Politoblog

This inaugural episode sees Aria Guevara, Jonah Zijlma, Daria Khannolainen, Friso van der Vijgh and Greta Scott discussing the appropriately ambitious topic of migration in the Czech Republic, and Europe more broadly. Come for the serious discussion, stay for the tips on how to advertise your venereal disease! The episode was recorded on the 25th of October 2021 at the Radio and Television Laboratory in Prague.

In this second episode of The Common Room, Beatrice Giovannoni, Greta Scott and Aria Guevara discuss sexism in Europe. Does sexism really start in the home? To what extent does institutional sexism still exist in Europe, and what policies can we adopt to tackle it? And what are Daddy Months, and do they work? All this and more in this week's podcast. This episode was recorded on the 15th of November 2021 at the Radio and Television Laboratory in Prague.

In October 2021, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released approximately 12 million documents leaked from 14 law firms and offshore trust companies. Known as the Pandora Papers , these documents revealed the financial dealings of hundreds of high-profile politicians, business leaders, and celebrities worldwide, including prominent politicians such as President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš of Czechia, and Abdullah II, King of Jordan. The documents exposed secretive purchases of real estate, artwork, and other items acquired with the help of trust companies in offshore tax havens.  The UK: a long line of corruption scandals In a rather embarrassing turn of events, the UK is at “ the heart of the scandal ” revealed by the Pandora Papers, and even has the honour of being in Transparency International’s list of ten countries which urgently need to act in light of recent revelations. The UK’s implication in the Pandora Papers is t...