Rant of the day

STOCKHOLM My wife and I are going on a short holiday to Stockholm tomorrow. We are going by train, which is much nicer than flying (Stockh...

LIGHTNING Lightning is a summer danger; more than 80% of all lightning strikes take place in the three summer months. In Denmark, some 4-5...

THE TOUR DE FRANCE (3) Britain's Chris Froome won his second Tour de France, again (as in 2013) beating Nairo Quintana into second pla...

ADVERTS AGAINST REFUGEES One of the ways in which Australia tries to discourage refugees is to produce adverts, which tell people in no un...

INTERNATIONAL OUTSOURCING Public authorities have started outsourcing some of their operations in order to save money; and under E.U. law,...

DANISH AGRICULTURE (7) Danish agriculture may be a powerhouse, particularly in pig farming, but it is still covered by the thicket of rule...

CINEMA TICKETS (2) In an age where you have a choice of lots of T.V. channels, can stream a lot of things for free, or have access to Netf...