A profitable debate
WBJ will continue to keep its eyes and ears open to the machinations of the business, economic and political landscape in Poland, and while we hope to steer our ship smoothly, we thought some minor modifications to our content will better serve our readers without overly churning the waters.
The most obvious change is before you - our new Editorial and Opinion pages. Impartial reportage is still our core business, but we've widened the stall a little to make room for some more seasonable fruit. This editorial column will illustrate and define the opinions of WBJ. This is not a place for individual journalists to grind their axes - it is a place for this newspaper to clearly state where it stands on the most urgent issues of the day. Any endorsements that appear in this column are purely the endorsement of WBJ as an institution and will not affect our impartial coverage of political and business events. We hope that in venturing an opinion on pertinent issues, we will create further scope for intelligent debate.
Intelligent debate, however, is only as interesting as the debaters, and to achieve this we need the invaluable input of our readers. We welcome your comments on any of the issues discussed in the pages of WBJ, and we hope that in time these pages will come to accurately reflect the opinions of decision makers in Poland and abroad.
WBJ is throwing open its doors to create a vibrant and dynamic forum to debate the items at the top of the news agenda. The opinion pieces published to the right of this column remain solely the views of the author - they are not the views and opinions of WBJ, and may go against the ethos and stance of the publication. We hope that in taking the risk of cracking open our pages, WBJ will make for more stimulating and provocative reading.
Former politician and economist Dick Armey gets us off to a strong start this week. No doubt his comments will strike a chord with some US readers, and probably irk their European counterparts. As ever, your comments are welcome. Let the debate begin.
