‘At the mercy of psychopaths’: Palfreeman interviewed
I’m still Jock Nobody to the Australian authorities, complains Jock Palfreeman, despite the recent publication of a book documenting his
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Perspectives
weekly Editorial, blogs, opinion from TSG team and readers, Bill Drysdale on ‘My Bulgaria’; Analysis – from team, VOA, NENN; full texts of significant statements, speeches and media statements by Government and non-government organisations.
Of Thatcher and time
Tributes/criticism to Mrs Thatcher have been lined up for many years. Many initially opposed her but time has perhaps been
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Russia Watch: Russia loses Cyprus
Russia suffered a major defeat last week. And no one noticed. But the setback was so striking that President Vladimir
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Cyprus poses fresh euro crisis as EU questions Russian investment
Political leaders in Cyprus appear to have abandoned plans for a one-off levy on bank deposits in return for a
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Review: Bulgarian television makes a brave start to telling the story of those who defied the Holocaust
Imagine a continent that stood by or actively helped or actively campaigned for the mass murder of six million of
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Hungary: The devil in the details
There has been a barrage of English-language communications from the government since this case put Hungary back on the news
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Of golf, and money for jam
With the huge amount of money up for grabs by top golf professionals these days – case in point the
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Bulgaria’s May 2013 elections: Predictable unpredictability
Going by recent polls, it is an open question whether the results of Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 national parliamentary elections
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Russia Watch: Azeri wolves in Iranian sheep’s clothing?
Iran faces political population bomb: a young, growing and urbanized population that wants food – cheap and traditional. Iran’s population
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