Rob Cameron
@bbcrobc.bsky.social
BBC Prague correspondent. Writing and reporting on Czech/Slovak stuff. May contain views.
https://robjcameron.com/
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“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.
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“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...
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.
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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...
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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/
Czechs have a fine sense of humour and irony, like the British (still the gold standard IMHO).
But some Czech 'black' humour leaves me cold. Some shit just isn't funny.
Most of what Turek has tried to dismiss as 'black humour' falls into this category I think.
robjcameron.com/journalism/d...
But some Czech 'black' humour leaves me cold. Some shit just isn't funny.
Most of what Turek has tried to dismiss as 'black humour' falls into this category I think.
robjcameron.com/journalism/d...
Rob Cameron — Dolph
President Petr Pavel has rejected a controversial candidate for the post of environment minister. Filip Turek of the conservative, Eurosceptic Motorists party faces numerous allegations over racist, s...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Czechs have a fine sense of humour and irony, like the British (still the gold standard IMHO).
But some Czech 'black' humour leaves me cold. Some shit just isn't funny.
Most of what Turek has tried to dismiss as 'black humour' falls into this category I think.
robjcameron.com/journalism/d...
But some Czech 'black' humour leaves me cold. Some shit just isn't funny.
Most of what Turek has tried to dismiss as 'black humour' falls into this category I think.
robjcameron.com/journalism/d...
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There is a distinct possibility that some people are too stupid to participate in a democracy
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There is a distinct possibility that some people are too stupid to participate in a democracy
Big weekend for the Czech Republic.
Babiš has ruled out the Communists/Stačilo! as a coalition partner, which leaves Tomio Okamura's anti-immigrant SPD, and/or the anti-Green Deal Motorists.
But it's an election, and anything could happen.
robjcameron.com/journalism/b...
Babiš has ruled out the Communists/Stačilo! as a coalition partner, which leaves Tomio Okamura's anti-immigrant SPD, and/or the anti-Green Deal Motorists.
But it's an election, and anything could happen.
robjcameron.com/journalism/b...
Rob Cameron — Babiš
Czechs go to the polls this weekend facing a deteriorating security situation in Europe and fears of Russian interference. Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš is tipped to head the next government, repl...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Big weekend for the Czech Republic.
Babiš has ruled out the Communists/Stačilo! as a coalition partner, which leaves Tomio Okamura's anti-immigrant SPD, and/or the anti-Green Deal Motorists.
But it's an election, and anything could happen.
robjcameron.com/journalism/b...
Babiš has ruled out the Communists/Stačilo! as a coalition partner, which leaves Tomio Okamura's anti-immigrant SPD, and/or the anti-Green Deal Motorists.
But it's an election, and anything could happen.
robjcameron.com/journalism/b...
Emil - a moose on the loose - has spent the summer wandering through Central Europe.
But now his perambulations appear to have come to an end after getting arrested in Austria.
robjcameron.com/journalism/e...
But now his perambulations appear to have come to an end after getting arrested in Austria.
robjcameron.com/journalism/e...
Rob Cameron — Emil
A wandering elk spotted at dozens of locations across Central Europe this summer has been captured by authorities in Austria and released in forests close to the Czech border. The elk, nicknamed Emil,...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Emil - a moose on the loose - has spent the summer wandering through Central Europe.
But now his perambulations appear to have come to an end after getting arrested in Austria.
robjcameron.com/journalism/e...
But now his perambulations appear to have come to an end after getting arrested in Austria.
robjcameron.com/journalism/e...
Update: Campaigners appear to have won. Transport Minister Martin Kupka has just announced the bridge will stay.
(rather it will be dismantled, restored, and then returned to its original location).
md.gov.cz/Media/Media-...
(rather it will be dismantled, restored, and then returned to its original location).
md.gov.cz/Media/Media-...
September 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Update: Campaigners appear to have won. Transport Minister Martin Kupka has just announced the bridge will stay.
(rather it will be dismantled, restored, and then returned to its original location).
md.gov.cz/Media/Media-...
(rather it will be dismantled, restored, and then returned to its original location).
md.gov.cz/Media/Media-...
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People tell me the golden decor in the Oval Office was ordered from Temu. I didn't believe them. And it isn't true. It's from Home Depot. 😂
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
Donald Trump’s Oval Office bling exposed as knockoff £43 plastic sprayed gold
Donald Trump’s claim of a “24 karat” Oval Office has been mocked after sleuths revealed his gold décor is nothing more cheap moulds bought from America’s answer to B&Q
www.mirror.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
People tell me the golden decor in the Oval Office was ordered from Temu. I didn't believe them. And it isn't true. It's from Home Depot. 😂
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
This story reminds me of the time police in the UK stopped a guy for speeding and said 'who do you think you are, Nigel Mansell?'
It was actually Ayrton Senna.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It was actually Ayrton Senna.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Czech police finally catch up with 'phantom racing car driver'
A red racing car has been sighted on motorways in the Czech Republic since 2019 but until now has evaded police.
www.bbc.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This story reminds me of the time police in the UK stopped a guy for speeding and said 'who do you think you are, Nigel Mansell?'
It was actually Ayrton Senna.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It was actually Ayrton Senna.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC Radio and Online pieces I did on the campaign to save the iconic Vyšehrad Railway Bridge.
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July 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
BBC Radio and Online pieces I did on the campaign to save the iconic Vyšehrad Railway Bridge.
