Przemek Skwirczynski is an economist, banker, and a Conservative
Poland positions itself as a key Trump ally
While most European leaders hold their noses and grimace at the very thought of a Donald Trump presidency, those in Poland are taking a more sober, and even supportive, stance at the prospect of Trump emerging victorious
- 6 October 2016
Prominent Polish MP: Poland's duty is to defend the Cross, not the Crescent
A report from Poland about Islam and Europe says much about Poland and Europe. This is an unedited article from a Polish contributor.
- 2 August 2016
Poland back on her feet?
Poland's new government is socially conservative and eurosceptic, something which makes the European elites nervous to say the least. But Poland needs a new start, and the Law and Justice Party has a massive popular mandate
- 5 November 2015
Poles won't strike in London, and don't feel undervalued
Combine the media lull in the silly season with a pinch of Guardian tin pot lefty ideology and you understand what Thursday's proposed strike by Poles (against Tory and UKIP oppression!) in Britain is all about: it's about nothing; it's a hoax; there won't be a strike
- 18 August 2015
Why UKIP is better for immigrants than Labour or the Tories
The mainstream media that has portrayed UKIP as anti-immigrant has spectacularly missed the point. UKIP offers real hope to immigrants in a way that Conservatives and Labour can't understand. Whatever you have heard, many love UKIP's Euroscepticism too, and for good reason
- 2 May 2015
Tooting View: Solidarity from Lodz to London
Poles in London are significantly aligned with the political Right. That is one reason why UKIP is going to do so well in the May general election, says UKIP candidate for Tooting Przemek Skwirczynski
- 6 January 2015
Tooting View: Labour’s rule in London is up
Labour's rule in London is over because UKIP has more in common with ordinary Labour voters than the out of touch metropolitan elite that runs their party. Next May, UKIP will bury Labour's hopes
- 29 December 2014
Tooting View: Labour's Sadiq Khan should run for Mayor
Sadiq Khan would make a great Labour candidate for the Mayor of London. He should drop his fight for Tooting at the general election, and leave the constituency to UKIP
- 14 December 2014
Tooting View: UKIP becoming the party for Catholics
The Catholic vote used to be Labour territory. But UKIP -- with the backing of one in seven UK Catholics -- is encroaching here as in so many areas. We have a Eurosceptic Pope, and people are taking note
- 1 December 2014
Tooting View: We're back to racism smears against UKIP
Chuka Umunna's race smear against UKIP is quite extraordinary given the UKIP candidates Labour is up against in south London. But what else is new in the mainstream campaign against UKIP?
- 26 November 2014
Tooting View: NHS is safe only with UKIP
Whatever you may have heard, the truth is that UKIP stands up for the NHS like no other major party in Britain. If the NHS is your priority don't vote Labour, vote UKIP
- 17 November 2014
Tooting View: The jilted religious voter
UKIP could be poised to take the religious vote. If the lessons from Tooting are anything to go by, there are a lot of people out there who are not being properly represented by the established parties
- 11 November 2014
Tooting at Labour's class-war mansion tax
The mansion tax punishes Londoners who may not necessarily be truly well off. Labour is pushing one as a populist class-war policy designed only to benefit Labour’s hopeless struggle to win back its core voter base up North
- 6 November 2014
Open letter: UKIP gets serious on shale, serious on UK interests
UKIP was once branded, and smeared, as the party of "Little Englanders". No more. This open letter shows that, ahead of the 2015 elections, UKIP is the most forward-looking, internationalist party that Britain has
- 27 August 2014
UKIP gets Tories to go Polish on gas, to all our benefit
UKIP and its Polish allies are breaking new ground, almost literally. The UK and Poland should be pushing for more cooperation on shale gas, and energy security generally. A beautiful friendship is born
- 30 June 2014
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