Socialists warn against refugee scare campaign
The Socialist Peoples Party (SPP) has accused the political right of trying to whip up a xenophobic scare campaign, after reports that local authorities and refugee centres are struggling to cope with a…
MoreEx-minister: Anti-semitism prevails at UN
Anti-Semitism is flourishing at the UN, the Liberals’ foreign affairs spokesman, Søren Pind (V), claimed last night. The former development minister told Jyllands-Posten that the hatred of Jews which exists in parts of…
MoreThe 4 issues that will keep DPP out of government
Although the Danish People’s Party (DPP) is enjoying unprecedented success in the polls, leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has repeatedly stated his party has no intention of becoming part of government after the next…
MoreWash my grandmother? No thanks
A significant majority of the public believe it’s the public sector’s duty to look after the aged and the infirm, not close relatives. Local councils and authorities have urged family members to help…
MoreLow EU voter turnout, but not in Denmark
The 2014 EU elections saw the lowest voter turnout ever, but the second-highest in this country. According to the European Voice, an independent insight into all news from Brussels, the percentage of voters…
MoreDenmark gets 3bn in EU job funding
Denmark has been granted DKK3bn in EU funding to get more people into the labour market over the next six years, after the European Commission yesterday adopted the Danish national Operational Programme for the…
MoreComment: Social Democrats’ ‘desperate attack’ on DPP
A Social Democrat campaign attacking the Danish People’s Party (DPP) could have a ‘rebound effect’ and strengthen DPP leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl’s ever-growing popularity. According to Berlingske analyst Thomas Larsen, the Social Democrats are…
MoreZero tax will get people off welfare says LA
The business-friendly Liberal Alliance kicked off the annual summer round of party get togethers by suggesting a ‘tax-free pass’ for welfare recipients to encourage them to look for a job. At the party’s…
MorePolice dismiss call for legalised drugs
The Liberal Alliance’s proposal to decriminalise all recreational drugs was dismissed as ‘totally ridiculous’ by the Police Officers Union, Monday. Head of the Union, Claus Oxfeldt, said if he didn’t know better he could…
MoreMilitants’ success signals power shift in Iraq say experts
Danish experts believe the balance of power in Iraq has shifted after IS (Islamic State) fighters seized control of Iraq’s biggest dam, an oilfield and three more towns on Sunday after inflicting their…
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