· January, 2006

Stories about Poland from January, 2006

Poland: Tragedy at Katowice

the beatroot reports on the tragic collapse of a roof in Katowice, Poland in which over 60 people have died. Their reporting continues with a look at whether or not...

30 January 2006

We Love Cooking!

#1: All Indian food does NOT taste the same! From the UK, We all live downstream explains this popular belief that find its roots in the lack of adventurous spirit...

28 January 2006

Poland: Blood-Sucking Parasites

the beatroot reports that alternative medicines like the use of leeches is on the rise in Poland and that alongside the growing popularity of these treatments is a rise in...

26 January 2006

Poland: Rural Parties Get a Shot

the beatroot reports that political parties representing the rural and impoverished east of the country are beginning to call the shots in the lower house of parliament.

26 January 2006

Poland: Highly Paid Poles

Bialynia says that highly paid Poles are invading the British Isles. Since Poland joined the EU, many Polish footballers have found it much easier to play in the Premiership and...

26 January 2006

Poland: New Jerseys

p3 reports on the new jerseys for the Polish national soccer/football team. These new jerseys incorporate more than just the colors of the national flag to give players a bit...

25 January 2006

Poland: Acceptable Discrimination

the beatroot, in commenting on a travel guide for the fictional country of Molvania, takes issue with the failure of political correctness to extend to central and east Europeans.

23 January 2006

Poland: Plumber Sacked

the beatroot reports that the brains behind the wildly successful “Polish Plumber” ad campaign has been fired by the new government.

19 January 2006

Poland: Halal Butchers

the beatroot reports that the UK, facing a shortage of halal butchers, is seeking them through advertising to Poland's small Muslim community.

9 January 2006

Poland: Purges

the beatroot reports on the new Polish government's recall of 10 ambassadors as part of a purge of officials with connections to the communist-era security services or the Communist Party.

5 January 2006

Poland: Satan Offensive

the beatroot reports on a case in Polish courts in which a television producer is facing charges connected to a 2004 broadcast of a concert by Norwegian metal band Gorgoroth...

5 January 2006