Rob Cameron
@bbcrobc.bsky.social
BBC Prague correspondent. Writing and reporting on Czech/Slovak stuff. May contain views.
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Pinned
Enough of experts
Parliament to host a meeting of Czech and Slovak conspiracy theorists
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Notorious peddlers of Covid disinfo meet in the Czech parliament today.
The star guest is Slovak orthopaedic surgeon & MP
Peter Kotlár, who says the pandemic was a global conspiracy.
He's now the Slovak govt special envoy for investigating the pandemic.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/enough-of-...
The star guest is Slovak orthopaedic surgeon & MP
Peter Kotlár, who says the pandemic was a global conspiracy.
He's now the Slovak govt special envoy for investigating the pandemic.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/enough-of-...
Notorious peddlers of Covid disinfo meet in the Czech parliament today.
The star guest is Slovak orthopaedic surgeon & MP
Peter Kotlár, who says the pandemic was a global conspiracy.
He's now the Slovak govt special envoy for investigating the pandemic.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/enough-of-...
The star guest is Slovak orthopaedic surgeon & MP
Peter Kotlár, who says the pandemic was a global conspiracy.
He's now the Slovak govt special envoy for investigating the pandemic.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/enough-of-...
Enough of experts
Parliament to host a meeting of Czech and Slovak conspiracy theorists
robjcameron.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Notorious peddlers of Covid disinfo meet in the Czech parliament today.
The star guest is Slovak orthopaedic surgeon & MP
Peter Kotlár, who says the pandemic was a global conspiracy.
He's now the Slovak govt special envoy for investigating the pandemic.
⬇️
robjcameron.substack.com/p/enough-of-...
The star guest is Slovak orthopaedic surgeon & MP
Peter Kotlár, who says the pandemic was a global conspiracy.
He's now the Slovak govt special envoy for investigating the pandemic.
⬇️
robjcameron.substack.com/p/enough-of-...
When conspiracy theorists are put in charge of public policy, the damage isn’t just theoretical.
New post on Peter Kotlár, Slovakia – and a warning for the Czech Republic.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/enough-of-...
New post on Peter Kotlár, Slovakia – and a warning for the Czech Republic.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/enough-of-...
Enough of experts
Parliament to host a meeting of Czech and Slovak conspiracy theorists
robjcameron.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:11 AM
When conspiracy theorists are put in charge of public policy, the damage isn’t just theoretical.
New post on Peter Kotlár, Slovakia – and a warning for the Czech Republic.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/enough-of-...
New post on Peter Kotlár, Slovakia – and a warning for the Czech Republic.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/enough-of-...
Six years on, Covid is back – not as a virus, but as politics.
New piece tomorrow.
New piece tomorrow.
January 22, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Six years on, Covid is back – not as a virus, but as politics.
New piece tomorrow.
New piece tomorrow.
Czechoslovak war heroes, anti-Communist resistance fighters, Jewish victims of the plague ...
Prague's graveyards are often chaotic places with many a mystery buried beneath.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/the-cold-h...
Prague's graveyards are often chaotic places with many a mystery buried beneath.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/the-cold-h...
January 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Czechoslovak war heroes, anti-Communist resistance fighters, Jewish victims of the plague ...
Prague's graveyards are often chaotic places with many a mystery buried beneath.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/the-cold-h...
Prague's graveyards are often chaotic places with many a mystery buried beneath.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/the-cold-h...
Did Margaret Thatcher really try to have a distant relative of Denis exhumed in Prague?
I wrote about this - and about the other unresolved stories lying in Prague’s lesser-known cemeteries.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/the-cold-h...
I wrote about this - and about the other unresolved stories lying in Prague’s lesser-known cemeteries.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/the-cold-h...
January 16, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Did Margaret Thatcher really try to have a distant relative of Denis exhumed in Prague?
I wrote about this - and about the other unresolved stories lying in Prague’s lesser-known cemeteries.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/the-cold-h...
I wrote about this - and about the other unresolved stories lying in Prague’s lesser-known cemeteries.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/the-cold-h...
The search for the headless corpses of resistance heroes.
A park built over Jewish graves.
And what happened to the body of the man who started the First World War?
Read on:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/the-cold-h...
A park built over Jewish graves.
And what happened to the body of the man who started the First World War?
Read on:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/the-cold-h...
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 AM
The search for the headless corpses of resistance heroes.
A park built over Jewish graves.
And what happened to the body of the man who started the First World War?
Read on:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/the-cold-h...
