{"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/67403d67a38318e3fe732422?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Curb your immigration: Swedish politicians ramp up the rhetoric","description":"<p>In this week's episode: why Sweden's deputy PM wants to restrict immigrants’ voting rights, how to get your body and mind ready for the winter, why a Swedish ad featuring the English c-word went viral last week. For Membership+ subscribers: how we’re supposed to be preparing for a crisis or a war, and why have the Social Democrats u-turned on immigration?</p><p>Host <strong>Paul O’Mahony</strong> is joined by regular panelists <strong>Becky Waterton</strong> and <strong>James Savage.&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:</p><h2>Immigration&nbsp;</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20241118/swedens-deputy-pm-proposes-cutting-non-citizens-voting-rights?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sweden's deputy PM proposes cutting non-citizens' voting rights</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20241121/sweden-democrats-call-for-ban-on-new-citizenships-until-tougher-rules-are-in-place?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sweden Democrats call for ban on new citizenships until tougher rules are in place</strong></a></li></ul><h2>Winter</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20241120/how-to-prepare-for-a-snowstorm-in-sweden?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How to prepare for a snowstorm in Sweden</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20241113/how-a-year-on-my-allotment-taught-me-to-appreciate-the-swedish-seasons?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How a year on my allotment taught me to appreciate the Swedish seasons</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li></ul><h2>Language</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20241112/you-can-ct-on-us-stockholm-metro-ad-blasted-over-use-of-offensive-c-word?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stockholm Metro ad blasted over 'shocking' use of English c-word</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li></ul><h2>War and Crisis</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20241118/sweden-releases-updated-version-of-if-crisis-or-war-comes-booklet?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sweden releases updated version of 'If Crisis or War Comes' booklet</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240110/what-should-foreigners-in-sweden-think-about-when-preparing-for-a-war-or-crisis?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>What do foreigners in Sweden need to do when preparing for a war or crisis?</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20241120/guns-to-umbrellas-why-the-nordic-countries-have-wildly-different-looking-crisis-booklets?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Guns to umbrellas: Why Nordic countries have wildly different-looking crisis booklets</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li></ul><h2>Social Democrats</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20240618/politics-in-sweden-whats-in-the-social-democrats-plan-to-eradicate-swedens-vulnerable-areas?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>What's in the Social Democrats' plan to eradicate Sweden's 'vulnerable areas'?</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thelocal.se/20231220/social-democrat-leader-swedens-stricter-migration-rules-here-to-stay-even-if-we-win?tpcc=podcast-article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Social Democrat leader: Sweden's stricter migration rules here to stay even if we win</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Local"}