It‘s not very often that a country‘s population has a say on the maximum number of people which are allowed to call themselves its residents. But on 14 June in Switzerland 5.6 million citizens over the age of 18 out of currently 9.1 million inhabitants get the chance to have their say as to whether […]
Tag: immigration
Why Immigration and Emigration Are on the Rise
Countries worry about immigration, but many don’t realise – or maybe don’t want to know – how many of their own citizens leave each year. In the developed world these days it is trendy to worry about immigration. Not the undesirable kind, meaning criminals and all sort of shady types, but immigrants in general. People […]
Time to Track Hate
Since the riots in a number of cities across the U.K. this summer, scores of people, mostly men, have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms – and quite rightly so: only immediate and severe punishment can act as a deterrent. What I found particularly shocking is the age of some of those hoodlums: the youngest […]
The grumpy older man 