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...
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Konrad Szuminski
Aug 103 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
Jul 175 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
May 224 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
Mar 44 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
Feb 205 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 64 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
Jan 134 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 34 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 15 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
Dec 16, 20234 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
Nov 27, 20236 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 17, 20233 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 13, 20234 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
Oct 18, 20234 min read
Polish Election Shakes the Sejm: Kingmakers, New Faces, and a Grand Coalition
The results are in, Poland’s electoral commission (PKW) confirms that the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) are the largest Party,...
Konrad Szuminski
Oct 15, 20234 min read
Polish elections: a nation at a crossroads
Earlier this year, I covered the Warsaw marches that took place on the 4th of June, illustrating the passion for change in Poland. On...
Konrad Szuminski
Oct 5, 20233 min read
The dismemberment of HS2 and the end of Tory rule?
High-Speed 2 (HS2), the high-speed rail network connecting major cities in the United Kingdom, has been a contentious project that has...
Konrad Szuminski
Sep 28, 20233 min read
The Visegrad Group: Rebels in the EU bloc
On the 15th of February 1991, the Visegrad Group was born at a meeting between the President of Poland, Lech Walesa, the President of...
Konrad Szuminski
Sep 14, 20233 min read
The Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election - All or nothing for Starmer's Labour?
On Tuesday the 15th of August, I attended a Labour Party event at the Rutherglen town hall, attended by Sir Keir Starmer and the leader...
Konrad Szuminski
Jul 18, 20234 min read
Global Wagner: Prigozhin's blood-soaked network uncovered
Following the dramatic events beginning on the 23rd of June, which saw Wagner Group’s mutiny shake the red-brick and ornate marble of the...
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