Tagged with "Sweden"

Hysteria at Sweden's successful COVID strategy is irresponsible, and silly

The terribly inconvenient truth is that Sweden has not suffered relative to most by adopting the kind of "lax" policies that many European countries, without daring to admit it, are now starting to emulate. We need to drop the anti-Swedish hysteria, and the ridiculous national stereotypes about COVID-19 while we're at it
by the commentator - 14 April 2020
Criticism shifts from Sweden to Austria as exits from lockdowns begin

As Austria prepares to implement a phased withdrawal from its COVID-19 lockdown next Tuesday, and Sweden continues with the laxest lockdown in Europe, others look on in envy, fear, and not a little loathing
by the commentator - 9 April 2020
Swedish welfare system under spotlight as armless man denied disability parking permit

Sweden's bizarre bureaucratic system is under the spotlight after an armless man was denied a disability parking permit on account of the fact that he still has legs, and can therefore walk
by the commentator - 23 May 2015
Lessons from Sweden about welfare and immigration

Sweden's openness is admirable, but is it successful? Are immigrants assimilating and contributing to Sweden’s economy? Unfortunately, the answer in many cases is no. Still, at least its welfare system isn't subsidising terrorism...yet
by Daniel J. Mitchell - 20 March 2015
Economics lessons from Scandinavia

There are some really creepy examples of failed government-run health care in Sweden: A man who had his penis amputated because he was first misdiagnosed and then forced to wait five months for a follow-up examination? Tells quite a story, doesn't it?
by Daniel J. Mitchell - 18 January 2015
Norway to change gender change law to avoid need for castration

Norway's Health Ministry has pledged to allow men and women to formally change their gender without needing a medical sex change such as castration, raising wider questions about gender identification
by the commentator - 28 June 2014
Swedish Left to ban women's bottoms from adverts if it gets into power

After the Baroque painting breast ban in the Swedish parliament, Leftists in the country are now after women's bottoms, local press reports say
by the commentator - 21 May 2014
Copy Sweden or Greece?

The evidence shows that nations with more economic freedom get better results. That's why Sweden beats Greece and why the big state is a bad model
by Daniel J. Mitchell - 15 May 2014
Swedish political correctness goes into reverse as black teacher is excluded from "black film" class

The expulsion of the black trainee school teacher simply for being black is being described in the wider Swedish media as an instance illustrating that the country's politically correct attitudes may need a re-think
by the commentator - 26 April 2014
Sweden: Almost a libertarian role model...almost

Sweden used to be the quintessential cradle-to-grave socialist, welfare state. But it's now looked favourably upon by libertarians. Well, yes, there are those mistakenly-amputated- penis stories about their socialised medicine...
by Daniel J. Mitchell - 14 March 2014
Of bare breasts and now vaginas: Will Swedish PC madness ever end?

Breasts that offend adult women and Muslims are not fit for the Swedish parliament's dining room. But smiling vaginas are perfectly ok for school kids. We promise we are not making this stuff up
by Robin Shepherd, Owner / Publisher - 24 January 2014
Set American former jihadist Colleen LaRose who tried to kill me free, says Swedish political cartoonist

Colleen LaRose will be sentenced next week having already confessed to terror related charges. But her intended victim has intervened by saying she may as well be set loose
by the commentator - 4 January 2014
Swedish pub serves pure water as vodka, and not completely by mistake

The nature of the customer's alleged "over-reaction" to being served "shots" of tap water instead of vodka was not disclosed but there are no reports the pub owner has been hospitalised. Good thing the "oversight" didn't take place in Glasgow or a little town in Texas
by the commentator - 30 December 2013
Swedish court finds drug smuggler's defence that 7 kilos of cannabis was ordinary grass for the garden "unlikely"

Judges hear some pretty strange defences, but this one takes the (hash) cake. Drug smuggler intimated her "grass" was not for drug use, but to plant a classic English-style lawn
by the commentator - 24 December 2013
Swedish parliament removes Baroque artist's bare breasted painting for offending feminists and Muslims

Baroque painter GE Schroder's (barely) bare breasted "Juno" has been taken down by the Swedish parliament for offending feminists and Muslim visitors in a widely derided move
by the commentator - 19 December 2013