How a call to demolish mosques sent shock waves through Swedish politics

This week: Jimmie Åkesson talks about demolishing mosques, the latest on the Tesla strike, Sweden’s Advent celebrations, solutions journalism, and why some criminologists think it’s time for Sweden to ditch zero tolerance on drugs.

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

Here are links to some of the stories we discuss:

Tesla strike

• Inside Sweden: How will the Tesla strike end?
• Tesla sues Swedish state agency over number plate blockage

Advent 

• Julmys: How to get into the Christmas spirit like a Swede
• Swedish word of the day: advent

Solutions journalism

• Seven things we've learned about adding a solutions focus to reporting on migration
• As Europe comes out of lockdown, what lessons can be learned from Sweden?

Drugs 

• INTERVIEW: The past, present and future of Sweden's zero-tolerance drug policy

Sweden Democrats

• Sweden Democrat leader calls for mosques to be demolished
• Why Sweden's far-right leader is showing his radical side
• Why the Sweden Democrats are still a far-right party
• LISTEN: How the Sweden Democrats are flirting with the extreme right
• ARCHIVE: Islam 'Sweden's biggest threat': far-right leader

Swedish habits

• How to handle these 10 maddeningly Swedish passive-aggressive habits

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