Government voters move left…and right
Two parties on the opposing wings of the political spectrum are the main benefactors of the government’s fall in popularity. A new study of recent opinion polls shows 19% of those who voted…
MoreIslamist group speads propaganda on TikTok
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have renewed the call for a crackdown on Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir in reaction to the organisation’s growing popularity on social media. Following reports that Hizb…
MoreDPP targets immigrant taxi drivers following six rapes this year
Customers ordering a taxi should have the right to refuse a foreign driver – the latest proposal from the anti-migrant Danish People’s Party’s following the latest rape incident in a Copenhagen cab. After…
MoreNational Bank cuts interest rate again
The National Bank cut its key interest rate by 0.25% at the end of last week mirroring the European Central Bank’s (ECB) rate cut to 3.25%. The move was expected by all economists…
MorePM warns of threat from dangerous Russia, Iran, North Korea alliance
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has characterised the current geopolitical landscape as the most dangerous during her lifetime, including the Cold War. In an unusually pessimistic interview with Politiken the PM highlighted the emerging…
MorePre-Christmas poll signals bad news for government
Less than a third of the electorate would vote for the government if an election were held today. As the tripartite coalition marks its two-year anniversary, a new Epinion poll shows the three…
MoreLiberals back review of immigrants’ pensions
Following a recent report showing non-Western immigrants are far more likely than ‘ethnic Danes’ to receive an early retirement or disability pension, Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Poulsen has called for a full…
MoreConservatives’ nuclear power proposal gains support
The Conservatives’ push for the return of nuclear power has gained traction amongst parties on the right. After new Conservative leader Mona Juul told Jylland-Posten the party is ready to support building nuclear power…
MoreTax scammer gets 12-year sentence
British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah was sentenced to 12 years in prison by Glostrup District Court, Thursday, for his role in the 2015 multi-billion share dividend scam when the tax agency paid…
MoreSupermarket prices ‘sky-high’
Food prices hit a record high in November with significant increases for most household goods. Crisps led the surge with a 13% price hike, followed by flour and grains up 5%, frozen vegetables…
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