Eurozapping: events in Switzerland and Belgium; no TGV for the north of England

In Switzerland, a referendum in full fifth wave of Covid-19 was organized for against a law that allows the federal government to manage the health crisis. Opponents, who judge the certificate sanitary “discriminatory“, would only bring together 40% voices. Verdict Sunday November 28.

In Belgium, the cleaning ladies demonstrate. They are fighting against the loss of their purchasing power. With the rise in fuel prices, their transport costs explode. Negotiations are underway, but the companies that employ the housekeepers have announced that their financial situation is bad too.

The UK is giving up its second very high speed rail line. It had to open up the north of the country. Too expensive, it will not be completed, but replaced by improvements on the existing tracks.