James Thomson

James Thomson

James Thomson is a British editor and travel writer who has been based in Slovakia for more than 10 years. He started working with The Slovak Spectator in 2008, when he wrote the 14th edition of the Spectacular Slovakia travel guide. He has also lived and worked in Austria, Australia, Britain and New Zealand. He teaches undergraduate courses on news and information, 20th-century European history and modern China.


List of author's articles, page 2

People in Kyiv standing in front of a block of flats destroyed in an air strike.
Like it or not, Trump had a point about countries like Slovakia.
Ukrainian forces during military exercise.
The parallels between Russia’s approach to Ukraine and Hitler’s to Czechoslovakia in 1938 are uncanny.
One legacy of my mum's lockdown was the beautiful garden that I could enjoy during my summer in England.
There is no moral to this tale, other than to cherish those you love.
Our capacity for indignation – or compassion – seems exhausted just when we need it most.
The conspiracy magazine ZEM & VEK.
Should we pity or fear those who see the world through the distorting lens of the conspiracy media?
GP Maroš Žilinka in parliament.
After a deceptively serene transition last year, the heartbreak has resumed.
Bratislava airport.
The coronavirus, like the 9/11 hijackers, has excelled its forerunners in sheer deviousness.
Marian Kocner and his lawyer at the Supreme Court
Overturning not-guilty verdicts, especially in cases as emotive as the Kuciak murder trial, is a very bad idea.
Springtime in the Slovak countryside.
A change in the weather and – finally! – a lifting of restrictions prompts James Thomson to take his chances in the Slovak countryside.
Why are Slovaks still dying in horrific numbers from a preventable disease?
PM Igor Matovič
What Slovak politicians mean when they say sebareflexia.
Russel Lunday
A good friend of The Slovak Spectator passed away on Sunday.
Banská Bystrica
Does anyone understand Slovakia’s pandemic rules any more?
Igor Matovič celebration his election victory on March 1, 2020.
How much of the present will be intelligible through the kaleidoscopic lens of digital media in just a few years – or even months?
A vaccine would be nice. But a state that inspires trust would be the gift that keeps on giving.
Dobroslav Trnka (left) and Jozef Čentéš (right), the candidate who was eventually selected by MPs in 2011, never got to take up the post because the then president, Ivan Gašparovič refused to appoint him for reasons that were never clearly explained.
There are uncanny echoes today of Slovakia’s agonies over its choice of chief prosecutor ten years ago.
The second US presidential debate.
Americans’ choice of president on November 3 will affect Slovaks too.
The switch to the euro has helped upgrade Slovakia's ratings.
Slovakia will get about €7.5 billion – but for what?
Foreigners’ Police department in Bratislava
Unable or unwilling to travel abroad this summer? Why not enjoy an excursion to the Foreigners’ Police, where a full day (at least) of excitement awaits!
Speaker of Parliament Boris Kollár holds a press briefing on June 23, 2020, in Bratislava, explaining his plagiarism.
The behaviour on display in the latest plagiarism scandal is mirrored by that of some educational institutions too.
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