Communications surveillance in Switzerland: when the Confederation moves ahead without a democratic mandate
Switzerland is in the process of making far-reaching changes to the surveillance of communications... without a popular vote, without a proper parliamentary debate, and almost without anyone noticing. Under the guise of ’technical adjustments«, ordinances are extending the collection and storage of data concerning the entire population. What is at stake here is not [...]
Learning: no sudden collapse, but methodical erosion
Swiss Sovereignty responds to a reader's analysis. The response is: «everything's fine, move along». This is precisely how you break a model that works: not by attacking it head-on, but by letting it erode little by little, through “weak signals”, biased guidance, social prestige and decisions [...].
Silence from the Confederation and subsidised propaganda: when Switzerland abandons one of its own
There are silences that protect. And there are silences that betray. In the case of Jacques Baud, the silence of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs is deafening. While foreign institutions stigmatise a Swiss citizen without judgement, a public platform, SWI swissinfo.ch, financed by the SSR SRG, meekly relays the political wording [...].
Apprenticeship sacrificed: how Switzerland is sabotaging its own model
It's no coincidence that the opinion piece on apprenticeships, published in response to National Councillor Nicolas Kolly's question, broke audience records. When a subject strikes a deep, lasting chord, public opinion responds. Because apprenticeship is not a secondary issue. It is at the very heart of the Swiss model. And that core is now under attack - slowly, but surely.
Eutrality sabotaged, army weakened: Le Temps relays Euro-integrationist propaganda
When a former diplomat explains that there is «nothing to debate», it is because debate is precisely what must be prevented. Under the guise of strategic lucidity and security analysis, certain columns in Le Temps do not describe a threat: they manufacture it. They do not defend Switzerland: they prepare for its [...]
Freedom subsidised, truth under guardianship
When a newspaper can no longer sell its articles, it is left with two options: to question itself... or to live on subsidies and propaganda. La Liberté has chosen. Under the guise of ’opinion«, its editor-in-chief is turning a publicly-funded medium into a pro-European tract, scorning all voices [...].
Alain Berset: from Swiss neutrality to European moral bureaucracy
There are careers that shine a light on a country. And others that reveal a drift. Alain Berset did not leave the Swiss political scene by chance: he was recycled. Recycled into a supranational institution that claims to defend democracy while neutralising the people, freedoms while monitoring opinions, the law [...].
RTS-SRF: when the Swiss public service becomes a relay for foreign propaganda
There are silences that betray. And there are editorial choices that are democratically accountable. RTS (SRF), financed by billions of francs taken from Swiss citizens every year, has long ceased to fulfil its mission of providing pluralist information on the war in Ukraine. Instead, it is lining up its stories [...]
Martin Pfister or the art of dissolving Swiss neutrality
You don't destroy Swiss neutrality with a vote. You empty it from within. In the space of a few weeks, under the guise of a “growing threat”, Martin Pfister - a complete stranger to the general public before his appointment - is in the process of making a historic shift: sliding the Swiss army into the orbit of the EU and NATO, without [...].
Apprenticeships sabotaged: is Switzerland importing the French failure?
It takes political courage to say things as they are. This week, National Councillor Nicolas Kolly did just that when he questioned the Federal Council head-on about the systematic devaluation of apprenticeships from compulsory school age. He deserves to be supported - because what is at stake goes far beyond a pedagogical quarrel. For years, [...]