Posts Tagged ‘Poland’

Quote of the day

“Plane ticket to England – £70.  Accommodation - £56. Abortion in a public clinic – £0.  Relief after a procedure carried out in decent conditions – priceless.”
- the Mastercard-mimicking advert from a feminist organisation in Poland, who have been accused of promoting ‘abortion tourism’ by encouraging women to travel to Britain to have terminations on the NHS.  [...]

Why the Daily Mail would be a hit in Poland

Dear Donald Tusk,
As Prime Minister of Poland you probably aren’t used to causing a stir in the British media but the recent passing of a law making it compulsory for paedophiles convicted of raping children under the age of 15 years or a close relative to undergo chemical castration on their release from prison has done [...]

More Conservative anger at homophobic slurs

IN THE RED CORNER: A row has been sparked by a short video clip available online dated July 2000, in which Michal Kaminski (pictured above), leader of the European Conservatives and Reformists and a member of Poland’s Law and Justice Party, uses the word “pedal” to refer to gay rights campaigners in a TV interview. This [...]

Gay rights supporters must learn when to keep quiet

Dear Steve Williams,
As a British ambassador to a foreign country, I would have thought that you would understand the importance of tact, restraint and diplomacy.  I was wrong.  You have now become the second ambassador within a week to invoke international condemnation for your support for gay rights marches in other countries, and I am absolutely [...]