Understanding Switzerland: a course in Basel
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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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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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On a low green hill beside the country’s busiest motorway stands a lonely memorial. Thousands drive past it every day but I...
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It’s a very old photo of somewhere in Switzerland, but where exactly?
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Next Sunday, 1 May, anyone in Switzerland can witness a very Swiss institution. Actually, this year you have two chances
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Anyone working in Bern’s tourist sector might be forgiven for thinking ‘crisis? what crisis?’.
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