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July 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I confess I'm not familiar with Mr Momo's body of work, but he's told Instagram the Rubicon Festival - and with it Kanye's appearance - is off, according to the Slovak Spectator.
spectator.sme.sk/politics-and...
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July 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I confess I'm not familiar with Mr Momo's body of work, but he's told Instagram the Rubicon Festival - and with it Kanye's appearance - is off, according to the Slovak Spectator.
spectator.sme.sk/politics-and...
spectator.sme.sk/politics-and...
Perhaps unsurprisingly, fate of Kanye West concert in Bratislava unclear. The wheat field where he’s due to appear in less than 3 weeks hasn’t even been harvested. Meanwhile, ticket sales have been halted. Organisers promise full announcement tomorrow.
dennikn.sk/4725969/na-p...
dennikn.sk/4725969/na-p...
Na poli, kde má o 18 dní vystúpiť Kanye West, je ešte nedozretá pšenica
Organizátori festivalu Rubicon oznámili, že nie všetko vyjde, zatiaľ ho nezrušili. „To sa nedá stihnúť za tri týždne. Už týždeň tam malo makať 200 ľudí, ak by to chceli stihnúť,“ hovorí o organizácii ...
dennikn.sk
July 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Perhaps unsurprisingly, fate of Kanye West concert in Bratislava unclear. The wheat field where he’s due to appear in less than 3 weeks hasn’t even been harvested. Meanwhile, ticket sales have been halted. Organisers promise full announcement tomorrow.
dennikn.sk/4725969/na-p...
dennikn.sk/4725969/na-p...
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“We’re just going to apologise for the language by the US President, there.”
June 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“We’re just going to apologise for the language by the US President, there.”
Opponents have started a petition against what is being described as Kanye West's sole appearance in Europe in 2025 - a rap festival in the Slovak capital Bratislava.
www.rubiconfestival.sk/en/post/ye-e...
Ye, a self-described Nazi, will play Shanghai, Seoul and, uh, Slovakia.
www.rubiconfestival.sk/en/post/ye-e...
Ye, a self-described Nazi, will play Shanghai, Seoul and, uh, Slovakia.
YE EXCLUSIVELY LIVE IN SLOVAKIA: THE ONLY CONFIRMED SHOW IN EUROPE IN 2025!
www.rubiconfestival.sk
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Opponents have started a petition against what is being described as Kanye West's sole appearance in Europe in 2025 - a rap festival in the Slovak capital Bratislava.
www.rubiconfestival.sk/en/post/ye-e...
Ye, a self-described Nazi, will play Shanghai, Seoul and, uh, Slovakia.
www.rubiconfestival.sk/en/post/ye-e...
Ye, a self-described Nazi, will play Shanghai, Seoul and, uh, Slovakia.
Midnight Hammer. I like their early stuff.
June 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Midnight Hammer. I like their early stuff.
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Two weeks you say?
June 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Two weeks you say?
Slovak police made a failed attempt to arrest ex-Defence Minister Jaro Naď over ammo supplies to Ukraine on Wed am. Failed because he was on holiday in Canada at the time.
Naď says Fico is exacting his revenge on those officials who helped Ukraine early in the war.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Naď says Fico is exacting his revenge on those officials who helped Ukraine early in the war.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Slovak police in failed bid to arrest ex-defence chief over aid to Ukraine
The European Public Prosecutor's Office said eight people had been detained over alleged misuse of funds.
www.bbc.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Slovak police made a failed attempt to arrest ex-Defence Minister Jaro Naď over ammo supplies to Ukraine on Wed am. Failed because he was on holiday in Canada at the time.
Naď says Fico is exacting his revenge on those officials who helped Ukraine early in the war.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Naď says Fico is exacting his revenge on those officials who helped Ukraine early in the war.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Fascinating geopolitical
machinations up in the far north.
machinations up in the far north.
A former Russian bishop known for promoting Russian territorial claims in the Arctic arrives at Svalbard 🇸🇯 on Tuesday. What will he come up with this year to stir tensions?
Putin’s trouble-making bishop sails to Svalbard as Norway’s King Harald V docks in Longyearbyen
Bishop Iyakov belongs to the inner circle of high prelates who support Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine. He has previously traveled across the Russian Arctic with top military figures.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Fascinating geopolitical
machinations up in the far north.
machinations up in the far north.
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We should've made a bigger national crisis of someone breaking into Nancy Pelosi's home & trying to kill her husband. But then, we should've made a bigger national crisis about hundreds of someones breaking into the Capitol & trying to steal an election. But then, we should've done lots of things.
June 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We should've made a bigger national crisis of someone breaking into Nancy Pelosi's home & trying to kill her husband. But then, we should've made a bigger national crisis about hundreds of someones breaking into the Capitol & trying to steal an election. But then, we should've done lots of things.
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Great panel on the European security and vital role of 🇺🇦 at @globsec.bsky.social today. Thanks to @bctallis.bsky.social!
It was an honour to lead the @globsec.bsky.social side-session on
Making Europe More Secure?
🇺🇦 Lessons from Ukraine 🇺🇦
We really dug into the military, industrial, strategic & political lessons that we should be drawing from Ukraine & reasons why we’re not adopting as many of them as we should.🧵
Making Europe More Secure?
🇺🇦 Lessons from Ukraine 🇺🇦
We really dug into the military, industrial, strategic & political lessons that we should be drawing from Ukraine & reasons why we’re not adopting as many of them as we should.🧵
June 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Great panel on the European security and vital role of 🇺🇦 at @globsec.bsky.social today. Thanks to @bctallis.bsky.social!
