The drawback with the outdoor ice-rink at the entrance to Frederiksberg Have (park) is the ice-hockey skates for hire. They have no brakes. But the scene is beautiful in the fading light. A few days ago there was a massive march here. Drone footage on Twitter X followed its entire length. It went from theContinue reading “Letter from Denmark: Three Quarters of an Auld Alliance”
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Wha Sae Base as Be a Slave?
There was a time when we Scots could safely have styled our liberated nation on our independent Scandinavian neighbours. They had enlightened social policies, investment in infrastructure, solidarity with decolonised states. Internationally, nations of the wider Nordic Council were respected for their honesty and impartiality. And the Swedish-Finnish region was perceived as an oasis ofContinue reading “Wha Sae Base as Be a Slave?”
Scotland has been de jure independent since a majority of nationalists were first elected in 2015. Somebody tell the SNP.
by Professor Alf Baird Browsing, as you do, through the Westminster Privileges Committee’s second report from October 1999 reveals some quite astounding realities surrounding the constitution of the UK parliament and Scotland’s position in that regard. This also seems relevant given ongoing questions as to why none of Scotland’s three elected majorities of MPs sinceContinue reading “Scotland has been de jure independent since a majority of nationalists were first elected in 2015. Somebody tell the SNP.”
Letter from Denmark: Chimes
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”
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”
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