I've seen it well done in Basel and Copenhagen, having lived in both - a mix of trams, metros and buses complementing each make it easy to get anywhere without a car. I didn't bother with o… (View Post)

It's possible, but if people do follow German politics closely enough to be influenced by it (a big if for most), they'll find that the Greens there are boringly centrist apart from a coupl… (View Post)

BigG's list is a bit over-simplified. The Danish social democrats are completely dominant at the moment, and both Swedish and Norwegian parties are doing OK. But more to the point is that under … (View Post)

Being the subject of conversation is positive, even if it's grumpy - Trump's success for a long time was based on the news being about him, almost every day. Sure, usually negative, but it … (View Post)

I once persuaded a chap who'd forgotten it was election day to run down the road in his pyjamas to vote at 955 - to be honest he didn't need much persuasion and thought it was funny. The po… (View Post)