According to sources, the economic downturn has brought the question of class to the forefront. Many people who have lost their jobs are currently doing worse, while several people with jobs are doing better. The specific economic indicators or events defining the current downturn have not been detailed.
On May 1st, the labor movement's day, the concept of class often stands at the center of rhetoric. A media program titled 'In Sweden, there are no class differences' addresses this issue, with reports from the private school Lundsberg in Värmland and stone-throwing youth in the Stockholm suburb Tensta. The program also deals with how class differences are visible in the mouth and how pensioner life differs if you are a poor pensioner in Vällingby or play golf on the Spanish Costa del Sol.
In Sweden, there are no class differences
The detailed findings or conclusions of the program have not been released. The producer is Karin Wirenhed.