Britain is a sensible democracy – or is it?
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Read moreDetailsTomasz is a Polish freelance journalist with a MA in Czech Studies and Central and Eastern European Studies from the University of Glasgow. His main fields of interest are politics (Polish and British), culture, and road transport – he also drives trucks himself and loves it.
He is a regular columnist for Czech language portal Britské Listy and he co-hosted an English language podcast "You are not so great, Britain".
After spending 17 years in Scotland, he is now living in Helsinki.
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Read moreDetailsMany remote communities in Scotland consider the motorhome community to be freeloaders. Are they right?
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Read moreDetailsSelf-driving cars promise a revolution, but they may worsen congestion, fail on tough roads, and raise troubling ethical dilemmas
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