A Swiss referendum on whether to cap the total population of the country – a world first – is on a knife edge. Swiss citizens go to the polls on Sunday…
The proposal, championed by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), would institute a cap at 10 million from a current total of 9.1 million people. At 9.5 million the government would be required to introduce stricter curbs, getting stricter approaching the cap. It could involve exiting EU free movement…
Polls on immigration are said to be frequently inaccurate in Switzerland, but the latest major poll has support for the idea at 45% against 52% against. Some countries exploring novel initiatives for immigration control…
UPDATE: 55% of participants voted against and 45% voted for, with a turnout of 60% of the population.
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”