Filibuster, Full Cinemas and an Iron Fist
In one of my previous articles, I covered the October 15th Polish election and its consequences for Poland and the wider European...
Konrad Szuminski
Jan 3, 20244 min read


Putin’s End of Year Speech: Peace Will Come When I Win
On the 14th December 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for an annual end-of-year press conference after a year's hiatus...
Konrad Szuminski
Jan 1, 20245 min read


Geert Wilders' Triumph Is A Hammer Blow to the EU
On the 22nd of November, the Netherlands elected 150 members of their House of Representatives following the collapse of Mark Rutte's...
Konrad Szuminski
Dec 16, 20234 min read


The POV: Dominic Cummings
As the Covid Inquiry continues to reveal the horrifying level of Government incompetence, mismanagement and toxic infighting during the...
Konrad Szuminski
Nov 27, 20236 min read


Nigel Farage, Future Tory Leader?
It is probably an understatement to say that Tories are in a bit of a pickle. The losses in the Tamworth and Mid-Bedfordshire...
Konrad Szuminski
Nov 17, 20233 min read


The Ukrainian Grain Crisis
As President Zelensky took the stage at the United Nations, accusing Russia of weaponising food prices and arguing that neighbouring...
Konrad Szuminski
Nov 13, 20234 min read
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