A park built over Jewish graves.
And what happened to the body of the man who started the First World War?
Read on:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/the-cold-h...
What lies buried in the cold hard ground?
New post coming tomorrow.
New post coming tomorrow.
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
What lies buried in the cold hard ground?
New post coming tomorrow.
New post coming tomorrow.
The word “dollar” traces its roots back to a silver-mining town in what is now the Czech Republic.
That history says more about Czech attitudes to money than most policy debates.
I wrote about it here:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
That history says more about Czech attitudes to money than most policy debates.
I wrote about it here:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
January 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The word “dollar” traces its roots back to a silver-mining town in what is now the Czech Republic.
That history says more about Czech attitudes to money than most policy debates.
I wrote about it here:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
That history says more about Czech attitudes to money than most policy debates.
I wrote about it here:
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
The Czech attitude to the euro now feels less like policy and more like political identity.
The government wants to change the constitution to keep the crown – forever.
New piece on why postponement became permanent – and why I’ve made my peace with the Kč.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
The government wants to change the constitution to keep the crown – forever.
New piece on why postponement became permanent – and why I’ve made my peace with the Kč.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
Crownland
Czechs cling to revered national currency
robjcameron.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:29 AM
The Czech attitude to the euro now feels less like policy and more like political identity.
The government wants to change the constitution to keep the crown – forever.
New piece on why postponement became permanent – and why I’ve made my peace with the Kč.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
The government wants to change the constitution to keep the crown – forever.
New piece on why postponement became permanent – and why I’ve made my peace with the Kč.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/crownland
After 20 years in the EU, euro postponement feels less like strategy and more like political identity.
New piece coming tomorrow.
New piece coming tomorrow.
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
After 20 years in the EU, euro postponement feels less like strategy and more like political identity.
New piece coming tomorrow.
New piece coming tomorrow.
PM Andrej Babis says his country will _not_ scrap the so-called 'Czech ammunition initiative' that has contributed greatly to keeping Ukraine's war effort going.
Czech taxpayers will no longer contribute to the scheme, but the country will keep its coordination role, he said.
x.com/AndrejBabis/...
Czech taxpayers will no longer contribute to the scheme, but the country will keep its coordination role, he said.
x.com/AndrejBabis/...
January 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
PM Andrej Babis says his country will _not_ scrap the so-called 'Czech ammunition initiative' that has contributed greatly to keeping Ukraine's war effort going.
Czech taxpayers will no longer contribute to the scheme, but the country will keep its coordination role, he said.
x.com/AndrejBabis/...
Czech taxpayers will no longer contribute to the scheme, but the country will keep its coordination role, he said.
x.com/AndrejBabis/...
Mukachevo/Мукачево/Munkács. It’s been in Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Kingdom of Hungary, Soviet Union and now Ukraine.
January 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Mukachevo/Мукачево/Munkács. It’s been in Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Kingdom of Hungary, Soviet Union and now Ukraine.
Reposted by Rob Cameron
For a good read on Central European stuff - sometimes fun, sometimes political, but always smart - subscribe to @bbcrobc.bsky.social 's substack!
This week’s post is about maps, memory and how borders are quietly weaponised - from Hungary to Russia.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/maps-matter
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/maps-matter
January 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
For a good read on Central European stuff - sometimes fun, sometimes political, but always smart - subscribe to @bbcrobc.bsky.social 's substack!
This week’s post is about maps, memory and how borders are quietly weaponised - from Hungary to Russia.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/maps-matter
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/maps-matter
January 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This week’s post is about maps, memory and how borders are quietly weaponised - from Hungary to Russia.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/maps-matter
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/maps-matter
There’s a map above my desk that once almost got me into trouble on live TV.
January 2, 2026 at 9:03 AM
There’s a map above my desk that once almost got me into trouble on live TV.
A small detail on an old map of Central Europe sent me down a historical rabbit hole.
More tomorrow morning.
More tomorrow morning.
January 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A small detail on an old map of Central Europe sent me down a historical rabbit hole.
More tomorrow morning.
More tomorrow morning.
Czechoslovakia's music censors accidentally created a parallel pop universe.
ABBA, the Bee Gees, Elton John ... re-recorded in Czech with entirely new lyrics.
YouTube is now the custodian of these musical treasures.
ABBA, the Bee Gees, Elton John ... re-recorded in Czech with entirely new lyrics.
YouTube is now the custodian of these musical treasures.
December 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Czechoslovakia's music censors accidentally created a parallel pop universe.
