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James Savage

@jamessavage.bsky.social
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British journalist in Sweden. Publisher & CEO of The Local, Chairman of Sveriges Tidskrifter.

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Emma Löfgren @emmalofgren.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Vi har konsekvent varit nyhetsledande på frågor som tonårsutvisningar, spårbyte, medborgarskapsstoppet förra året som ingen annan skrev om, och avsaknaden av övergångsregler i medborgarskapsreformerna. Kul att svenska tidningar äntligen börjar bry sig, men kredd är viktigt för en liten redaktion.
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
2000 years ago: the Romans would let an aqueduct destroy the Gardon Valley. We need clean water, but at what cost?
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Wet Owl @levisatyrane.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
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Sophie Pedder @sophiepedder.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Powerful moment: leaders of France (Macron), Germany (Merz) and U.K. (Starmer) arrive in Kyiv together, to be joined by Poland’s leader (Tusk) In support of Ukraine In defiance of Russian aggression Together as Europeans, west to east 🇫🇷🇩🇪 🇬🇧🇵🇱🇪🇺🇺🇦
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Patrik Oksanen @patrikoksanen.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Tråd: "Klart är att bilderna inte verkar ha varit svåra att få tag på. Från okänd avsändare har de även nått min mejlkorg" skriver @torbjornnilsso.bsky.social i SvD www.svd.se/a/jQExrL/kri... Den formuleringen förändrar bilden av DN:s avslöjande och vad det är som hänt...
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Kristersson har satt ett svårslaget rekord | Torbjörn Nilsson
KOMMENTAR. Ulf Kristersson sätter ett svårslaget rekord i jakten på Henrik Landerholms efterträdare. Tobias Thyberg hann bara vara nationell säkerhetsrådgivare i tolv timmar.
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Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
The thing about Europe is it doesn't invest enough in defence. But nor does it joke about invading neighbours. The thing about Europe is its economy is ailing. But Europeans have no concept of "medical bankruptcy". My take this week on the truly free continent www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
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The thing about Europe: it’s the actual land of the free now
Europe’s very real problems don’t look so bad by comparison
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Jack Kessler @jackkessler.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
What if Donald Trump simply loves tariffs, and no one will stop him?
Here's a thought. What if there is no rationale at all? What if the President of the United States simply believes - and has believed for decades - that any trade deficit is evidence of foreign malfeasance. What if he thinks that reciprocity - the basis of the global trading system - is for chumps? What if Americans elected a mad king, and no one - not his advisors, not the Republican-led Congress, not the courts - will stop him? Because they fear the repercussions of doing so, which include the threat of violence.
What if Donald Trump loves tariffs, and now we all have to wait patiently for the results?
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
While I see all your conspiracy theories I regret to inform you that the horrible truth is that an old man with a tariff obsession has been given almost unlimited power in the world's richest country.
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Eric Rosén @detljuvalivet.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Släpp Joakim Medin. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/kw...
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Aftonbladets krav: Släpp Joakim Medin
”Journalistik är inte ett brott, inte i något land.” Hälsningen kommer på en lapp från den svenska journalisten Joakim Medin som nu sitter fängslad i Maramar i
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Andreas Gustavsson @andreasgustavsson.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Uppdatering om Joakim: • Hans profiler på sociala medier har stängts ned av familjen. • ”l samråd med människorättsorganisationer har jag som närmast anhörig valt att avaktivera dem. Så snart Joakim är hemma kommer vi aktivera dem igen”, skriver hans fru Sofie Axelsson.
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Roligt att ha med dig Leonidas. Och kul för mig att få förnyat förtroende som ordförande!
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
It has now gone eleven days since Swedish journalist Joakim Medin was arrested as he arrived in Turkey. He is still being held, accused of ‘insulting’ Erdogan. Supporters of press freedom everywhere, please support the campaign for his release. www.thelocal.se/20250402/swe...
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Swedish journalist held in Turkey kept 'isolated' from other prisoners
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was arrested on arrival in Turkey on terrorism charges, is being kept away from other prisoners but is otherwise in 'good spirits', his employer said.
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Tisdagsklubben @tisdagsklubben.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
• Dessutom fick Tisdagsklubbens ordförande Ulrica Schenström sällskap i fredagens Efter fem i TV4 av @thomasmattsson.bsky.social och @jamessavage.bsky.social. Vi önskar er god läsning! Läs numret och prenumerera: mailchi.mp/fores/tisdag...
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Har Centern satt sprätt på alla sina pengar till den grad att den inte längre har råd med en tankesmedja? Obegripligt i så fall. www.expressen.se/nyheter/sver...
