Podcast – Iceland, the fire island
Iceland has a stunning landscape with glaciers galore but is more properly fire island...
Is Gothenburg Sweden’s green capital?
Gothenburg once boasted the world's largest shipyards, but faced with Japanese and Korean competition, the...
Podcast – Finland’s fight against Russian cyber attacks
Fake news and cyber attacks are helping undermine democracy, legitimise extremist views, push groundless conspiracy...
Podcast; Jean Sibelius – Finland’s musical genius
This is a Nordic Horizons podcast with a difference. It isn't about policy, politics, climate...
Film: Outdoor kindergarten in Arctic Norway
At long last, outdoor nurseries and kindergartens are getting some official encouragement in Scotland. Pioneers like the Secret Garden in Fife and about a dozen others have offered an alternative to indoor early life for over a decade. But now Inspiring Scotland’s been funded by the Scottish Government to work with eight councils setting up new outdoor play projects. The need to get kids mov...
4. Podcast: Get oot to play – school can wait
How would you measure success in the early years of a child’s education? In the Bukkespranget Norwegian kindergarten (where children aged 1-6 play outdoors in all weathers) they ask two simple questions. Does the child ask for more and do the parents tell stories? Note – no tests. All this play contrasts with Scotland’s formal school-based education for 5 year-olds – even t...
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Great privilege to meet German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender at the match tonight. They had a better night than me but it was a pleasure to be in their company. 🏴🇩🇪
Win or lose on the pitch, Scotland are going to be the darlings of this #euro2024 competition.
As always the #TartanArmy are a brilliant advert for Powerhouse Scotland!! 💪💪💪💪
“While Mayor, I was often asked ‘how have you been able to afford this in #Copenhagen?’ I’d reply, ‘how have you been able to NOT afford it? 25 years ago we were a few days away from going bankrupt. So the city invested in the cheapest infrastructure… bicycling.” — @mortenkabell
Can I be honest with you? I didn’t want to start the programme talking about the Conservative claim that a Labour Government would cost you £2,000 in extra taxes.
It’s obviously been disputed. Not just because it’s cumulative rather than annual – but because it’s based on an
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