ABBA, the Bee Gees, Elton John ... re-recorded in Czech with entirely new lyrics.
YouTube is now the custodian of these musical treasures.
ABBA, the Bee Gees, Elton John ... re-recorded in Czech with entirely new lyrics.
YouTube is now the custodian of these musical treasures.
Do you have The Style of Čenda?
December 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Do you have The Style of Čenda?
They’re still at it, with no sign of a breakthrough.
Read what’s at stake - for Europe, for the Czech Republic, and for Ukraine.
And why European leaders like Andrej Babiš may find it ever harder to sit on the fence.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
Read what’s at stake - for Europe, for the Czech Republic, and for Ukraine.
And why European leaders like Andrej Babiš may find it ever harder to sit on the fence.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
December 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
They’re still at it, with no sign of a breakthrough.
Read what’s at stake - for Europe, for the Czech Republic, and for Ukraine.
And why European leaders like Andrej Babiš may find it ever harder to sit on the fence.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
Read what’s at stake - for Europe, for the Czech Republic, and for Ukraine.
And why European leaders like Andrej Babiš may find it ever harder to sit on the fence.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
EU summits are almost invariably called “crunch moments”.
This one, over Russian assets and Ukraine, really is.
I’ve written about Babiš, Brussels coffee breaks, and why the middle ground is slowly disappearing from European politics.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/pots-and-c...
This one, over Russian assets and Ukraine, really is.
I’ve written about Babiš, Brussels coffee breaks, and why the middle ground is slowly disappearing from European politics.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/pots-and-c...
December 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
EU summits are almost invariably called “crunch moments”.
This one, over Russian assets and Ukraine, really is.
I’ve written about Babiš, Brussels coffee breaks, and why the middle ground is slowly disappearing from European politics.
⬇️
robjcameron.substack.com/p/pots-and-c...
This one, over Russian assets and Ukraine, really is.
I’ve written about Babiš, Brussels coffee breaks, and why the middle ground is slowly disappearing from European politics.
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robjcameron.substack.com/p/pots-and-c...
At 71 and rich beyond dreams, Andrej Babiš could have spent the rest of his life playing golf.
Instead he's achieved a stunning political comeback.
Subscribe to my new Substack – Based in Bohemia – for regular insight on Czech politics and society.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/laws-and-s...
Instead he's achieved a stunning political comeback.
Subscribe to my new Substack – Based in Bohemia – for regular insight on Czech politics and society.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/laws-and-s...
December 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
At 71 and rich beyond dreams, Andrej Babiš could have spent the rest of his life playing golf.
Instead he's achieved a stunning political comeback.
Subscribe to my new Substack – Based in Bohemia – for regular insight on Czech politics and society.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/laws-and-s...
Instead he's achieved a stunning political comeback.
Subscribe to my new Substack – Based in Bohemia – for regular insight on Czech politics and society.
robjcameron.substack.com/p/laws-and-s...
“You should start a Substack,” they said.
“It’ll be fun,” they said.
“People will subscribe,” they said.
So I did.
It’s called Based in Bohemia, and the first post looks at Andrej Babiš’s vast business empire.
Give it a read. You might like it.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
“It’ll be fun,” they said.
“People will subscribe,” they said.
So I did.
It’s called Based in Bohemia, and the first post looks at Andrej Babiš’s vast business empire.
Give it a read. You might like it.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
December 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“You should start a Substack,” they said.
“It’ll be fun,” they said.
“People will subscribe,” they said.
So I did.
It’s called Based in Bohemia, and the first post looks at Andrej Babiš’s vast business empire.
Give it a read. You might like it.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
“It’ll be fun,” they said.
“People will subscribe,” they said.
So I did.
It’s called Based in Bohemia, and the first post looks at Andrej Babiš’s vast business empire.
Give it a read. You might like it.
open.substack.com/pub/robjcame...
Reposted by Rob Cameron
Oh to be a fly– or another kind of bug – on the wall of the emergency Starmer, Zelensky, Merz and Macron meeting in London tomorrow. European leaders have been obsequious about Trump’s zigzags in public; but much more honest in private if last week’s leak to Der Spiegel can be believed. 1/
December 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Oh to be a fly– or another kind of bug – on the wall of the emergency Starmer, Zelensky, Merz and Macron meeting in London tomorrow. European leaders have been obsequious about Trump’s zigzags in public; but much more honest in private if last week’s leak to Der Spiegel can be believed. 1/