Jonas Gardell's resignation demand of Minister of Culture Amanda Lind attracted a lot of attention in early August. Gardell criticized the government for not providing any clarity on the conditions that apply to cultural events ahead of the autumn. He also said that "it is clear that Amanda Lind does not know anything about culture".
After today's announcement that the government hopes to make it easier for restaurants that arrange concerts and open to larger audiences at certain events, Jonas Gardell is relieved.
"Awakened from his passivity"He comments on the government's proposal in a post on instagram:
"I am glad that Amanda Lind and Mikael Damberg were finally awakened from their passivity and listened to me and everyone else in the industry who for so long tried to get the government to first understand the special conditions the theater and entertainment industry is working on."
Jonas Gardell believes that two thirds of his demands for action are now met, if the proposal passes.
“A support package and changed rules were 2 of the 3 emergency measures I demanded in my article. There is still information about a date when we can really open. ”