I’d never heard of Willie Carlin. But his name came up as I was scanning the Danish library app. I was looking for books about the political history of Ireland, as you do. The Irish, after all, are independent, whereas we Scots, well. ‘Thatcher’s Spy’ is the title of his book. Basically, it’s the storyContinue reading “Letter from Denmark: Chimes”
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Letter from Denmark: Familiar Themes
The headline that caught my eye was: “Fishing village now off-limits for Danes based abroad” (Fiskerlejer bliver lukket land for udlandsdanskere). Turns out, the classy properties in the little fishing village just east of here, can now only be bought by Danes abroad if the houses are occupied 180 days per year. This area hasContinue reading “Letter from Denmark: Familiar Themes”
30 år efter
Fra Det Fri Aktuelt 22/11/93 I dag er det 30 år siden præsident Kennedys embedsperiode endte pludseligt og voldsomt i Dallas. Kuglerne, som blev affyret mod ham, var de første af mange, som i de onde år, underminerede verdens største demokrati. I april og juni 1968, i henholdsvis Memphis og Los Angeles, var attentatmændene igenContinue reading “30 år efter”
Who Framed Ozzie Rabbit?
Chronicle. Kristeligt Dagblad. Tuesday, November 30, 1993. On June 24, 1963, a young American applied for a new passport. As a profession, he wrote ‘photographer’. He planned a trip to Europe, where he would visit several countries. The departure was to take place during November or December of the same year. He would be leavingContinue reading “Who Framed Ozzie Rabbit?”
Hvem Snørrede Ozzie Rabbit?
Kronik. Kristeligt Dagblad. Tirsdag d. 30 November, 1993 af Peter Young. Tredive år efter udgivelsen, her er mit stykke i Kristeligt Dagblad om Lee Harvey Oswald. Mange flere dokumenter er blevet frigivet siden denne artikel blev offentliggjort, hvoraf en del har bekræftet Oswalds forhold til sikkerhedsstaten. Den 24 juni 1963 søgte en ung amerikaner omContinue reading “Hvem Snørrede Ozzie Rabbit?”
Letter from Denmark: First Voice
My wife is keeping an eagle eye on the news from Grindavik. “I visited with my parents when I was young,” she says as she watches the live stream of the smouldering landscape. As you may have heard,a volcanic eruption is expected. Although she only spent her first 12 years on Iceland, it is still her nation – the oldContinue reading “Letter from Denmark: First Voice”
England’s Vassal State Part 2
From England’s Vassal State by Sandy McIntosh, author of “100 Home Rule Questions Answered”. First Published, April 1964. FOR ENGLAND’S DEAR SAKE In 1945 Labour found themselves entrusted with the government of the U.K. They had access to all the economic statistics and time for a careful study of the National “kitty” It was anContinue reading “England’s Vassal State Part 2”
Occupation, Betrayal and Heroes
This building (above) is a Danish højskole, but in the early 1940s it was something entirely different. Back then it housed Nazi occupation forces. I’m sitting in the large courtyard of the adjoining farm buildings, Krogerup Gaard. These now house ‘Aarstiderne’ (‘Seasons’), a business that started in the 1990s, selling boxes of organically-grown vegetables. WeContinue reading “Occupation, Betrayal and Heroes”
Latitude, Lenin, and Liberty
When I awake we are already in the harbour. The overnight voyage between Sweden and Finland has been calm and relaxing. I’m in the cheap seats but I’ve slept all the same. From the Stockholm archipelago, the route takes the ship across the southern end of the Gulf of Bothnia, to finally navigate its wayContinue reading “Latitude, Lenin, and Liberty”
Colette Walker: Abstentionist Candidate
The Independence for Scotland Party has embraced the policy of abstention. It was abstention – the promise not to take their seats at Westminster – that won Sinn Fein a massive majority in the 1918 General Election. The traditional Home Rule party, whose MPs were riding the Westminster gravy train, was swept inside and neverContinue reading “Colette Walker: Abstentionist Candidate”
