In this week's episode we talk about bilingual English-Swedish schools in Sweden and why they’re under fire from the authorities.&nbsp;We also discuss the pros and cons of rail travel in Sweden after the launch this week of a multi-billion kronor plan to improve Sweden’s railway network.For Membership+ subscribers we examine the government’s controversial plan to revoke permanent residency from more than 100,000 people.Finally we find out how people in Sweden spend their time online after the publication this week of the annual Svenskarna och internet report.Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Becky Waterton&nbsp;and James Savage.&nbsp;Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:<h2>Schools</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20250925/swedens-liberal-leader-calls-for-crackdown-on-english-language-schools?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sweden's Liberal leader calls for crackdown on English language schools</a></li></ul><h2>Travel</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20250930/whats-in-swedens-1200-billion-kronor-plan-to-fix-the-countrys-railways?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What's in Sweden's 1,200 billion kronor plan to fix the country's railways?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20250930/swedens-sj-train-company-to-release-christmas-tickets-on-october-1st?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sweden's SJ train company releases Christmas tickets</a></li></ul><h2>Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcasts</h2>Sign up now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+<ul><li>For signed-in members: <a href="https://www.thelocal.se/members/podcasts?tpcc=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Upgrade to Membership+</a></li><li>For new members: <a href="https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get Membership+&nbsp;</a></li></ul>&nbsp; Become a member at <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock">https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock</a>.

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