People often ask me how much money City Councillors earn. That’s a great question. You should definitely be asking that question, because it’s your money. And the answer should be clear and simple, because it’s your money. Short answer: The Conservatives and the Polish/Russians claim the most money, and I cost you much less than anybody […]
Author Archives: Tas Britas
Kaip balsuoti už Liberalų sąjūdį, jeigu nekenčiate Liberalų sąjūdžio?
“Markai, Liberalai tave išmetė! Kodėl agituoji už juos?” Neslėpiu, kad esu labai nusivylęs Liberalų sąjūdžiu ir norėčiau gyventi paralelinėje visatoje, kur Lietuvos liberalai yra stiprūs, vieningi, mokantys komunikuoti savo ideologiją, įtraukiantys gerus jaunus politikus ir talentus į komandą, atsisakantys konservatyvumo ir neimantys kyšių. Bet, yra kaip yra, turime ką turime. Situacija tokia: jeigu esi už […]
Dėl interpeliacijos, aka Martikonio bandymas griebti mano mandatą
Kad būtų aišku visiems, čia yra situacija dėl interpeliacijos, apie ką gal girdėjai kažką žiniasklaidoje. (Jie, beje, man nepaskambino paprašyti komentaro). Čia ką parašiau anksčiau apie tai, jei nematote: http://markasftw.com/theyre-trying-throw/ Martikonio bandymas iniciuoti interpeliaciją gali perskaityti čia: http://www.markasftw.com/pdf/martikonio-teikimas-del-m-a-harold.pdf Galite ir paskaityti sarašą Tarybos narių, kurie palaiko šitą iniciatyvą. Jie galvoja kad aš esu kažkaip “nelojalus Lietuvai”. […]
They’re trying to throw me out, again
Since the time I swore on Facebook, in frustration at Lithuania’s LGBT and refugee policies, there have been several legal battles and attempts to throw me out of the City Council. So far, I am still in the Council. Now I hear someone is making another attempt to throw me out, based on an old […]
Lietuvai reikia darbo, o ne kodeksų
Pats, kaip stebėtojas, dalyvavau viename iš trišalės komisijos posėdžių, kuriuose bandoma kurti naują Darbo kodeksą. Pastebėjimai: Prieš posėdį garbaus amžiaus žmogus pasiūlė atidaryti šampaną nelaukiant posėdžio pradžios, ir pasakė keletą seksistinių komentarų apie kitą posėdžio dalyvę. Posėdyje dalyvavo Blogeris Zepelinus, Lietuvos neapykantos kalbos ir durnumo platintojas. Jis kažkaip turi darbą pas Ūkio ministeriją, kiek suprantu. […]
Let’s not name streets after nazi collaborators
In Vilnius we have a street named after a nazi collaborator, Kazys Škirpa, and as an elected City Councillor I asked the municipality to change the name. The street is in the absolute centre of town, between the Cathedral, the National Museum, the Castle, and the Three Crosses. Škirpa wrote the Lithuanian equivalent of Mein Kampf*, and […]
Brexit? I’m proud to be a British immigrant in Vilnius, Lithuania
Dear fellow Brits, especially those contemplating Brexit, I am a British immigrant in Vilnius, Lithuania, and I don’t like the smell of Brexit. I arrived in Lithuania the day before she joined the European Union in 2004, and I moved here permanently soon after that. Under EU Citizenship laws I qualify for election to the City […]
A guide to Mark’s hashtags
I have some favourite hashtags I use on Facebook. Here they all are, in case you’re wondering what they mean. #markasftw In Lithuanian my name is Markas for grammar reasons that are hard to explain to speakers of less synthetic languages like English. During my election campaign I based everything on the hashtag #markasftw to show how […]
UBER – Dėl taksi ir netaksi Vilniuje
I promised to write short posts in English, and then I wrote a very long post, in Lithuanian. What can I say, politicians break promises. This article is the result of a year’s work investigating the taxi industry in Vilnius, so there’s absolutely no way to write about it briefly, and it’s in Lithuanian to […]
