I am very concerned to hear that the only English-language newspaper in Denmark, The Copenhagen Post, may not survive. A week before Christmas all staff had their contracts terminated. I’m told that the owner, Ejvind Sandal, informed employees that if they could think of a way to fix the problems, then he might consider re-employing… Continue Reading
Real Danish Political Drama!
The results are almost in and I confess that I’ve been finding these Danish local elections rather exciting. OK, they’re not quite Borgen and certainly not The Killing. But over at Copenhagen’s City Hall there is a real-life political drama going on over who controls what. With so many parties, Danish politics is complicated. But… Continue Reading
Voting in my first Danish Election
It’s not quite Borgen I’m afraid, but I have just voted in Denmark’s local and regional elections. In Copenhagen there are SEVEN mayors, not to mention all those councillors. One though, the Lord Mayor, is the overall boss. So the system is pretty different to the UK. Once I’d handed over my voting card at… Continue Reading
The Naked Truth about Nudity in Denmark
I’ve been wanting to write this blog for ages but wasn’t quite sure how to – for fear of appearing to be prudish. Then my parents came to stay at the weekend and during a walk around the beach at Charlottenlund, they were taken aback by the number of people swimming – naked. Without any… Continue Reading
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