Positive GDP figures halt the downturn
Danish GDP grew by an impressive 1% in Q2, a sign that the economy is back on track. After two quarters of negative growth – the classic definition of a recession – Statistics Denmark…
MoreGrowth figures could tip the election
The new, positive Q2 growth figures could tip the election in the government’s favour – that’s the hope, or dream, of Minister of Business and Finance Brian Mikkelsen in response to the surprising…
MoreChain-smoking Løkke pleaded with minister to resign
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen pleaded with Birthe Rønn Hornbech to resign as a consequence of the stateless Palestinians scandal so that he wouldn’t have to fire her. In her autobiography to be…
MoreDenmark waves goodbye to Gaddafi regime
Denmark has granted Libya’s National Transition Council (NTC) full diplomatic recognition. The rebels’ council will be given the keys and codes to Libyan-owned properties and bank accounts, signalling the final kiss of death…
MoreKamikaze Conservatives
The Conservative Party is on a suicide mission, according to Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Pia Kjærsgaard who admitted last night that the centre-right is ‘in a mess’. She said the Lib/Con/DPP alliance…
MoreLøkke’s leer scares off women
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s condescending smile aimed at Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt whilst she was fielding questions during Sunday’s live TV debate could cost him female voters. Communications expert Klaus Kjøller…
MoreVoters ready to diminish DPP’s influence
A majority of the electorate wants to see broad, cross-party cooperation in parliament rather than the partisan politics that have dominated the past decade. A new Gallup poll shows that 77% of voters…
MoreGreysters prefer Løkke
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is the preferred choice of the country’s elderly population while those who have taken early-retirement would like to see opposition leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt running the country. A new…
MoreSocialist MP attacked whilst campaigning
Socialist People’s Party MP Kamal Qureshi was attacked yesterday, allegedly by Islamic Hizb-ut Tahrir supporters, as he was handing out election leaflets at a Ramadan party in Valby. Mr Qureshi claims he was…
More‘Red’ government would recognise Palestine
Denmark could be heading for a diplomatic crisis with Israel if the opposition wins power in two weeks’ time. Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leader Villy Søvndal, who’s in line to become Minister of…
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