“I stared at the screen for a long time to see if it might be a double or a deep fake because I did not expect such a downgrade of the role of President of the Republic. Especially after all the mockery of Pahor by her voters. Who, let’s admit it, remained statesmanlike throughout his …
Nataša Pirc Musar Has Downgraded The Presidential Role Right At The Start Read More »
As we mark the transition from Autumn to Winter on our calendars, we know that we are well into the Christmas season. And anyway, you would not need to look at the calendar to know that. The decorations in our villages and towns, the Christmas markets, the smell of mulled wine, the concerts, and the …
In the spring, shortly after the elections to the National Assembly, the Prime Minister announced a new era in Slovenian politics. With him would come the “era without godfathers from the background,” to paraphrase the headline of one of the main transitional media outlets. The headline, of course, lacked an explanation – the godfathers will …
We cannot claim that the current government did not warn us in advance that it would cut everyone’s salaries. In the pre-election debates, Golob already clearly announced that he would destroy Janša’s amendment to the Income Tax Act, which promised to significantly lower the labour tax burden for all employees, from the poorest to the …
How The Media Are Gradually Making Us Accept Lower Wages Read More »
The basic political platform of the Freedom Movement party (Gibanje Svoboda) is “freedom from the anti-covid measures.” The essence of the convincing victory, apart from the demonisation of Janša and the ferocious polarisation, was to make people feel that they were being wronged during the epidemic – not allowed to go for a coffee, not …
They Promised Us Freedom, But Instead, We Got Repression Read More »
The 26th of December marks an event that is considered to be a landmark and unique in the history of the Slovenian nation because we wrote our own judgment at that time. On the 26th of December 1990, the result of the plebiscite on independence was announced, in which Slovenians voted FOR a free and …
Dr Jože Pučnik 32 Years Ago: “Yugoslavia Is No More. Now, It Is About Slovenia!” Read More »
The narcissistic outburst of the Speaker of the National Assembly at Friday’s celebration of Independence and Unity Day, which is apparently becoming a tradition for her, almost made us forget about the most important speech of the evening. The nation was addressed by Prime Minister Robert Golob, and his unusual remarks about the successful performance …
While Robert Golob’s government is engaged in reorganisation, which also includes the establishment of a strategic council for nutrition under the Prime Minister, it is forgetting to take care of people’s public health. Infections with covid-19 continue to rage, and judging by government communication, it seems as if covid-19 has disappeared. But infections are increasing …
Slovenia: The coronavirus continues to rage, while the government threatens doctors Read More »
Today, the District Court in Kranj heard a claim for damages in which the President of the Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka – SDS) and former Prime Minister Janez Janša is seeking 900,000 euros in damages from the former prosecutors and judges who tried the Patria case. The Court will first decide on the …
On the 23rd of December 1990, the Slovenian people decided on the possible separation from the former common state of Yugoslavia and the forming of our own independent Slovenia. At the plebiscite, when asked, “Should the Republic of Slovenia become an independent and sovereign state?” 95 percent of the electorate, or 88.5 percent of all …
Borut Pahor has bid us farewell as President of the Republic. The first, and perhaps at least for one generation, the last President of the Republic who really tried to be the President of all Slovenians. As he stressed in his latest address at the beginning of the annual report of the President of the …
When the comrades not only talk, but embark on reforms, then it is necessary to hold on to the wallets. And when you know that there is no voice of common sense in the coalition, but a socialist consensus, and any differences in the general consensus are only cosmetic, the Levica party will have a …
