Five reasons to love Lausanne
November 3, 2011, 8 Comments
Given that Switzerland has four national languages, it’s no surprise that some of its cities have more than one name.
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Swiss elections: what happens next?
October 27, 2011, 3 Comments
Now that the last seat in the National Council has been filled (see below), attention switches to the Council of States.
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Swiss election results: xenophobia 0 commonsense 1
October 24, 2011, 19 Comments
Swiss politics became the ultimate soufflé yesterday: full of hot air and with the middle rising nicely.
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December 10, 2009, No comments
There’s something deliciously decadent about going to the cinema in the afternoon. It’s like bunking off school, only with permission (it was...
LEARN MORE ›All you need to know about Switzerland: referendum
December 9, 2009, 5 Comments
Ask the audience! That’s pretty much how the Swiss political system works. Everything is subject to approval by the electorate – and...
LEARN MORE ›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...
LEARN MORE ›Who’s the mummy?
December 9, 2009, 5 Comments
Bern is rather like Elizabethan England: an island of Protestants surrounded by Catholics. It doesn’t make much difference these days – the...
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