Society

In the days following the parliamentary elections, the public debate focused on two main topics – the distribution of parliamentary seats and the possible coalition of the four parliamentary parties, and the scandal surrounding the printed ballots. These two topics successfully displaced one of the interesting leitmotifs of the election campaigns – the financing of political parties …

Tomorrow, Bulgarians will have the unique opportunity to choose who will not reform the health, pension and education systems; who will redistribute part of their wealth; who will support one or another monopoly and who will worsen the state of the economy. In other words - tomorrow, Bulgarians will vote to preserve the status quo.

The standard story that the media inundates us with on the occasion of May Day always brings to the fore the resolutely positive role of trade unions in improving working conditions and pay for all employees. Even if we ignore, to put it mildly, controversial facts from their history such as violence, destruction of property and …

After the latest student representation events, we decided to talk to Rosen Sharkov from the UNWE. He is an activist in the "Change for Students" Movement and is fighting for us all to see different student councils. Here's what he told us.

Cameron's government was forced to turn to business as the culprit for the tax gap - large companies such as Starbucks and Amazon were accused of avoiding taxes and paying less than their "fair share".

We decided that it would be a good idea to share a few interesting links from the Bulgarian and international Internet that can give a good idea of what is happening in Cyprus and the possibilities for the development of the crisis there.

Amidst the fuss surrounding the fall of the government and the search for a new cabinet, President Plevneliev's meeting with the leadership of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences somehow remained aside. The main topic of conversation was the planned operational program for science - an initiative that will be among the worst things that can happen ...

The answer determines how free and prosperous a people is. What we need in Bulgaria is not so much a change in the rules of governance, but a discussion about the appropriate role of government. If we want to be free and have sustainable prosperity, we need to redefine this …

If activists want more control over themselves, if they want to have the opportunity to express their interests, they must fight for less control of politics over citizens. They must fight for control of their own lives, not for centralized control over society.