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Should fathers be allowed to 'give away the bride' at Swedish weddings?

In this week's episode: Government backtracks on biofuels. How happy is the right-wing coalition at the half-way point of its tenure? Church politicians push to ban practice of fathers 'giving away the bride'.

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Emma Löfgren and James Savage.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Politics

Will a U-turn on biofuels win the government back green voters?

Swedish traditions

Seven totally Swedish wedding traditions

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