Why did welfare in Sweden begin to be dismantled from the 70s? Can everyone get a job? How do we give people housing? The climate - how do we save it? Feel good in a challenging society, okay? The newly published book "Survival - for society and the people" wants to spark discussion about society and life. Read the review by Lars Gahrn,…
Category: Freedom of speech
The SVT journalist who called Greta Thunberg a left-wing populist has connections to oil companies
SVT journalist called Greta Thunberg left-wing populist - linked to oil companies
Time to reduce stress in working life
It is time for a new working life. Where we get on with our tasks and don't burn out. Colleague (no. 1, 2017) has had Novus interview just over 1 civil servants about their working conditions. The results are alarming:
That's how we make 2017 a good year
We live in a country with many opportunities. We have a general welfare system and a highly educated population. Clean environment, large forests and beautiful lakes. The electoral system is proportional: there is room for more than two parties to be in power. Sweden is also richer than ever. The combined fortune is now more than 12…
The EU is trying to go around national parliaments to get TTIP through
TTIP is the so-called free trade agreement between the EU and the US which specifically wants foreign investors in private courts with special rules to be able to sue the agreement countries whose decisions may lead to reduced opportunities for increased profit for said foreign investors. This really threatens the possibility of strengthening welfare, environmental and consumer rights. There are an awful lot of…
Increasingly quieter in working life
A central part of the Swedish model has become our open work climate. Not least with the Co-Determination Act behind it. In public organisations, we also have freedom of communication. If there are irregularities, we can then go to the media, without risk of reprisals. Now, however, reports from the Union show how working life is becoming increasingly quiet. Gunilla Krieg says in…
Important to talk about salary and working conditions
It is important that we talk openly about wages and conditions at our workplaces. By having open and permissive conversations, we can both shed light on problems, find common solutions and ensure that we collectively raise our wages.
Swedish record economy with challenges under the Social Democrats
The bourgeois mass media portray the Swedish economy as in crisis. Presumably they do this not just to maintain power. The citizens do not want the people to realize that good national economy and solidarity and tolerant ethics usually go hand in hand. If the people are sufficiently rich but it still pays to get an education, then the purchasing power increases...
TTIP threatens our democracy, environmental protection, labor rights and welfare
Stop TTIP The transatlantic trade agreement threatens the environment, democracy and welfare. The power of the people is subordinated to that of the companies. The agreement could become a Trojan horse. That can't be right, can it? No. The most dangerous element of this free trade agreement is the ISDS clause. It means that foreign companies that have invested in Sweden should be able to sue Sweden in private courts if we want to develop...
Annie Lööf uses ruler techniques
In TV4's party leader debate on 11 September between, among others, Stefan Löfven and Annie Lööf, so Lööf used several ruling techniques: