Kester Eddy3 days ago4 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...
Kester EddyFeb 164 minBudapest Exiles - Rugby Boys (and Girls) - Burpee for the Homeless What is a burpee, you might ask? Up until last Thursday, I certainly did. Indeed, grammatically, is one allowed to burpee? Can it be a...
Kester EddyFeb 145 minHungary: Coronavirus News – Just When Does Government 'Spin' Become Government Lies?"I know this is a difficult concept to get across to a politician." Sir Humphrey (played by the late, South African-born Sir Nigel...
Kester EddyFeb 74 minHungary: Covid-19 deaths pass 13,000 – Infection Rate Shows This Ain't Going Away SoonExperts (at least in English) frequently speak of the need to “flatten the curve” regarding infections – just not this way - as the...
Kester EddyFeb 23 minHungary Headlines - 28 Years Ago This Week - Judit Polgár to Take on Boris SpasskyBudapest Week, Jan 23 - Feb 3, 1993, Page 2, Featured this Inspiring story (Apologies re photo quailty, which makes her look like a...
Kester EddyJan 245 minSzijjártó says Russian vaccine will inoculate 1m citizens – OK, except the bit missing is - when?Oh - and also the small detail of - how much? Photo: The illustration on the government website to the post on Minister Szijjártó's...
Kester EddyJan 192 min Hungary's Most Unknown Famous Son He's no longer as renowned in the west today as in 1992 (when I originally penned this), but arguably this powerful...
Kester EddyJan 173 minCoronavirus: Hungary is Past Second-Wave Peak – But EU Vaccine Deliveries "too Slow" - PMO leader Hungary has come through the worst of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Gergely Gulyás, head of the Prime Minister's Office,...
Kester EddyJan 142 min A Best Bud Week Blast from the PastSomeone asked me for a copy of an old Budapest Week yesterday. Any issue, he said. I had a bagfull in one of my (other) junk rooms. I put...
Kester EddyDec 27, 20203 minCoronavirus: Latest Figures Raise Hopes - And Continue to Sow DoubtsThe much heralded arrival of usable vaccine – courtesy of the European Union and Brussels Bureaucracy, no less – together with the latest...
