The dark side of Switzerland
February 11, 2016, 97 Comments
The black sheep is back, and it’s still a sad sight to see.
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The Scotland-Switzerland similarities
September 17, 2014, 4 Comments
Scotland is everywhere at the moment in Switzerland, and not just on the news.
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The Swiss boat is full
February 10, 2014, 38 Comments
Einstein, Nestlé, Hayek, Maggi. None of them was born Swiss. Even Switzerland’s newest Olympic gold medallist, Dario Cologna, was initially Italian
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Decision time in Switzerland (again)
January 15, 2014, 8 Comments
This week ballot papers are landing in post boxes all across Switzerland. That’s right: it’s referendum time. Again.
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Should the price of books be fixed?
February 15, 2012, 7 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, 2 Comments
Summer time! At the end of March the clocks in Switzerland (and across the European Union) all leap forward one hour.
LEARN MORE ›Today is Hug Helvetia Day!
February 7, 2011, 7 Comments
One of the best things about living in Bern is Kinomontag, literally ‘cinema Monday’, when all the cinemas in town are cheap....
LEARN MORE ›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...
LEARN MORE ›Is today a good day for the real Switzerland?
November 28, 2010, 3 Comments
A year and one day ago the Swiss shocked the world, and themselves, by voting in favour of banning new minarets. Today they...
LEARN MORE ›Is Switzerland the black sheep of Europe?
November 17, 2010, 10 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...
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