Kester Eddy11 hours ago9 minGyula Horn: "The Shears that Cut the Iron Curtain weren't Sharp Enough."The Foreign Minister who cut the Iron Curtain, the Socialist Prime Minster who privatised the economy, the Communist Militia Man who...
Kester Eddy4 days ago4 minHeroes' Square, Budapest, 16 June, 1989 - A Memorial Day Changed Forever by Political OpportunismThe day meant to honour the memory of executed 1956 PM Imre Nagy and other victims of the 1956 Revolution is remembered for a young,...
Kester EddyJun 95 minThe Tragedy of Lidice, a Czechoslovak Village, June 10, 1942Many Hungarians know vast details of of their own country's history (or a version of it). Sadly, in my experience, most know but little...
Kester EddyJun 64 minIs Hungary's "Christian" Government Doomed to Suffer some Holy Karma - courtesy of Pope Francis? Christ, the Gospels say, is to return like a "thief in the night" - Pope Francis is currently planning something similar, but in broad...
Kester EddyJun 46 minSundown Cruise on the Danube - UpdatedKesterRester - Time Up for Perspectives Budapest Photo: A Danube pleasure boat at the end of a U-turn - which was somehow symbolic of the...
Kester EddyJun 18 min Our Day in L’viv, and how my Son Nailed a FraudsterBeware Les Femmes fatales blondes (des billets) in L'viv Ukraine - Especially in Hot Pants Photo - Tanya Rides the Tram - Alias L’viv...
Kester EddyMay 25 minAntall, Havel, Iliescu Face Listeners' Questions on BBC World Service - plus the "Slovenian Gandhi"Photos: (Left to Right) Hungarian PM József Antall, Czechoslovak President Václav Havel and Romanian President Ion Illiescu. Photos from...
Kester EddyApr 263 minRomania Offers Lifeline to Sturgeon - Bans Fishing and Sale of Wild Sturgeon Fish and Fish ProductsA short piece of good news for the day from the world of conservation. Photo: Lockdown's nearly over for one fish! László Berzi-Nagy,...
Kester EddyApr 253 minSummer's (almost) In - Lockdown's Eased - and we Love it! But will there be a Price to Pay?Infections are down, Vaccinations are up - but with the exception of tiny Gibraltar, Hungary Tops Global Covid Death Rate It's party time...
Kester EddyApr 184 minHungary Prepares to Relax Lockdown Rules as Week's Deaths Hit Record 1,767 to Surpass 25,000Photo: Not to Miss out on the Government-mandated Positivity, the District XII Paper (controlled by a Fidesz council) Headline Shouts:...
Kester EddyApr 44 minCoronavirus: After Deaths Top 300 in one day - Is there Light at the end of the Covid Tunnel? Photo: Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian Prime Minister: "We are working, the task force is also working. And by this evening, according to...
Kester EddyMar 3011 minThe Dissidents' Dissident - on the 33rd Anniversary of the Foundation of Fidesz, one Founder LamentsJózsef Kardos attended the inaugural meeting of Fidesz - an acronym for Alliance of Young Democrats - on 30th March, 1988. He signed up...
Kester EddyMar 284 minOrbán confident of “free summer” as Covid infections break records and deaths set to top 20,000Prime Minister Orbán, Friday state radio interview: Healthcare reserves “don't look bad” - with 10,000 plus hospital beds and 1,700...
Kester EddyMar 236 min“Hungary! Hungary? How Boring!” - PM Margaret Thatcher, cited by Sir Bryan Cartledge Continuing our look at Sir Bryan's diplomatic memories in his webinar on March 10 (see post March 18) - hosted by Bradford University and...
Kester EddyMar 187 minPutin's Russia - “an entirely power-focused regime, with a dash of sheer gangsterism thrown in..."Former British Ambassador to Budapest and Moscow, Sir Bryan Cartledge - long free from Diplomatic Shackles - Talks from Gorbachov via...
Kester EddyMar 152 minThen - 15th March, 1989 - Protest Commemoration on the Danube Embankment (Március 15 tér) And Now - 1.3m inoculated - deaths top 17,000 as hospitals struggle with 9,000 Covid patients Photo: 32 years ago today, Hungarians...
Kester EddyMar 75 minVaccinations are Going Well Says Govt – While Independent Websites Speak of Inoculation "Chaos"Controversy rages over vaccination programme as infections hit new daily record of 7,200 plus Vaccinations Going Well! The photo...
Kester EddyFeb 283 minInfection Rates Surge above 4,600 a Day, with Deaths Set to Top 15,000 PM Orbán warns country is facing "toughest two weeks of the pandemic" - urges public to register for inocculation Above: A screen shot...
Kester EddyFeb 215 minThe Most Failed Language Exam in Hungary - The Sciver's Trap Could it be English? Russian? Mandarin? Arabic? Or a Tongue yet More Exotic? Table: A section of the table revealing the numbers of...
Kester EddyFeb 185 minHungary's 2nd "National Consultation" Questions Reveal it is a Nonsensical, Expensive Sham The problem with public surveys - as illustrated by so perfectly by Sir Humphrey Photo: Another scene from Yes, Prime Minister. A gaping...
