As you (probably) know, I keep a sharp and vigilant eye on Romania and politics in this country. Although I have zero respect for Crin Antonescu, I was glad he went to England a few days ago to help lobby against the recent outpouring of hate towards Romanians (and Bulgarians) spearheaded by the UKIP in advance of the lifting of immigration restrictions in Britain at … Continue reading Ghost Writer
Yesterday was a bit of a banner day here in Unicorn City as a delegation from Rotherham, England (an official “sister city” of Cluj) as well as the prosaic British Ambassador to Romania, Martin Harris (who both has his own blog as well as an active presence on Twitter) were on hand to dedicate a British style call box (US: telephone booth) and thank many … Continue reading On Her Majesty’s Public Service
I’m starting to realize that it’s not just democracy that Romanians need some training on but also how to be a political party. It’s been obvious for years that the “majors” were horrifically inept on almost every level, even as an organization, with multiple broken alliances and members defecting to other parties. Now I see that the PCM and the Szekelers in the middle of … Continue reading Poor Execution on the Play
Well I told you that this year I was going to keep track of Aurelia Cristea this year and what she does (or doesn’t do) for Unicorn City now that she’s a member of parliament. So you can imagine my surprise when I turned on the news this morning and saw her face alongside the headline “USL MP has a million Euro house” (in Romanian … Continue reading How to make 250000 Euros in 5 seconds
Well as I’m sure you’ve heard, it’s been snowing lustily all over most parts of Romania, including here in magical Unicorn City, and looking out my window is now as pretty as a postcard. In fact, I believe it’s STILL snowing as I write this but because it’s the first snow of the season so far people are (mostly) taking it in stride, not panicking … Continue reading Snow and Politics
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