james + europe   4

After the boomers, meet the children dubbed 'baby losers' | World news | The Observer
"... young middle-class professionals with good degrees and diplomas are facing a lifetime on low salaries with unrewarding jobs, forever poorer than their parents."
observer  culture  economics  education  europe  economy  society 
may 2008 by james
Switzerland: Europe's heart of darkness?
"Switzerland is known as a haven of peace and neutrality. But today it is home to a new extremism that has alarmed the United Nations. Proposals for draconian new laws that target the country's immigrants have been condemned as unjust and racist."
independent  politics  election  switzerland  immigration  europe 
october 2007 by james
Switzerland reeling as radicals create havoc at rightwing political rally
"... Swiss People's Party (SVP), the far-right movement tipped to win the elections later this month following a campaign denounced as overtly racist by a United Nations watchdog."
guardian  politics  election  switzerland  immigration  europe 
october 2007 by james

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