During Friday, Lena Hallengren was at Systembolaget in Kalmar to do shop practice. The purpose of the practice is that the minister should gain a better insight into the business, as she has responsibility for issues related to Systembolaget and Sweden's alcohol restrictive policy.
Sweden Radio was the first to report that the Moderates on Friday raised the issue in the party and will discuss it during the party's meeting in October. Something criticized by Social Minister Lena Hallengren (S).
- I would like to say that we have good accessibility and if we increase that accessibility I think you should consider what it can mean for the women and children who live in families where it also leads to violence and a very unsafe environment, says Lena Hallengren (S).
But most people who drink do not actually have alcohol problems, should they not have the right to choose themselves?
- We have decided in Sweden that we jointly take responsibility for the person living with an addiction, with an addiction, but also that we should not have too much accessibility in that way. So it's about solidarity with those who live with someone who has an alcohol consumption that they can't handle.