{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/77ca3392-3d6f-434f-8821-6472a6c25d8d/6516de03284341001190fb24?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Shocking week of gang violence, and why northern Sweden needs foreign workers","description":"<p>In this week's episode: Is Sweden underfunding schools and healthcare?; motorway mudslide; Turkey gives fresh impetus to Sweden's Nato bid; why northern Sweden needs foreign workers, and Prime Minister wants military help to crack down on gangs.</p><p>This week host&nbsp;<strong>Paul O’Mahony</strong>&nbsp;is joined by The Local’s&nbsp;<strong>James Savage&nbsp;</strong>and<strong>&nbsp;Richard Orange,&nbsp;</strong>and we also hear from the Skellefteå-based journalist&nbsp;<strong>Paul Connolly.</strong></p><p><strong>SURVEY:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://form.typeform.com/to/q2oNaR6y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Would you listen to more podcasts from The Local?</strong></a></p><p>Here are links to some of the stories we discuss this week:</p><p><strong>Politics in Sweden</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230927/politics-in-sweden-why-swedens-finance-minister-is-willing-to-be-unpopular?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Why Sweden’s finance minister is willing to be unpopular</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>Landslide</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230925/in-numbers-swedens-lucky-escape-as-landslide-causes-huge-motorway-sinkhole?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IN NUMBERS: Sweden’s lucky escape as landslide causes huge motorway sinkhole</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230913/swedish-police-chief-warns-of-unprecedented-wave-of-gang-killings?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Swedish motorway landslide: What happens next?</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>Nato latest</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230926/not-urgent-for-sweden-to-join-nato-says-hungarys-viktor-orban?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>‘Not urgent’ for Sweden to join Nato, says Hungary’s Viktor Orbán</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230927/today-in-sweden-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-wednesday-115?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Turkey agrees to approve Sweden’s Nato application in return for fighter jets</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>Jobs in northern Sweden</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20211220/meet-the-foreigners-moving-to-swedens-far-north-to-turn-industry-green?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Meet the foreigners moving to northern Sweden to turn industry green</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20140414/five-things-i-love-about-northern-sweden?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Five things I love about northern Sweden</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>Gang violence</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230928/swedish-prime-minister-seeks-military-help-to-crack-down-on-gangs?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Swedish prime minister seeks military help to crack down on gangs</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230929/whos-who-in-swedens-gang-conflict?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Who’s who in Sweden’s gang conflict?</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20230614/how-could-sweden-put-an-end-to-its-deadly-wave-of-gang-crime?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How could Sweden put an end to its deadly wave of gang crime?</strong></a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Local"}