Helen Pidd

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3,798 appearances 36 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 2d ago

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Today in Focus · The fight to save Sweden’s soul from the far right · 17 Sep 2026 podcast

Literally a figurehead on a ship. voice-verified

But the fact he even agreed to appear at the political rally shows how high he thought the stakes were in this election, where voters were deciding whether Sweden should carry on down the anti-immigration, authoritarian route of recent years. voice-verified

At the time we're recording this, it looks as though Magdalena Andersen will soon lead the next Swedish government. voice-verified

She seems to have narrowly thwarted a right-wing coalition, including a far-right party with neo-Nazi roots. voice-verified

It's a result that will give hope to center and left-wing parties around the world as they face far-right insurgents of their own. voice-verified

But will the new government radically change course? voice-verified

Or are we unlikely to see a return any time soon of progressive egalitarian Sweden? voice-verified

From The Guardian, I'm Helen Pidd, today in focus. voice-verified

Where will Sweden go next? voice-verified

Martin Kellen, you're a Swedish journalist who writes a column for the Swedish newspaper Dagenshutte. voice-verified

I hope I've got that pronunciation right. voice-verified

And you recently wrote an article for us at The Guardian, and it was headlined Sweden Has Lost Its Soul and Stopped Being Sweden. voice-verified

Define for me what the Swedish soul looks like. voice-verified

What does that mean for you? voice-verified

And what do you think are true Swedish values? voice-verified

Mm. voice-verified

Of the last four years. voice-verified

And and your argument, the argument that you set out in The Guardian, is essentially that voice-verified

Many previously unthinkable, far right ideas are now pretty comfortably embedded in the mainstream of Swedish politics. voice-verified

And we're gonna come on later to talk about whether Sweden's new government, whoever they may be, will reject such ideas. voice-verified

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