LA: Legalise cannabis to stop gang war
The Liberal Alliance has reignited the internal government dispute about legalised cannabis. Ahead of the Conservatives summer conference today LA has challenged the government’s official line by suggesting that legalizing recreational drugs could…
MoreDPP wins back voters
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is winning back lost voters from both the Social Democrats (S) and Liberals (V). A study of voter shifts by news site Altinget.DK shows that of the 140,000…
MorePolitical career beckons for ex-ambassador
Former US Ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford is planning to run for political office in the USA. Mr Gifford announced his decision on Facebook in an emotional response to the white supremacy rally…
MoreMissing journalist: Danish submarine was ‘deliberately sunk’
Copenhagen Police believe the submarine at the centre of a manslaughter investigation was deliberately sunk. Missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, 30, was last seen on Thursday evening on board the vessel with the…
MorePublic over-estimates crime risk
50% of the Danish public over-estimate the extent of criminality in this country, a new report by the Justice Ministry’s Research Office shows. Although there are fewer reported criminal offences today than five…
MoreIncreased optimism about EU
A new EU survey shows Danes have become far more optimistic about the EU. The Eurobarometer study shows that the percentage of Danes who have a positive opinion of the EU has risen…
MoreMaersk Oil accused of discharging dangerous chemicals
Maersk Oil, the oil wing of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has been reported to the police by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA) for discharging chemicals into the North Sea in connection with oil production….
MoreGovernment makes U-turn on tax
The government has abandoned its plan to cut the punitive top rate of income tax, one of its key issues. Liberal Alliance leader Anders Samuelsen, who before his party joined the coalition last…
MoreLA’s tax flop
The Liberal Alliance’s tax-flop is the biggest U-turn in Danish politics ever, TV2’s political analyst Anders Langballe said last night, ‘but a big win for Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl’….
MoreSome good news for PM
The centre-right alliance would retain power if an election was held right now. As the new political season gets underway a new Gallup poll for Berlingske projects a seven-seat, 52.4%/47.3% majority for the…
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