Strong Party – Peter Geoghegan

Kosovo’s ‘Strong Party’ backs most everything – but dull politics

By peterPosted on 7th January 2014Posted in Balkans, Christian Science Monitor, KosovoTagged Kosovo, Strong Party

A bold new political platform is arriving in tiny Kosovo: Corruption should be legalized and serious diseases outlawed. A Formula One racing track should be built around Kosovo’s capital, Pristina. Urinals should be installed in the foyer of every public building in the city. These are just some of the policies proposed by a new, tongue-in-cheek politics […]

Kosovo Cries Out for Change

By peterPosted on 7th January 2014Posted in Balkans, Kosovo, ScotsmanTagged Balkans, Kosovo, Scotsman, Strong Party

Kosovo is crying out for change, writes Peter Geoghegan, and, increasingly disillusioned with the political system, voters have turned to electing a comedian to office. Are comedians the political voices for the apathetic generation? If the reaction to Russell Brand’s recent decrees is anything to go by, they could well be. But while Brand was […]