Is Norway Scotland’s twin nation – or is it Denmark?
Lesley Riddoch and Phantom Power have finally released their third Nation film (after excellent ones about the Faroes and Iceland),
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Denmark
Abolishing the licence fee
Denmark used to have a licence fee like the UK. A few years ago, it was changed from applying only
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Borders, ID cards and databases
Different countries use different means to ensure everybody and their dog don’t just turn up and use their services (such
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Rye bread and salt liquorice
The Tories’ Brexit dreams are getting wilder and weirder by the day, as shown by yesterday’s dramatic story in The
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Reverse Greenland
Lots of people are currently talking about Scotland (and perhaps Gibraltar) doing a Reverse Greenland, which means that the UK
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The 2016 Holyrood election according to the Danish Electoral System
When people in Scotland discuss an alternative to the Additional Member System currently used for Holyrood elections, they often assume
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The Law of Jante and the Lad o Pairts
A term that is often used to describe Nordic culture is the so-called Law of Jante: Generally used colloquially in
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