(Local) A Swedish municipality has voted to deny social welfare to citizens who travelled to Syria to fight for the Isis terror group — even though none of its residents appear ever to have done so.
The leader of the Social Democrats in the municipality described the motion as signalpolitik (literally “signal politics,” a usually derogatory term referring to politics or policies that have little practical impact but are intended to show a certain ideological standpoint).
“I don’t know what he means by ‘signal politics’,” Moderate Party mayor Christian Sonesson told state broadcaster Sveriges Radio on Thursday, the day after the council’s board voted through the proposal. “But if by this he means that this is a signal to lawmakers that something needs to change, then I welcome it.”
