https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Small towns in Sweden, America and Europe are dying – and until we start to see this as a problem the populists will keep on growing, argues James Savage. https://www.thelocal.se/20161019/are-we-just-going-to-let-half-the-country-die Wed, 19 Oct 2016 17:24:42 +0200 are-we-just-going-to-let-half-the-country-die On Friday, rural residents drove tractors and other vehicles with banners into several Swedish cities to protest what they are calling the injustice they experience in the countryside. They say their concerns are largely ignored by politicians. https://www.thelocal.se/20150403/rural-swedes-protest-fanatical-urbanisation Fri, 03 Apr 2015 14:51:43 +0200 rural-swedes-protest-fanatical-urbanisation Agricultural subsidies are set to fall under the new EU budget deal, but Swedish critics are mostly concerned about how the money will be spent. https://www.thelocal.se/20130209/46102 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:42:00 +0100 46102