The decision to raise the audience limit to 500 people at cultural and sports events will have to wait a while longer.
That was the message from the government today.
The reason is the increased spread of infection in Sweden and Europe.
Jonas Gardell is one of those who loudly criticized the government and Minister of Culture Amanda Lind (MP) for the economic crisis that the cultural industry has ended up in.
After today's announcement, he goes hard on the ministers in a text in Expressen.
"Already in August, when they announced the opening of a large-scale press conference with Amanda Lind and Mikael Damberg, they knew the infection would increase.
When summer turned to autumn, schools started and people returned to town.
Still, they waved the opening in front of our eyes like a pork leg in front of a starving one.
I guess it was just to silence the criticism.
You have not understood anything. "
The anger grows
Gardell writes about colleagues who have been forced to leave the cultural industry and about the importance of being able to plan ahead.
He believes that postponed guidelines mean that the entire spring season 2021 is in danger.
"If we do not start ticket sales until then (Christmas), we will have to scrap the whole spring of 2021 as well.
And then desperation, powerlessness, bankruptcy and anger will reach proportions we have not been close to yet. "