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Agreed Suzi, but they didn't grasp the nettle when Lofven lost the vote of no confidence. I think they were happy to let him squirm until the real elections next Sept. As a lame duck PM, his, his party's and the Green's situation will no doubt deteriorate.

Treetop. It is worth checking out Lofven's history. Questions over whether he completed his education and even his welding training. Became a trade unionist and eventually promoted to party leader although he didn't hold a seat in parliament. Compared with someone like Angela Merkel, who holds a doctorate and has held several ministerial posts, it is a surprise he is the head of a modern country and survived so long. I suspect no one else wants the job at the moment.

I don't think the market likes quoted passive investment cos.

You guys sleigh me.

But on the bright side a slate mine **** heap now has UNESCO World Heritage status. I went there once, it was grey and very wet.

CEO of Easyjet spoke with great confidence this morning but as pointed out by the interviewer the share price not reflecting his positive predictions on travel nos. A lag or buyers taking advantage?

Maybe this will explain. CREST accounts credited with Accustem Shares: 8 July 2021*
Certificates for Accustem Shares for those shareholders holding their Tiziana Life Sciences plc in certificated form: by 18 July 2021

Ok good, nothing I can see and I have filled in my US trading details with them. I shall enquire. Cheers

I trade with II and last corp action advised Accustem shares due on or after 8/7/21-clearly after as none yet.

Even the Swedish pis seem to have given up, a slow tick down over the past month. Perhaps someone needs to remind the Swedes that they have voted in the ineffectual government now serving them.

lbjj. Whilst we would all like to get out of this logjam, I can't see how the courts can make the decision as to whether mining can go ahead. They may well be able to opine on the process but not the decision or in this case lack of decision. The same thing happens in the UK, 3rd runway at Heathrow, HS2 or bypass at Stonehenge. Constitutionally the decision must rest with the Government/Parliament. Unfortunately, with a lame duck government and a year to elections I can't see any progress on a decision unless one party or another sees electoral advantage in declaring its intentions one way or another. Whilst it is an important issue to us, I suspect the elections will focus on other policy matters.

Tolerate, definition. Accept or endure. The latter seems more appropriate.

Anyone who has bought in the last 3 month will be in profit so maybe they are banking that rather than risking all on the results.

Sweden's parliament on Wednesday voted to reinstate Social Democrat party leader Stefan Lofven as prime minister, only weeks after he was ousted in a historic vote of no confidence.

Lofven's nomination was passed with a vote of 116 for, 173 against and 60 abstaining. Under the Swedish system a prime minister only needs to be tolerated by parliament -- meaning they can be confirmed as long as a majority doesn't vote against them.

"Since less than half of the members of parliament have voted no, the chamber has approved the motion to appoint Stefan Lofven as prime minister," speaker Andreas Norlen told parliament after the vote was concluded.

Thanks Suzy. So we have a non-nomadic Swedish Sami population totaling about 20,00o, of which 10% are engaged in reindeer herding, with a devolved parliament and a large chunk of the country protected ostensibly for their use. One wonders if they are punching a little above their weight and how they justify the thousands of companies Zeno referenced? Clearly they have a powerful lobbying influence. Will be interesting to see how things develop in Sweden.

I gather that only about 10% of the Sami population are actively involved in reindeer herding, some 3,000 or less. I assume these are the 'nomadic' Sami, with the majority in fixed locations. Question for Xeno, our resident Swedish expert, are the nomadic Sami nomadic across the 4 northern regions, (Sweden, Finland, Norway and Russia) or do they tend to have a geographical limitation. I wonder if the other Sami countries are as generous with grants etc. It would seem surprising if Russia was. If they are genuinely nomadic how does the state collect taxes as they appear to have no specific country of residence.

rhump3. Yes I did read about that situation in Berlin. In principle, the idea of rents controls for those in need is a worthy one but in practice it cannot be loaded onto the private sector. If the state wishes to control rent levels then it must arrange the supply of suitable stock. It is , I accept, a massively complex area, with no easy answer but one thing I can say with certainty is that if we see a reversal of house prices, as some call for, it will only further constrain the supply side. I wrote a paper on this subject when the sector was hit by the 2000 banking crisis. Many pundits predicted then a permanent collapse of housing costs and look where we are today. Interestingly Sweden was often cited as a model of good rent control, maybe less so now.

Suzy. Yes I was being somewhat glib. Fair rents (and other tenancy controls) is a subject I could debate at length. I fully support the setting of a fair rent for those in housing need but without sufficient income to pay a market rent. However a blanket rent cap, often augmented by other controls, will damage the housing supply in the medium/long term, unless the state steps in big time. We have tried it in this country without success. Not all private landlords are bad and not all social landlords are good, the same applies to tenants. We need to be wary of the four legs good, two legs bad syndrome. For all his faults Lofven could hardly be considered a free marketeer so he must have seen a good need to loosen the rents controls. People seem to like market forces when they are driving prices down but not the reverse. ATB

Thanks Xeno. It would be truly bizarre if Sweden was to democratically vote to become a communist state!. Last one to leave please turn the lights out. I understand your frustration having been a shareholder for a year but bear a thought for those of us who have been with the company for up to ten years. It sounds like Swedish criminals get shorter sentences than we have been subject to. Perhaps its the Chinese influence in Volvo that's encouraging the communists?

Doesn't say what they will be worth, unless I have missed something.