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Centre-right collapse explained, and why do Swedes drink so much coffee?

In this week's episode: why the centre-right has hit a new low in polls, cocaine at the Riskdag, the effects of growing unemployment and falling inflation, why opposition parties failed to depose Sweden's environment minister in a confidence vote, and why public sector workers are fuming over workplace coffee cuts.

Here are links to some of the stories we discuss:

Politics

Cocaine found in toilets of four Swedish parties' parliamentary offices

How did Sweden end up with its zero-tolerance attitude to drugs?

Economy

Swedish finance minister warns more people will lose their jobs

New figures…

The skinny

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