Far-left party will demand socialist policy – or else
Helle Thorning-Schmidt could be living on a knife-edge if she has to form a government with the help of the Red-Green Alliance. A new Berlingske survey shows that half of the far-left party’s…
MoreDrastic increase in youth unemployment
Unemployment amongst the 18-29 age group has virtually tripled over the past three years, from around 15,000 in 2008 to just under 42,000 now. However, according to Professor Flemming Ibsen of Aalborg University,…
MorePrime Minster Helle Thorning-Schmidt would have record-low backing
Helle Thorning-Schmidt may be heading for the Prime Minister’s office but her party is facing its worst election result for over a hundred years. According to the latest average of all polls, calculated…
MoreConservatives’ ‘foolish’ tax proposal
Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard has dismissed the Conservatives’ call for further tax relief as an act of desperation from a struggling party. The two parties, parliamentary allies for the past ten…
MoreNew ambassador in former African colony
Denmark has a new ambassador in its former colony of Ghana. Rather symbolically, Ambassador Carsten Nilaus presented his credentials to President John Atta Mills in a ceremony held at the former slave fort,…
MoreRich-poor gap grows
Inequality continues to grow at a dramatic rate in this country. From being the most equal country in Western Europe ten years ago, new figures from the EU’s statistics agency, Eurostat, reveal the…
MorePoliticians scared of ‘welfare coalition’
So many people are reliant on income from the state that politicians calling for unpopular reforms could experience major problems getting elected. New figures show that over two-thirds of the public – 66.4%…
MoreHelle demands investigation
Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt said last night she was shocked to see her personal tax information splashed on the front page of a national newspaper and urged the tax authorities to launch…
MoreLøkke comes out best in head to head
With just a week to go before the election, a new Gallup survey shows that Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen beats his opponent, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, on a number of personal comparisons. A majority…
MoreMore tax relief says Conservative leader
For the first time during the election campaign, the Conservatives have said they intend to fight for more tax relief if the government remains in power. Although Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has…
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