great article in the guardian about the protests
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/13/poland-union-solidarity#start-of-comments
good to see a sane perspective from england and not biased expats.
The government has abolished the eight-hour working day, lowered the minimum wage, raised the retirement age, and, as Solidarity leader Piotr Duda puts it, "neglected society". The protest is peaceful, yet the PM Donald Tusk has described it as "an attempt at overthrowing the government".
workers have replaced communists as the enemy of the state: these workers demand social rights and a welfare state, which are, in modern Poland, interpreted as a burden on our economy, associated with the communist regime.
According to the Fakty news programme, the protests are supported by 59% of Poles, which proves the unpopularity of the current government.