Last week (30th November 2006) I had the chance to visit Stockholm to review the opportunities to spread the work of A4e into Sweden. After the recent national elections there has been a shift in government policy towards seeking to bring new innovative ideas to tackle the high levels of unemployment. Although at 5% unemployment does not seem high compared to some of the other countries we are working in (Israel and Germany are hovering around 10%) it is much higher than Sweden has experienced over the last decade. There is also an issue that the level of unemployment has proven to be stubb..View Complete Post