Jacob Christensen

• SvD: Farväl till Det Stora Systemskiftet

  Allt det där är resultatet av det enda verkliga systemskifte som någonsin har drabbat det moderna Sverige, nämligen den starka och forcerade politisering av samhället som ägde rum från 1960-talets mitt till 1980-talets början.

  (tags: sweden politics socialdemocracy)

• Pop – Feuilleton – FAZ.NET – „The White Stripes“: Das weiß-rote Nichts, angefüllt mit einer Gitarre

  Es ist kein Zufall, sondern Ausdruck des Problems, vor das sich jeder Traditionalist gestellt sieht, dass die genretechnisch stimmigsten Lieder die eingängigsten und vielleicht auch besten sind:

  (tags: media music whitestripes)

In Copenhagen, former mayor Winnie Larsen-Jensen slams the door as she leaves the Social Democratic group in the local council and accuses Premier Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard of autocratic rule. Larsen-Jensen is the wife of Claus Larsen-Jensen who unsuccessfully tried to win first place on the Social Democratic ticket before the 2005 local elections.And while we’re at it: The Kramer Mikkelsens should also be added to the dynasty list: Brothers Jens and Lars were Premier Mayors and MPs for Copenhagen during the 1990s.Meanwhile in another part of the world:

1. Ségolène Royal throws François Hollande out of their appartment because of an extra-marital affair.
2. Horst Seehofer (CSU) does his best to counteract the decline in the German birth rate – but not with his wife.