Rant of the day

POLITICAL PACKAGES (2) The growth package announced on Tuesday by the Danish Government foresees economic growth of 1.3% pa from now to 2...

GAME OF THRONES My wife is in Belgium this week on a school exchange, so it is just my son ( he of handball fame ) and I at home at the mo...

POLITICAL PACKAGES It's a recent trend that changes in Danish political life are presented as "packages", a bit like at Chr...

THE OSCARS (2) I don't watch the Oscar award ceremony, it's just too painful . But I do have an interest in the outcome, not least...

A BIG FIRE With all of the work involved in building the back lawn and pruning the orchard , a huge compost heap has built up in my my ga...

DEFENCE SPENDING (2) They have been putting it off for some time, but now Danish politicians have to decide exactly which military bases t...

THE 2012 PROJECT (5) Endless days with sub-zero temperatures mean that there is not much to be done in the garden. Except two things. Th...