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
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
On Monday, while filming a report for Al Jazeera English, I met some of the candidates standing in next week’s local and regional elections here in Denmark. What struck me most was just how young they were. Take Caroline – just 22 and already fully immersed in Danish politics. She was one of five taking… Continue Reading
Followers of my blog will know that I had my wallet stolen on a busy bus in Copenhagen last week. Somebody unzipped my handbag and took it while I was sitting with a child on my knee. It was around 16.30 on Friday afternoon. I realised pretty quickly what had happened, but was paralysed for… Continue Reading
One of the first things I did when we moved to Copenhagen was to buy an annual membership card to Tivoli Gardens. Yes at 1,200 Danish Kroner (£136) it’s pretty expensive. But for the number of visits to this very special amusement park – not to mention the enjoyment it’s given us, friends and family… Continue Reading
While every Westminster political journalist wants to cover UK general elections, there’s not quite the same enthusiasm for local elections. In fact, trying to come up with compelling stories during election campaigns is at times tough. Turnout says it all – just 31.1% voted in England’s local elections in 2012. But here in Denmark, things… Continue Reading
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
Charlie’s forest school held a cleaning up party yesterday. Parents and children gathered to help chop wood, weed beds, clean the sandpit and generally tidy up. Afterwards we all cooked sausages we’d brought on the smokey, open fire. We ate them with delicious salads and bread baked by the kindergarten chef. Pudding was apple… 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 was lucky enough to be given a tour of the new UN building here in Copenhagen. Known as UN City it really is something to talk about. This is state-of-the-art, built to be green. So instead of air conditioning, seawater is used to cool the building – a concept that’s really taking off in… Continue Reading
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