Sweden in Focus

How a Swedish nepotism scandal highlights poor recruitment practices


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This week: how Sweden voted on new gender law, horrific murder in Stockholm suburb, former Moderate Party leader faces nepotism allegations over jobs for friends.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Politics
  • Sweden votes 'yes' to lowering age for legal gender change
  • How Sweden's legal gender bill has split the government 
  • ARCHIVE: Where did it all go wrong for ousted party leader Anna Kinberg Batra?
Crime
  • Stockholm shooting victim 'completely innocent' say distraught family
 

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