There are a few more days to go before voters go to the polls in scotland to decide if they want to be an independent country and leave the United Kingdom. 4 Million People are eligible to vote and an increasing number are saying yes. It would mean a centuriesold dream fulfilled at last. The id of scotland becoming an independent country was a nightmare. It is not a surprise that an opinion is particularly divided along the border between england and scotland. Scotland welcomes you, reads the scott reads the sign. There is little to show visitors have left and went. The border runs along the river. Here in the town of coldstream Malcolm Campbell applies his trade. He takes tourists on fly fishing trips. Most of the visitors are english and yet he is in favor of scottish independence. I am very much a yes of voter. There is no antienglish sentiment at all. It is not westminster. Westminster is a huge dinosaur that is not fit for our populace. It takes too long, nothing happens, it is a waste of money. Malcolm believes scotland has enough resources to survive without support from the u. K. He says Industries Like salmon fishing, whiskey, and oil will keep scotland afloat. We can lose westminster or go it alone. You can make your own choices. It is time for scotland to make its own way without westminster holding it back. A little further down the river lies a town which is a part of england. Gail jones was born in scotland but says she wants to remain british. I am a Firm Believer that the nation is stronger together. It would be a sad day for scotland to feel like it needs to go to isolate itself from the rest of the United Kingdom to be heard. I dont believe that should be the case. Gail runs this shop. She sells talk let sells chocolate and souvenirs. Teddy bears made in scotland sit next to pregnant sit next to baskets from england. At the moment in bush and scott lish and scottish banknotes are the same. In terms of the financial aspects it is a really difficult matter because there is a lot of uncertainty there for people without really knowing what that currency with currency would be. Scottish toffees taste best with english tea. Her heart may be scottish but she is a firm advocate of the United Kingdom. The union was formed over 300 years ago but soon there could be border fences and passport control stations. Bill parkin doesnt want to see the border closed. He is an english resident so he will not be able to vote in the referendum. Bill has family and friends who live in scotland and england. He says the voting process is flawed. Our family came from a few generations back. They are not getting a say because they live in england. It seems to me rather false. Bill is also worried about the effects of independence. His company exports metal parts to Scotlands Oil rigs. Many of his employees come from scotland, just a few of 100,000 scots who crossed the border to work in england. I think it is a heart over mind thing. I do think they should be part of the union. Ill says made in britain is a brand that stands for quality. He feels that Great Britain will remain great only if it stays together. It on the other hand Malcolm Campbell says scotland can deal with any problems by itself. Other small nations have managed to stand on their own after gaining independence. He feels that scotland can do the same. Gail feels that scotlands 5 Million People have waited too long to say goodbye to the u. K. We were the first country to be colonized by england and the last one to leave. People are scared. They think if were they think we are Better Together but we are not. Malcolm campbell is looking for to the day when scotland votes on its future. Today that will decide whether the border will remain invisible or become the line that marks the edge of britain. Speaking of the talk of the own the village will be taking the village canopies cannot stop talking about one subject. It is in the ordinary place where people from the Czech Republic have known each other for decades. They tend to talk about people who stand out from the crowd. In the village we are reporting on now, that would be a man called a little check village between the capital of prague and and there is one topic of conversation that keeps coming up. He takes care of lots of animals. I cannot say much more about it. He loves animals. He wants to rescue them all. If someone has a sick animal they take it to him. He never lets an animal down. When it comes to Animal Rescue he is the only man for the job. It is more than just a hobby for the pensioner. I have 1500 animals here. Storks, llamas, keys, dear, heron. Animals live in the wild but humans destroyed. On a tree gets not down baby chicks get knocked out of their nest. Who takes care of them . No one. I take them home. Keeping them cost him 600 euros a month. He and his wife live for the animals. They have been taking care of these buzzards for six months. Now it is time to set them free. They are back in the wild where they belong. The people love him for his work and even if they do think he is a little crazy. They feel more confirmed when he expanded his menagerie. I took in the king of the animals, a lien. Every keen every king needs a clean. Two line needs a