welfare state – Page 2

3 January 2020

The prime minister’s New Year’s speech

Every New Year’s Eve, the queen gives a brief speech on the state of Denmark, and the next evening, the prime minister does the same. The […]

13 December 2019

Left swerve

It’s that time of year again – not only for the winter holidays. The Danish Social Democratic administration, along with four smaller parties, reached a deal […]

29 September 2017

The less happy among us

Except for the free newspaper MX Metroxpress, Politiken is Denmark’s largest-circulation daily (DK). In the past, it was associated with the Social Liberal Party. Now it […]

8 September 2017

Tax cuts and inequality

Last week the Løkke Rasmussen administration presented a proposal for tax reforms called Job Reform Phase II. The measures are intended to provide tax relief to […]