21. 4. 2006 / Jan Čulík
Czech political activist Petr Cibulka was given a suspended sentence April 5 of six months imprisonment for "having committed the criminal offence of slander," according to a controversial article ...
22. 3. 2006 / Jan Čulík
In a recent British TV interview, when a journalist suggested to Tony Blair that he was "a Christian socialist, basically" the prime minister shrugged off the label, saying, "It's a long time s...
21. 2. 2006 / Jan Čulík
Education remains at the forefront of successful economic development, and education in the English language has long been an essential component. But a new study published by the British Cou...
24. 1. 2006 / Jan Čulík
Several activists have published yet another open letter protesting what they call the "totalitarian tendencies" of the current Czech government.
2. 1. 2006 / Jan Čulík
Will there be time, in 2006, for a new look at the most recent Czech political history? Revolutions create their own myths. But I've been receiving evidence from readers that seems to show t...
14. 12. 2005 / Jan Čulík
A colleague of mine recently visited the Czech Republic, and went out for dinner in Pardubice with her friends and family. In the middle of their meal, the waitress excitedly interrup...
15. 11. 2005 / Jan Čulík
Do you remember the situation in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina? In an article in Britské listy, I criticized Tomáš Jeník for writing in Lidové noviny that the violent looters in New O...
24. 10. 2005 / Jan Čulík
"Within the EU, the Czech Republic belongs to the countries with the highest levels of corruption," says the latest report published by Transparency International. On a list of 159 countries,...
3. 10. 2005 / Jan Čulík
"Whatever you do in the Czech Republic, never get entangled with the local judiciary," a top British businessman operating in the Czech Republic warned his colleagues at a recent Czech Business Day...
12. 9. 2005 / Jan Čulík
Gasoline prices in the United Kingdom have now broken through the barrier of 1 (Kč 43/