The East Indiaman Götheborg arrived at its destination, Guangzhou, China yesterday. Pomp and circumstance ensued of course, but above all else it highlights an important part of the history of both China and Sweden. It also shows how ordinary people can band together to substantiate dreams in an extraordinary way.
The replica of the 18th century […]
Bilderberg 2006 came and went and almost no one noticed. As the group meetings are subject to the Chatham House Rule of Confidentiality one cannot say much of the content. But the guest list speaks plenty. For starters, I guess someone is very interested in dictating policy in Sweden this autumn. And what better way […]
A little gem I missed.
The greenback is also under pressure from concerns about the growing US trade deficit. The move by Sweden’s central banks to reduce their dollar forex reserves also hit the US currency.
Euro steps closer to dollar in FX reserve contest
The euro hit a seven-month high above $1.24, while euro zone government bonds […]
Certain parties and individuals have started lobbying for the purchase of 2 Boeing C-17 aircraft to enable Sweden to fulfil its unfortunate role in the Nordic Battle Group and beyond. Or so the Swedish press reported. Interestingly, Googling the topic points to Boeing pushing the deal long before it reached elected officials or indeed the […]
Heléne Lööw, Henrik Bachner and the Forum for Living History are at it again. This time with a survey (pdf 471KB) of “anti-Semitism” in Sweden.
The results, which appeared in Dagens Nyheter, showed that 26% believe that there is a ‘Jewish influence’ over the world’s economy, and 15% consider that influence to be ‘too great’. It […]
Thanks to the so called Liberals in the so called opposition, dreaded Justice Minister, and defacer of Social Democracy, Thomas Bodström was finally able to realize his longstanding dream of adding bugging to the Police toolbox. The convenient excuse? “Terrorism” of course. For now at least the procedure will require a court order, but that […]
Vigilance committees seem to be on the rise (DN, Swedish) and are cheered on unilaterally by the right side of the political continuum. Be they “liberals” or “liberal conservatives.” It is hard to see the logic here, even if one is fully versed in the political ideologies that fester in their ranks. Supposedly, in the […]
Of course The Local, eager to link Sweden with terrorism, picked this up. It’s a win-win situation for “war on terror”-apologists. No smoke without fire, right?
The Local - Sweden’s security police, Säpo, is to broaden its fight against terrorism throughout Swedish society. With the help of informers in schools, the social services and associations, Säpo […]
Indeed, despite the best efforts to make Sweden look bad and pointing to the few areas that aren’t top class (but still very good) Sweden does seem like a model country. One that combines the best of both worlds. Obviously, it goes without saying that a higher economic growth could be attained by diminishing the […]
So, essentially the government will meet the minimal requirement in order to retain rights and keep all options open. The Saab aerospace group will foot most of the bill for the demonstrator aircraft.
Regeringen.se - The Swedish Government gives the “go ahead” on the Neuron project - Today the Government has decided to go ahead with […]
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