The new Mayor’s wins and fails
The new Mayor is better than the old Mayor, but that doesn’t mean he’s perfect. The wins are much bigger than the fails, but that doesn’t mean the fails shouldn’t be criticised. Overall I am still an optimist, but I am normally an optimist anyway. One thing I know for sure is that being the Mayor […]
The Lituanian People’s Republic
By Mark Adam Harold A story of rebellion, the letter “H”, and the smell of toilets on airplanes. For entertainment purposes only. This is satire and none of it actually happened. Visi šiame literatūriniame kūrinyje sutinkami personažai, minimi asmenys, pavadinimai ir įvykiai yra išgalvoti. Bet koks jų sutapimas su realybe yra atsitiktinis. Šis literatūrinis kūrinys yra […]
Lietuvai nereikia VLKK
Labas. Jeigu TLDR [per ilgas neskaičiau, angl. too long didn’t read] – noriu pasakyti kad myliu savo gyvenimą Lietuvoje, myliu laisvę gyventi kur viskas šiek tiek kitoks, mėgstu versliauti ir stiprint ryšius tarp Europos šalių. Aš esu už vienybę įvairovėje [Europos sąjungos oficialus šukis]. Dėl viso to, manes Jums nereikia priverst parašyti lietuviškai. Aš esu […]
Marko Programa
Už draugišką savivaldybę For a friendly municipality These are the priorities I will be working on, if you vote Liberalų Sąjūdis in Vilnius and rate me, Nr. 19 Mark Adam Harold. *I have written this in English, because I am a European candidate for a European city, and I want people abroad to understand. I speak […]
Mark Adam Harold v Vyriausioji rinkimų komisija
Beating the system in court A few weeks before the elections, the Electoral Commission removed me from the list of candidates because of a paperwork error that was caused by their systems and their advice to me. My address registration was somehow not completed. I complained to the Supreme Administrative Court and the Court agreed with me, […]
End of year speech 2014
Hi. We don’t need everyone in Vilnius to vote for Tas Britas. We need less than one percent, and I’m in. Maybe they don’t want to let me in, but those are the rules, and there’s thousands of us. Go with your friends to the voting station next year and put my number 19 in […]
The left wing and the right wing are both dead and that’s good.
“If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs and blaming it on you – you’ll be a Man my son!” – Rudyard Kipling Everyone keeps talking about left wing and right wing. Black and white. Either you’re a communist or a fascist. Either you like state pensions or you don’t. […]
Ką valdžia išprievartaus šiandien?
Praeitą savaitę, kai visi Vilniaus kultūrininkai garsiai gynė Skalvijos kino teatrą nuo privatizavimo, niekas nepastebėjo, kaip Seime bandoma naikinti smulkųjį verslą. Mažųjų bendrijų savininkai – pradedantys verslininkai – net ir negaudami pelno, nuo Naujų metų turės mokėti įmokas “Sodrai”. Taip Seimas skatins jaunus verslininkus, norinčius dirbti ir toliau, steigti VšĮ arba grįžti į šešėlį. Arba […]
Ten More Good Reasons To Vote For Markas
Mark Adam Harold, also known as Mark Splinter, is running for City Council in Vilnius, Lithuania. Here’s ten more good reasons to vote for him, and yet another appeal for citizenship. If it’s getting boring for reading about how he doesn’t have citizenship then just give him citizenship. #1 Markas yra imigrantas Mark understands what […]
Ten Good Reasons To Vote For Markas
Mark Adam Harold, also known as Mark Splinter, is running for City Council in Vilnius, Lithuania. Here’s ten good reasons to vote for him. #1 Markas yra neperkamas Mark has his own money, he is not a career politician, and he has no interest in giving or receiving bribes for anything. #2 Markas yra Vilnietis […]