The Danish public service broadcaster DR swallows enormous amounts of tax money from Danish citizens, yet it struggles to deliver impartial radio and TV without pushing its own agenda.

Danish government parties – including the Social Democrats, Liberals and Moderates – insist that “privatisation solves nothing” and that DR is a cornerstone of democracy. At the same time they quietly admit to controversial documentaries and clear bias.

The debate is raging in Denmark right now. The Liberal Alliance is pushing hard for privatisation ahead of the new media agreement for 2027 onwards, while the government says no.

As Swedish taxpayers we can only hope the Danes don’t invite us to another “merger” like the one in 2009, when Posten AB and Post Danmark formed PostNord. Many Swedes still feel Denmark brought higher costs, worse profitability and major structural problems into the deal. Sweden was more profitable before the merger, but ended up carrying Danish burdens.

The result? Years of heavy losses, cutbacks, strikes and constant criticism – much of it blamed on the “Danish tangle” we bought into.

Just to be safe, maybe we should install a jammer between Denmark and Sweden so no more bad deals can cross the border.

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Our current government has, during its term, exempted the first 300,000 SEK from tax on Capital Insurance Accounts (KF) and Investment Savings Accounts (ISK).

When you invest in these accounts you pay a flat-rate tax on the value – regardless of whether your investments go up or down.Ahead of the election this fall, the opposition has already promised to raise the tax on these accounts. The Green Party and the Left Party want to slash the tax-free amount to just 50,000 SEK, while the Social Democrats want to increase the flat-rate tax instead.

They are deliberately punishing people who save and take personal responsibility for their financial future. At the same time they are trying to buy votes from those who don’t save — by keeping them dependent on subsidies and government handouts.Let that sink in.

This isn’t economic policy.
This is classic vote-buying, paid for with other people’s money.

The left doesn’t want Swedes to become financially independent.
They need them dependent.

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On 13 November 1994, I voted yes in the Swedish EU referendum.I believed in the original idea: to create lasting peace in Europe through economic and political cooperation after the devastation of the Second World War.I was also in favour of adopting the euro, because if you join a union, you should be fully part of it.

Today I regret that vote.The EU has developed into something I never wanted: a supranational state that increasingly rules over Sweden and other member nations. It is no longer a partnership of sovereign countries — it is a project run from the top by unelected officials. The European Commission, led by a president who was not chosen by the people, now makes decisions that directly override national parliaments and democratic will.

If I had known in 1994 what the EU would become, I would never have voted yes.The fact that Swedish politicians are once again talking about introducing the euro in 2026 only proves one thing: it is not “the time” that is out of joint.
It is our politicians.

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