Many Hungarians know vast details of of their own country's history (or a version of it). Sadly, in my experience, most know but little...

Christ, the Gospels say, is to return like a "thief in the night" - Pope Francis is currently planning something similar, but in broad...

KesterRester - Time Up for Perspectives Budapest Photo: A Danube pleasure boat at the end of a U-turn - which was somehow symbolic of the...

Beware Les Femmes fatales blondes (des billets) in L'viv Ukraine - Especially in Hot Pants Photo - Tanya Rides the Tram - Alias L’viv...

Photos: (Left to Right) Hungarian PM József Antall, Czechoslovak President Václav Havel and Romanian President Ion Illiescu. Photos from...

A short piece of good news for the day from the world of conservation. Photo: Lockdown's nearly over for one fish! László Berzi-Nagy,...

Infections are down, Vaccinations are up - but with the exception of tiny Gibraltar, Hungary Tops Global Covid Death Rate It's party time...

Photo: Not to Miss out on the Government-mandated Positivity, the District XII Paper (controlled by a Fidesz council) Headline Shouts:...

​ Photo: Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian Prime Minister: "We are working, the task force is also working. And by this evening, according to...

József Kardos attended the inaugural meeting of Fidesz - an acronym for Alliance of Young Democrats - on 30th March, 1988. He signed up...

Prime Minister Orbán, Friday state radio interview: Healthcare reserves “don't look bad” - with 10,000 plus hospital beds and 1,700...

Continuing our look at Sir Bryan's diplomatic memories in his webinar on March 10 (see post March 18) - hosted by Bradford University and...

Former British Ambassador to Budapest and Moscow, Sir Bryan Cartledge - long free from Diplomatic Shackles - Talks from Gorbachov via...

And Now - 1.3m inoculated - deaths top 17,000 as hospitals struggle with 9,000 Covid patients Photo: 32 years ago today, Hungarians...

Controversy rages over vaccination programme as infections hit new daily record of 7,200 plus Vaccinations Going Well! The photo...

​PM Orbán warns country is facing "toughest two weeks of the pandemic" - urges public to register for inocculation Above: A screen shot...

Could it be English? Russian? Mandarin? Arabic? Or a Tongue yet More Exotic? ​Table: A section of the table revealing the numbers of...

The problem with public surveys - as illustrated by so perfectly by Sir Humphrey Photo: Another scene from Yes, Prime Minister. A gaping...

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...

"I know this is a difficult concept to get across to a politician." Sir Humphrey (played by the late, South African-born Sir Nigel...