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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Simon Jeffery

That's the Faeroese vote taken care of

In what must be a first in presidential electioneering, the Democratic nomination battle has spread to the Faroe Islands - a windswept archipelago at the mid point between Iceland, Norway and Scotland (other campaigns, please note: definitely not a primary state). Bill Clinton, visiting the capital, Torshavn, today told reporters the US was ready for a female president and his wife was "the right one".

It must have made for an exciting day in Torshavn, where, a Google News search suggests, the last significant thing to happen was a ship heading to the Shetland Islands was late leaving the harbour. And that was close to two weeks ago.

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