queen. They are both a year old. He says they are both happy here. Why would they want to leave . They have it good here. Theyre never hungry, they eat and sleep when they want, they are not at all aggressive. The local kids come to see the lions all the time. Until recently they had only seen lions in films. Now two of them are neighbors. But their parents are not quite so thrilled about the new habitants. The lions are the talk of the town. , it seems dangerous to me. There are People Living here so of course they are scared of what could happen. Keeping lions in a village is going to scare people. Cats and dogs are fine but not lions. How is that possible . The fences are too thin. But what can we do . One thing they can do is air their complaints to this man, the head of the local Veterinary Office who gave him the all clear to keep his lions. He says check law does not contain any regulation against it. I know people are afraid but we have to stick to the law. If someone makes a request and fulfills all our requirements than we have no way of stopping them from keeping lions. The measurements of the cages are correct, the fences are in place, everything is in order. If the lions were to come into the Village Police would deal with it. Thankfully he has it under control. Everything is taken care of. He wants to get a white tiger next. If that means the villagers wil continue talking about him, so be it. For him the most important thing is the animals he cared for. Conflicts in the middle east often spill over to europe, especially in the israel and palestinian territories. The result is sometimes tensions between jews and muslims are you dump years ago there were violent clashes between jews and muslims. A it has one of the largest jewish communities in europe. Any are worried the two groups may clash again. The Jewish Community many of its members worked in the famous diamond trade. Jews and muslims live as neighbors in peace. The gaza war triggered clashes. Things were different five years ago. Muslim youths rioted in the streets. A we talked to a comment member of the Jewish Community to find out what has changed. It is not as bad as it was a few years ago. Back then there were incidents almost every day. When people who are easily recognizable as jewish because of the cap they were they wore or their stud locks or their beard, they were attacked in the street when riding a bike. Things like that happened. I havent heard of any such incidents in the last few weeks. But is it really just lock . A fish vendor chats with his girlfriend, who is jewish, while his daughter does the work. Both agree that jews and muslims get along fine. Those communities respect each other. One little it is no big deal. The two communities are happy to do business with each other. Soria has many jewish customers. Problems are usually caused by unemployed young muslims. It is always the same story. If you dont have a good education you dont have the future. That makes you angry and you look for a scapegoat. We set out to find an angry young man. Someone who feels excluded and outcast. It does not take us long. You can see the choose have plenty of money and they invested in wars to kill people. That is not going to work for much longer. Jews and moroccans have lived together well here but that is changing. I am 100 certain. At the mall go back to israel. It wont take long now. Many jews we spoke to say that is true. More and more of us in our community are leaving. It is not tolerable. Things are changing. A lot of families are leaving. They do not feel comfortable here. To counter antisemitism spread by arab media and the internet the city divides support to moderate muslims. That is a big part of the Community Relations strategy. When we asked to visit this mosque we were welcomed with open arms. Our film crew was let in without prerequisites. This koran class teaches young people to respect and tolerate other religions. Our mosque is officially recognized. We receive subsidies and it is paid by the administrative justice. He also says prayers alone are not enough to keep the peace in the streets. He regularly to help prevent conflicts from surfacing. He says it is especially important to set an example. Together with a Catholic Priest and with a good friend of mine we would go to the schools all across belgium to show young people we can live in peace together. Even though we have different interpretations of the holy books. Whatever it is some of it seems to be working for the jews and muslims. Voters in sweden are going to the polls to elect a new parliament and it looks like the current government will be defeated by the social democrats and its allies. There is an alarming trend emerging. Known as Sweden Democrats is parties affiliated with new not see groups. Swedish flags emblazoned with a cross, a neonazi rally. He preaches a and swedish nationalism. Yesterday they rallied. The party of the swedes take on one city after the other, establishing themselves in the political scene. Antifascist demonstrators tried to provoke the neonazis. Caught in the middle are the police. Confrontations have become a weekly occurrence. Thousands of protesters play into their hands, giving the neonazis the Media Attention and public sympathy they want. Kim is index neonazi convicted of hate crimes and bodily injury. He dropped out after he began to see through the extremist rhetoric. He knows whole well how radical some groups can be. Some go abroad to work with other neonazi groups. Some of the swedish groups even train with the neonazis in ukraine. Revolution tourism is on the rise. We are seeing these groups deliberately radicalizing themselves. It is something we have to take very seriously. Sweden has been considered a paragon of openness and tolerance, a country that welcomes people all over the world. 