Norway's challenge

When the Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg said that Norway would respond to Anders Breivik's terrorist attack with "more democracy, more openness and more responsibility", he received the full support of his people. Tens of thousands of Norwegians took to the streets of Oslo, singing hymns and carrying flowers, and their message was: "If a single man can hold so much hatred, imagine how much love we can show, all of us, together".

One year later, the prime minister is under intense perssure, being subject to severe criticism, and calls for his resignation.

Some thoughts...