Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:24:33 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-students-enjoy-a-taste-westminster-prague-8589328© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalOne thing that was not cultivated in communist Czechoslovakia was the art of public speaking. Anyone of a certain age will remember the endless monologues of party secretaries, but twenty years on, there is a growing awareness of the importance of public debate. Many young Czechs with an interest in politics have followed with fascination the political sparring that goes on in Britain’s parliament, and with this in mind, the British Chamber of Commerce in Prague recently organized a debate, taking the British parliament as its model. It was the brainchild of the chamber’s James de Candole:encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/bcccr_annual_debate2.jpg?timestamp=1699356805 https://english.radio.cz/czech-students-enjoy-a-taste-westminster-prague-8589328 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9