Ben Stanley
@benstanley.eu
Associate Professor, SWPS University. Welsh by birth. English by upbringing. Irish by design. Polish by choice. I am a lineman for the county.
Fella really needs a new byline photo
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Fella really needs a new byline photo
New Visegrad Four just dropped
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
New Visegrad Four just dropped
So long, CAWI, and thanks for all the 1:29 ratio weights
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
So long, CAWI, and thanks for all the 1:29 ratio weights
It’s like watching Dan Brown try his hand at philosophy
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
It’s like watching Dan Brown try his hand at philosophy
It’s the Turning Each Other’s Flag Through 90 Degrees derby
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It’s the Turning Each Other’s Flag Through 90 Degrees derby
Starting to think that we need a theory of FAFO to explain much of our current politics
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Starting to think that we need a theory of FAFO to explain much of our current politics
Looks like it’s Black Friday Week Month again
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Looks like it’s Black Friday Week Month again
Not entirely sure what’s going on here
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Not entirely sure what’s going on here
Koleje Mazowieckie on the front page of the Guardian. Scenes.
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Koleje Mazowieckie on the front page of the Guardian. Scenes.
Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
As the Polish saying has it - there are no coincidences, only signs
November 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
As the Polish saying has it - there are no coincidences, only signs
This afternoon’s playlist. One of the definitive four-album stretches.
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This afternoon’s playlist. One of the definitive four-album stretches.
If in doubt, pierogi. If not in doubt, pierogi.
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
If in doubt, pierogi. If not in doubt, pierogi.
“Clearly many integrate successfully”, but never mind those, here are some instances I’ve cherrypicked. If he doesn’t want to be thought a racist, he really should take care not to show his workings.
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“Clearly many integrate successfully”, but never mind those, here are some instances I’ve cherrypicked. If he doesn’t want to be thought a racist, he really should take care not to show his workings.
This is the march the Polish president chose to grace with his presence today.
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is the march the Polish president chose to grace with his presence today.
"Jeden stoi z przodu i gniewem płonie, więc ty spijasz słowa z jego ust i chłoniesz / On ma modny krawat, pasuje jak ulał, problem w tym, że pod krawatem jest brunatna koszula"
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"Jeden stoi z przodu i gniewem płonie, więc ty spijasz słowa z jego ust i chłoniesz / On ma modny krawat, pasuje jak ulał, problem w tym, że pod krawatem jest brunatna koszula"
Wszystkim, którzy obchodzą ten dzień…
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Wszystkim, którzy obchodzą ten dzień…
he looks up to him, but down on him
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
he looks up to him, but down on him
Oh FFS what has happened to this newspaper?
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Oh FFS what has happened to this newspaper?
If he’s spent three weeks eating nothing but yoghurt then perhaps this is a gambit to head off dirty protests
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
If he’s spent three weeks eating nothing but yoghurt then perhaps this is a gambit to head off dirty protests