31 min listen
The Left Party and Centre Party divide, rent control and why snaps?
FromSweden in Focus
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jun 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this week’s episode of our new podcast Sweden in Focus, The Local’s CEO and publisher James Savage discusses the divide between the Left and Centre Party on which the current government future hinges, while Europe Editor Catherine Edwards digs into how Sweden’s rent controls work and why they sparked a political crisis.Also in today’s episode: Journalist Richard Orange shares his own experience of Sweden’s shared parental leave and presents the results of our reader poll on the subject, and journalist Isabella Anderson enlightens us all on the history of snaps. And one member of the team gives a rendition of their favourite Swedish drinking song…The Local’s Sweden in Focus podcast is sponsored by Akademikernas A-kassa.Help support independent journalism by becoming a member of The Local today. Start your membership here.Sweden in Focus is hosted by radio journalist Tom Henley and made in collaboration with production company Banda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jun 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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