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Tankesmedjan Fores läggs ner – efter C-beslut
Centerpartiet halverar stödet till den liberala tankesmedjan Fores – vars personal och lokaler nu sägs upp. C-topparna Muharrem Demirok och Karin Ernlund har varit drivande, men beslutet är klubbat av...
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
In Valencia, the arrival of hordes of middle-class lifestyle immigrants is leading to convulsions. www.thelocal.es/20250117/how...
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
In Riyadh, I had a first meeting with Asaad Hassan al-Shibani. Now is the time for Syria's new leadership to deliver on the hope they have created – through a peaceful and inclusive transition that safeguards all minorities. Next, we will discuss with EU Foreign Ministers how to ease the sanctions
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Unironically think they should bring back the north bits of HS2 under the name "Queen Elizabeth High Speed Railway" and then accuse anyone who opposes it of hating the late queen
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Ain’t this the truth: Pensioners, not immigrants, are wrecking France 🇫🇷. www.thelocal.fr/20250108/opi...
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OPINION: Pensioners, not immigrants, are wrecking France
Here is a provocative statement - writes John Lichfield - the core economic problem for France is neither greedy immigrants nor feckless young people. It is people like me: oldies, baby boomers, pensi...
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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 10/01/2025
Congratulations world! We did it! 1.6C above pre-industrial, really solid effort to get over the line there... I knew this from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social was coming out, but I'm not despairing, it's time to double down on the work.
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Global Climate Highlights 2024
This section looks at the global Climate Indicators for which data are available for all or part of 2023. For more details on each, visit the respective Climate Indicator page. The page will be update...
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
A reminder that this was the same line George Osborne was advised to cancel by the Treasury when he became Chancellor
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 10/01/2025
World hits 1.5C warming Or to put it another way: The people who questioned climate science and emissions cuts were wrong then, are wrong now, and we will all pay a huge price if we listen to them. www.ft.com/content/fd91...
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The Local France @thelocalfrance.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
The Talking France podcast is back looking at all the big news and talking points in France - from the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo terror attack to the latest on the new government, via French complaining, new low-emission zones and the préfectures that have the longest waiting times.
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PODCAST: Why driving in France has got complicated and the 12 moans that explain the French
The Talking France podcast is back looking at all the big news and talking points in France - from the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo terror attack to the latest on the new government, via French complaining, new low-emission zones and the…
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
US tariffs on Denmark in pursuit of colonial conquest of Greenland will presumably lead to the EU imposing reciprocal tariffs on US exports to the EU www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump threatens Denmark with economic retaliation on Greenland
In a rambling news conference, the president-elect also repeated the idea of the US taking over Canada and the Panama Canal.
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
GREAT to see the British newspapers claiming the government are implementing recommendations from the grooming gang inquiry because of *checks notes* - Space Karen has been tweeting shit - when Jess Phillips has just confirmed they were going to do it anyway. *huffs extensively*
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Brian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
This needs amplifying.
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
It’s frankly alarming that the next US president is trying to take over an ally’s territory, despite being told clearly that it’s not for sale. www.thelocal.dk/20250107/let...
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'Let’s keep calm': Danish PM responds as Trump Jr lands in Greenland
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday stated the Danish government’s view after intensified calls by incoming US President Donald Trump for an American takeover of Greenland.
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The Local @thelocal.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
IN PICTURES: King Frederik and Queen Mary ride through Copenhagen in golden carriage
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IN PICTURES: King Frederik and Queen Mary ride through Copenhagen in golden carriage
A carriage plated with 24 carat gold each year conveys Denmark’s monarch through the streets of Copenhagen. King Frederik and Queen Mary took their first such trip on Tuesday.
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The Local France @thelocalfrance.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
France is set to mark on Tuesday 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper that shocked the country and led to fierce debate about freedom of expression and religion.
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France to remember Charlie Hebdo attacks 10 years on
France is set to mark on Tuesday 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper that shocked the country and led to fierce debate about freedom of expression and religion.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
🚨🚨 I think this quite extraordinary announcement before Christmas went slightly off the radar: "Iceland's incoming government says it will put EU membership to referendum by 2027". via @euronews.com www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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Iceland says it will put EU membership to referendum by 2027
Iceland has traditionally been ambivalent about joining the bloc but issues like the 2008 financial crisis, Brexit and a range of domestic issues has meant the country is slowly warming to the idea of...
