In this week's episode: Reader reactions to Örebro mass murder, and why a gun law debate sparked fury among Sweden Democrats. For Membership+ subscribers: What would make the government rethink a plan to apply citizenship law changes retroactively to current applicants? And why the King revealed the wrong name for a new Swedish princess.
Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Emma Löfgren and James Savage.
Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:
Crime
- OPINION: It's down to Sweden's lawmakers to help immigrants feel less vulnerable
- FULL LIST: What we know of the ten victims of the Örebro campus attack
- Did the prime minister find his inner statesman?
- Sweden to allow schoolbag searches after mass shooting
Politics
- Top Sweden Democrat steps down after party pushes ahead with AR-15 ban
- Sweden to limit access to semi-automatic weapons after mass shooting
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