170 kilometers south of stockholm lies a town like any other in sweden. The kindly older gentleman is the lead candidate for the Sweden Democrats, a far right party with links to neonazi groups. He explains his partys platform to anyone who will listen and his flyers have plenty of takers. Everybody votes for the Sweden Democrats. Young people, retirees, business people. And workers. The far right party is moving from the french toward the middle. They have been in parliament for four years. Polls predict 10 for them. Things are like this everywhere. It happens all the time. A new shop opens, keeps going a few months, then disappears again. Swedens economy has slowed to a near standstill. Youth unemployment is over 20 . The state is running out of cash, cash needed to remodel its schools. This one had to close because of mold. Democrats make an issue of it. Sweden democrats are calling for tougher sentences for criminals. This used to be the finest hotel in the center of town. Now it houses refugees, whose numbers are soaring. This is the homes director. Of he said so far everyone is friendly to the 180 refugees here when they go shopping. But tension is growing. Either we close this place down or we are going to burn it. The shift to the right parallels the rising anxiety about jobs and prosperity. Anxiety that they cannot drown in the alcohol they carry in their purple bags. And the rhetoric panders to such fears. Kim frederick sohn confirms this is the strategy of his former comrades. But they are playing down xenophobia, hoping to appeal to a broader voter base. The social climate is changing and the extreme rightwing is taking advantage of it to put themselves in as positive a light as possible. They are trying to dominate the public debates. The us are neonazis and dapper presumes. These are neonazis with dapper pursuits. A maybe we are not that open a society anymore. The opposition is highly vocal in sweden. With hardly a week to go to National Elections racism and xenophobia have become factors in the vote. One thing you cant call the seat of the french government is a functional office building. The Current French president has now opened his summer residence to the public and yes they are curious. On frances mediterranean coast for years it was where french president came to get away from it all. Shock and his wife came here often. His successors less so. Francois hollande came only once with his former partner. Now he takes his vacations elsewhere. The former retreat is ok is open to the public. Our president s have to do with international affairs. I am interested in how they relax when they have time. Admission to the evil fortress costs 10 euros. It is better that people can see this part of our history. French people have a right to come here. The walls here have seen history in a making. This is where a gravely ill held his last press on press conference. The breakfast table. He wanted to invite Angulo Merkle for a visit but it never happened. I thought it was going to be more glamorous but it is quite modest. Because it is paid for by the people it is it doesnt surprise. There are pictures they were calling with proper artsy. Anyone can take photos from the inside and try to imagine what french president s thought about when they contemplated this view. That report brings us to the end of this addition of european journal. Think you for watching. Do join us again at the same time next week. Until then by for now. oxnx Garrison KeillorMartin Espada was born in brooklyn, new york. He moved to massachusetts; worked as a tenement lawyer in boston, teaches at the university of massachusetts, amherst creative writing, latino poetry, and the work of pablo neruda. Hes published 16 books, and his collection of poems, the republic of poetry, was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. At 16, i worked after High School Hours at a printing plant that manufactured legal pads yellow Paper Stacked seven feet high and leaning as i slipped cardboard between the pages, then brushed red glue up and down the stack. No gloves fingertips required for the perfection of paper, smoothing the exact rectangle. Sluggish by 9 00 p. M. , the hands would slide along suddenly sharp paper, and gather slits thinner than the crevices of the skin; hidden. Then the glue would sting, hands oozing till both palms burned at the punch clock. Ten years later, in law school, i knew that every legal pad was glued with the sting of hidden cuts; that every open law book was a pair of hands upturned and burning. applause south korea is experiencing a rise in single mothers who have never been