Lack of walking. This is how the SD government’s handling of Swedish culture and Swedish traditions can be described.
First they gave in on Christmas. Kristersson promised the high-cost protection against high electricity prices until the first of November, “in good time before Christmas“. But there was no high-cost protection, but a flimsy electricity subsidy that everyone north of Daläven only got after the national day. Some staunch moderates were thus forced to celebrate Christmas only after Easter.
Gave Sanna Marin a kiss on the cheek
Then Kristersson was careless about taking it in hand. When he met Sanna Marin in November, they greeted each other with… and childpuss.
Even the midsummer celebrations are threatened by the government’s carelessness as fees now affect hard-working associations. At home in Dalarna there are hills and fields asked loudly the government if there is any idea to plan for maypole raising as we usually do?
And now Valborg is also threatened.
Burning branches and leaves is prohibited
At the beginning of April announced the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency that the EU’s new waste directive means that “in practice it is no longer permitted to burn branches, leaves and other garden waste”. Bye bye, Valborg.
After that, the municipalities were besieged by citizens who wondered what the point really was. Soon there were 290 different interpretations of the directive.
But then Ebba Busch, energy and deputy prime minister, came as a savior in times of need. She put lighthouse in his garden and posted on Instagram. The message was crystal clear: “You will certainly be allowed to burn leaves in your garden”.
From Ebba Busch’s instagram
Thus the matter was out of the world. Or?!
Still unclear what applies
But no. A few days later, Romina Pourmokhtari, climate and environment minister at the Busch ministry, gave a completely different message: “It’s important to have common sense”.
Yeah, and what does that mean? Can we light May bonfires, a Swedish tradition since the Middle Ages, this year or not?
Unfortunately, it is unclear. So now the government must come up with a clarification of what the new regulations entail. But it should only be ready around midsummer… Long after winter has raged among our mountains.
That the SD government is careless with simple issues, such as not ruining Swedish holidays with regulatory hassles, says a lot about their ability to handle complex issues such as crises and climate threats.
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