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This is an interesting development since the original reform was initiated by Moderaterna, the conservative party leading our current government. Here's the pr
by andrelaszlo 3y ago
This is an interesting development since the original reform was initiated by Moderaterna, the conservative party leading our current government.
Here's the proposal (in Swedish) from 1991 by Carl Bildt (PM) and Beatrice Ask (minister for schools).
https://data.riksdagen.se/fil/5277FE6D-7C0B-47CB-AE25-7B2234DE5FBE https://data.riksdagen.se/fil/5277FE6D-7C0B-47CB-AE25-7B2234...
They were in a coalition with Folkpartiet (now Liberalerna) back then as well, so this sounds like healthy self-critizism to me. That's a bit unexpected in our current political climate where you can't even admit you forgot your passport.
("There was a logistical obstacle" is a hilarious euphemism that I will definitely steal though! https://www.thelocal.se/20231003/swedish-foreign-minister-misses-kyiv-summit-after-forgetting-passport https://www.thelocal.se/20231003/swedish-foreign-minister-mi...)