A few thoughts after being interviewed by RTE (Irish radio, which you can listen to here) about Denmark’s decision to confiscate jewellery and cash worth more than 10,000 Danish Kroner (£1,000) from refugees. Today the Migrant Bill passed through Danish Parliament, despite international opposition. It also means that asylum seekers have to wait three years before… Continue Reading
At the beginning of the year, Greater Copenhagen brought in a new health rule. It decided that patients needing emergency care shouldn’t just turn up at hospital. Instead they should call a helpline number – 1813 – where trained staff would access the problem over the phone and decide whether or not the patient needed… Continue Reading
Apart from enjoying Bucks Fizz’s success a very, very long time ago, I can’t really say I’ve paid much attention to the Eurovision Song Contest. That was until this year. How, as a journalist, could I possibly ignore it when it’s being hosted right under my nose, here in Copenhagen? So having finally got my… Continue Reading
Copenhagen has yet again come top of another survey – this time for being Europe’s ‘smartest city’. It’s been awarded the title, for the second year in a row, by ‘Fastcoexist’, a New York-based group that appears to be a melting pot for ideas – and concerned about climate change. Denmark’s capital has won the… Continue Reading
I began Danish lessons this week – just as a new campaign was launched in the UK urging Britons to learn 1,000 words in a foreign language. As my course is paid for by the Danish government, it seemed foolish not to try. But the warnings are right – this is a fiendishly difficult language.… Continue Reading
I love it when I discover that, yet again, I live in the happiest country in the world. This latest conclusion comes from detailed research carried out by Columbia University’s Earth Institute. On the one hand, I feel proud that we, as a family, have made the decision to move here to Denmark. As followers… Continue Reading
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