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'It's not Christmas in Sweden without a culture war'

29 min • 21 december 2024

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In this week's episode: the best things about Christmas in Sweden, interview with the Greens' migration spokesperson on citizenship slowdown plans.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Richard Orange and James Savage.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Christmas

FACT CHECK: Did a Swedish company really tell staff not to say Merry Christmas?
What you need to know about travelling in Sweden for Christmas 2024
Sweden's beloved TV series that changes every year

Citizenship

Sweden Democrat leader: 'People who are born here should be able to lose their citizenship'
Lawyers and migration experts slam Swedish government's citizenship slowdown bid
What's the current status of Sweden's planned migration laws?

Work permits

How new Swedish migration rules could affect foreign residents in 2025
'A hodgepodge of bad measures': Swedish employers' group slams work permit changes

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'It's not Christmas in Sweden without a culture war'

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Christmas

Citizenship

Work permits

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