IT jobs to India – bad business for Denmark says union
Industry insiders have expressed concern about the number of highly skilled public sector IT employees who are out of work because their jobs have been outsourced to India. Hanne Lykke Jespersen, head of…
MoreUnemployment up
Yesterday’s good news about economic growth was tempered today by new jobless figures that continue to rise. 163,000 people are now officially unemployed, 6.1% of the workforce. Although jobs aren’t being created, senior…
MoreRetail sales down
The downward spiral for retail sales has continued for the third month in a row. Statistics Denmark has reported a drop of 1% in July, far greater than the estimated 0.2%. At the…
MoreEconomy still needs a boost says Helle
Opposition leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt said the latest unemployment figures confirm the need for new initiatives to boost the struggling economy. She said both growth and employment figures are insufficient and it’s young people…
MoreHelle approves Villy’s socialist pep-talk
Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt claims she has nothing against her close political ally, Villy Søvndal, reasserting his socialist credentials (http://seven59.dk/were-more-left-wing-than-social-democrats-says-villy) and said it would have no effect on the two parties’ close…
MoreVilly isn’t scared – he’s too busy
Socialist People’s Party leader Villy Søvndal is more than willing to debate foreign policy with Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen – he’s just too busy. That was the excuse from the SPP’s…
More14 days to go – full steam ahead for opposition
The Social Democrats and their political allies would win 53.2% of the vote if an election were held today, compared to 46.8% for the government alliance parties, the latest Megafon poll for TV2…
MoreWe’re more left-wing than Social Democrats says Villy
The Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party (SPP) may appear to be joined at the hip in the election campaign but cracks are appearing in the four-year long political love affair. SPP boss…
MoreSocialists get the youth vote
Villy Søvndal would be the election’s outright winner if it was up to young, first-time voters. Nearly one in three, or 29%, would vote for the Socialist People’s Party, according to the findings…
MoreLøkke the ‘statesman’ takes a campaign break
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s decision to leave the hectic election campaign to attend President Sarkozy’s Libya summit in Paris this evening is a ‘strategically wise’ move, according to election expert Robert Clemmensen…
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