About

My name is Josef Litobarski and I’m a student of European and International Studies at the University of Trento in Northern Italy. This is my personal blog and website; a place to put my latest thoughts about news, politics, economics, history, technology, society, arts and anything else that takes my fancy.

Politically, I try my best to be moderate and pragmatic. I like to see flexibility, dialogue and compromise in my politicians, and I’m not enormously bothered by ideology as long as the job is done to the satisfaction of most. I also have little problem abandoning positions and admitting I am wrong if I feel I have made a mistake. I respect people who can do likewise.

If I’m honest, perhaps my politics are broadly centre-left socially and centre-right economically. However, I consider myself an independent voter and (in the UK) would be willing to cast a ballot for any of the three major parties if I thought they were likely to get into power and were the right people for the job. The same goes at the European level; although, funnily enough, I find myself leaning more to the centre-right in European politics.

I am passionate about European history, culture and politics. I could spend a lifetime in her libraries, museums and galleries.