The Swedish election is on its way with the swedes going to the polls on the 15th. Being a Johny foreigner I can not vote in the main elections but can place my cross in the local elections. With no direct roll to play, I have to admit to not paying too much attention to the news coverage. Shoot me down for this comment if you like, but I find that the Swedes have a voice they use for speaches and it has the effect of making me want to fall asleep. Some stories however do manage to catch my attention.

Teres Kirpikli, a Christian Democrat running for a seat in Sweden's Parliament, is calling for porn to be broadcast on television all day every Saturday in Sweden to help boost the population and the economy. The report, from the Stockholm correspondent for Australia's Mercury News, says Kirpikli believes the best way for couples to have more sex and procreate is to watch pornography. "I want erotica and porn on television every Saturday, all day. Then people would feel like having more sex. I think most people like porn, even though they don't want to admit it," the Mercury News reported she said in a statement. "There is nothing wrong with a man and his wife or partner watching porn together." Kirpikli's proposal did not have the full backing of her party.