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David Aaronovitch @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Your reminder that neither the Conservative Party nor Reform UK called for a new inquiry into grooming gangs in their manifestos just six months ago. I won’t bother searching for editorials from the same period but I don’t imagine such calls were there either
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Boris Johnson, 2019: “awful lot of money & an awful lot of police time now goes into these historic offences...£60m I saw was being spaffed up a wall on some investigation into historic child abuse...what on earth is that going to do to protect the public now?” www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Boris Johnson under fire over remarks about child abuse inquiries
Labour criticises suggestion that investigating ‘historic’ offences is a waste of money
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
I’ll die on this hill: dual citizenship for people who have moved to another country should be a basic human right. www.thelocal.de/20250106/cdu...
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CDU leader: 'Dual citizenship creates too many problems in Germany'
In a new interview, CDU leader Friedrich Merz has called for drastic changes to Germany's citizenship reform and suggested tightening the law around revoking passports from dual citizens who commit cr...
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Karthik Sankaran @rajakorman.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Global War On Terroir
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Following heterosexual British male journalists and politics commentators on this platform always gets weird on Saturday afternoons.
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The Local Sweden @thelocalsweden.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Sweden sends ship to aid probe over cut sea cable
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Sweden sends ship to aid probe over cut sea cable
Sweden said Friday it was sending a military ship to help Finnish investigations into the cutting of a Baltic undersea cable, which Helsinki suspects was sabotaged by a Russian-linked vessel.
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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Coming back online to the Musk breakdown against Labour and Starmer and his insane tweets on the UK. However bad you thought it was going to get, it's far far worse
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Bank robberies are a thing of the past in Denmark — there hasn’t been a single one in three years. www.thelocal.dk/20250103/why...
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Why Denmark hasn't had a bank robbery in three years
2024 was the third year in a row in which not a single bank robbery happened in Denmark and experts say it's largely down to a change in payment culture in the country.
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The Local Spain @thelocalspain.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
As many Spaniards struggle to get on the property ladder, new property market figures from 2024 have revealed the growing proportion of foreign buyers in the Spanish market.
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Foreigners now buy nearly 1 in 5 properties in Spain
As many Spaniards struggle to get on the property ladder, new property market figures from 2024 have revealed the growing proportion of foreign buyers in the Spanish market.
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 02/01/2025
"I came to this view as the men from security packed the contents of my desk into boxes and escorted me from the premises."
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Is the USA going to deploy diplomatic energy to challenge the rule of law (contempt of court) in the UK over a man banned from America. One of his criminal convictions and jail sentences was for a fraudulent entry into the US using a false identity & passport! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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The Local Spain @thelocalspain.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
If you're thinking about what new year's resolutions to keep up with in 2025, why not follow in the footsteps of the Spanish and adopt some of their traditional lifestyle habits? After all, they have really it sussed when it comes to living well.
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Ten Spanish lifestyle habits to adopt in 2025
If you're thinking about what new year's resolutions to keep up with in 2025, why not follow in the footsteps of the Spanish and adopt some of their traditional lifestyle habits? After all, they have really it sussed when it comes to living well.
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Changing a company address in Sweden🇸🇪: ✍️✅ Changing a company address in France 🇫🇷: ✍️✍️🤪😰😰🕙🕑🕥 Cutting out bureaucracy like this is an easy way to stimulate growth. Mad that so many EU countries are wedded to red tape. www.economist.com/business/202...
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Why are Nordic companies so successful?
From IKEA to Novo Nordisk, many of Europe’s top firms come from the region
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The Local France @thelocalfrance.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Wondering where you can get the best bang for your buck in France? Here is a list of the most affordable towns in France based on your individual income bracket.
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15 of the most affordable towns in France
Wondering where you can get the best bang for your buck in France? Here is a list of the most affordable towns in France based on your individual income bracket.
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
What is the point of shops that don’t keep a proper stock? I don’t need a shop assistant to place an online order for me.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
I was excited to tell my kids that there's a sequel to Encanto, only to scroll down and learn that Google's AI just completely made this up
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jack @roddyceramics.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
I hate how spot on this is now
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Netflix’s original content is mostly crap that nobody really watches. And AI is about to make it even worse. This essay is fascinating.
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James Savage @jamessavage.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
The next Archbishop of Canterbury will be selected by a committee chaired by the former head of MI5. Only in Britain (and possibly Iran?) would the national religious leader be chosen by a spy. www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
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Lord Evans to chair Crown Nominations Commission that will choose next Archbishop of Canterbury
LORD EVANS of Weardale, a former director-general of MI5 and a cross-bencher in the House of Lords, ...
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