SNIP Tusk said the “manifesto” Szczęsny wrote before his death, criticising the creeping authoritarianism of the PiS government, could replace his speech, and read out a fragment: “I protest against the xenophobia introduced by the authorities into public debate … I protest against the hostile attitude of the authorities towards immigrants … I protest against the incapacitation of public television.” His speech was regularly interrupted by shouts from PiS MPs. Mariusz Błaszczak, a PiS MP and former defence minister, called Tusk’s speech a “festival of lies”. After condemning the outgoing government, Tusk outlined his own programme for Poland. “The time...