When I was directly involved in direct democracy
June 15, 2021, 3 Comments
I vote every time I can, always have and always will. In Switzerland that means voting fairly frequently but this time I...
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Swiss women won the vote 50 years ago today
February 7, 2021, 1 Comment
On 7 February 1971 Switzerland finally joined the 20th century. That was the day when the male voters approved giving women the...
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How to vote the Swiss way
November 25, 2020, 1 Comment
The Swiss vote. A lot. But most of those votes are in referendums every few months, whereas elections are every four years....
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Four Noes and a Yes: voting in a Swiss referendum
September 23, 2020, 2 Comments
I’ve just voted for the first time as a Swiss citizen. Actually it was for the first five times as there were...
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Time for the Swiss to stand up to hate
January 28, 2020, 2 Comments
I’m often asked what’s it’s like to be a gay man living in Switzerland. My usual answer is it’s not Holland but...
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Understanding Switzerland: a course in Basel
November 20, 2019, No comments
In January I am back in Basel, giving a short series of talks about Swiss history and politics – in English. This...
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A Brexit dictionary for the Swiss
March 6, 2019, No comments
It isn’t easy to explain Brexit to the Swiss. For people in a country that has a referendum every three months, it’s...
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Five referendum lessons from Swiss politics
June 16, 2017, 2 Comments
The Swiss understand referendums. They have to because they have one every few months not every few years. And they can be...
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The five stages of Brexit grief
June 27, 2016, 10 Comments
“First came denial. No, no, no – although my language might have been a little more colourful.
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Living in Switzerland and voting to Remain
June 14, 2016, 5 Comments
I am one of 41,577 British expats living in Switzerland.
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