Increased mortality in Sweden 2024: Effects of austerity measures and lack of environmental policy Intro Deaths in Sweden have increased significantly in 2024, even exceeding the levels from 2020 during the pandemic. The austerity policy in healthcare and a deficient environmental policy are pointed out as contributing causes. **Main text:** In 2024, mortality in Sweden has risen significantly, even though the pandemic is now…
Category: Energy populism
Sweden's fuel organization wants to see a green transition
The organization Drivkraft believes in the need for a green transition and long-term perspective from the politicians. This is what Jessica Alenius, CEO of Drivkraft Sweden, thinks. The business represents companies in the fuel industry. Despite reduced taxes on fuel and a reduced reduction obligation in the autumn budget, the industry is dissatisfied and worried about political fluctuations. The government's decision to lower the tax on petrol and diesel and reduce…
Neither demonizing nor releasing the right-wing extremists helps
Of course, it is important not to demonize any political movement, including far-right groups. But helping more extreme right-wing politics by inviting discontent parties on the extreme edge of the right, as The Economist advocates on 2023-09-14 in the editorial "The EU's liberals need better ways to deal with populists" solves nothing. Too often, the right-wing extremists are too…
Energy populism from the right-wing government
The government's promise that electricity subsidies would be paid before November 1 led to intensive work for the authorities' officials. But officials also had to contend with problems created by the government's energy populism. Reportedly, the Department of Climate and Food has been involved in some of the problems with energy populism, and there has been a lack of information and governance from…