Opposition maintains poll lead
The opposition has increased its lead over the government. As the election draws nearer and nearer, a new Megafon poll for Politiken gives the centre-left opposition 97 seats against 78 for the government…
MoreEconomy has become a liability for government
Centre-right politicians have given the economy the blame for the government’s inability to make inroads into the opposition’s lead in the polls. The ruling Liberal Party’s policy spokesperson, Ellen Trane Nørby, referred to…
MoreArms dealer: Indian Intelligence knew
In a last ditch-effort to avoid deportation, Danish arms dealer Niels Holck has claimed that the Indian authorities knew he was supplying weapons to rebels to fight the Marxist administration in West Bengal in 1995….
MorePregnant drug addicts to be locked up?
Minister of Social Affairs Benedikte Kjær is investigating the possibility of forcibly detaining pregnant drug addicts and alcoholics. With more and more babies being born with handicaps and other defects because of their…
MoreCancer threat at Burger King
Thousands of hungry consumers in this country have exposed themselves to the threat of cancer by eating at Burger King. A new analysis by the food control authorities reveals that the US fast-food…
More13 kroner a litre for petrol
The price of a litre of petrol in this country is slowly edging towards a new record. Statoil will be charging DKK12.79 for a litre of octane 95 today and senior Danske Bank…
MoreBusiness sector optimism put smiles on economists’ faces
New Statistics Denmark figures reveal widespread optimism in the business sector. The cyclical indicator for industry rose to 9 in April, compared to 1 the previous month, and to 15 in the business…
MoreWeak housing market
The current low level of lending activity in the mortgage market reflects the continuing poor state of the housing market. Mortgage lenders’ loans to house and apartment purchases rose by just DKK2bn in…
MoreStart spreading the news – Queen in New York
HM Queen Margrethe and Royal Consort Prince Henrik are to visit the USA for six days in June. The couple will attend the Royal Ballet’s performance at the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC, before…
MoreSolo MP threatens government’s majority
The Liberal/ Conservative /Danish People’s Party (DPP) alliance doesn’t have the necessary votes to tighten immigration legislation even more. Although the DPP has demanded more restrictions in return for its support of the…
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