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Should the price of books be fixed?

February 15, 2012, 12 Comments

Cartels, fixed prices, less competition, consumer loses out. It may sound like something from the Seventies

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Thirty years of Swiss summer time

March 28, 2011, 3 Comments

Summer time! At the end of March the clocks in Switzerland (and across the European Union) all leap forward one hour.

Today is Hug Helvetia Day!

February 7, 2011, 6 Comments

One of the best things about living in Bern is Kinomontag, literally ‘cinema Monday’, when all the cinemas in town are cheap. So last Mon ...

News flash – Fear 1:0 Hope

November 28, 2010, 6 Comments

In the end it wasn’t even close. The SVP spent its millions on racist posters to promote its politics of fear, and bought itself another victory ...

  • Is Switzerland the black sheep of Europe?
    November 17, 2010, 9 Comments

    Racism and xenophobia are alive and kicking in Switzerland, as this poster clearly shows. That black-sheep advert first appeared during the general election campaign of 2007 – and now it’s back. Or ...

  • Is democracy always good?
    December 9, 2009, 8 Comments

    So the question everyone’s been asking is not ‘Did you vote yes?’ but ‘Did you vote?’. In Swiss terms the turnout was high, but chances are many of the people ...