A visit to Gdansk provides a stark reminder of what Solidarity meant in troubled times across 1980’s Poland. The Solidarity Museum in the heart of the old shipyards bring back memories of when Lech Walesa was international news, and principles and truth meant something to liberal leaning democracies.

It seems that nowadays, as the King of Dumbfuckistan reeks havoc across the world in pursuit of total narcissism, Solidarity is a long forgotten idea. Perhaps it now means little more than a shared moment over capuccino and cake.

Fortunately, Gdansk now has that covered.

Until we speak again, if you feel the state of the news is rather depressing, wasn’t it always thus? Find your own act of Solidarity, even if it is little more than a coffee.