Theresa May will today make a statement with the aim to stifle growing demands for second referendum.
The prime minister will make a statement to MPs on last week’s European council summit in Brussels, from which she returned with little evidence of progress in securing legal reassurances on the Irish backstop.
You can read the article here: Brexit: May to urge MPs not to ‘break faith’ by demanding people’s vote
Source: The Guardian
Today we celebrate 100 years of democracy, since we this date 1918 won the universal right to vote in our country.
Sweden has had 100 consecutive years of democratic ruling. Year after year Sweden is ranked among the best democracies in the world by a number of different ranking institutions.
Today Sweden is one of the richest countries invthe world, but it hasn’t always been so.
A hundred years ago, Sweden was suffering from food shortages and rapidly growing inequalities between the rich and the poor. The country was on the brink of rebellion.
But the crisis was resolved: the people won the universal right to vote, and soon thereafter, so did women.
Swedish children, regardless where they are born, all have a right to go to school and in school we learn about democracy – our rights and oblugations. Democracy can never be taken for granted, it has to be won every day.
This is a big day for us and the world.
Today it went live: “Springsteen at Broadway”.
Springsteen on Broadway was a concert by Bruce Springsteen being held at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York City. Unfortunately I did not see Bruce Springsteen on Broadway. It was impossible to get tickets.
Bow the last of the many shows at the theatre is done and The Boss gives us the concert film.
According to legendary rock jounalist Jens Petersen “…it is one of the best concert documentaties ever made”.
It shows Springsteens performance, filmed for two evenings last summer.
Those who flew to New York have testified for an unforgettable experience. Certainly, we are many who wanted to be there, but it is powerful to see the documentary as well. Filmed with several cameras, carefully lit. Professional storytelling.
You get close. You feel like one in the audience for two and a half hours when Springsteen tells the story of his life, using a guitar and a piano. You can see every facial expression, the anger, the sadness, the tears and also the smiles.
Already when I saw his shows in 1981 and 1984 he spoke in long monologues. It is obvious that he loves to tell a story. He is doing it very well. It is also obvious that he loves words.
This is an amazing show and maybe the best concert film ever made. Don’t miss it.
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