Happy Christmas from snowy Switzerland
December 24, 2021, 1 Comment
So that was 2021 (well, almost). Not a year that many of us will remember fondly but I’ve had a look back...
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Yes, I do: the time for equality is here
September 8, 2021, 1 Comment
I cannot get married in Switzerland. At least, not to my boyfriend. But hopefully, that is about to change. On 26 September...
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When I was directly involved in direct democracy
June 15, 2021, 4 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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