In this week's episode we talk about whether immigrants will soon have to sign a contract promising to follow Swedish norms, and what's in the Swedish right's radical new plan for the next four years if it wins the 2026 election?

We also examine reactions to a bumper budget and its impact on voters.

For Membership+ subscribers we have updates on the issue of the Migration Agency not accepting some passports as a valid form of ID.

Finally, we look at what readers of The Local have been telling us about things that make life in Sweden convenient.

Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. 

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

• Moderates call for 'Sweden contract' for newly-arrived immigrants
• Ten things our version of a 'Sweden contract' would have to include

• How Sweden’s 2026 budget could affect your finances
• Can Swedish government's budget splurge win it the 2026 election?
• Swedish ruling parties mull stripping non-citizens of local vote

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