Cecilia
Käld

It is fine as it is. Households with a sufficiently high income pay a reasonable daycare fee. Low-income households have free early childhood education. This means that everyone can afford to have their children in daycare if they wish.

This is my opinion based on my own experience working as a secondary school teacher. But the research also says the same thing. Reading comprehension is noticeably better when using physical books. Learning takes place more easily and it is easier to recall what you have learnt from memory. Turning the page and making reading a more physical activity helps the brain to remember what you have read.

This may not be the most important task of a municipality. But it is still important to offer opportunities for exercise and recreation for all residents. A varied range is needed so that there is some form of exercise that suits everyone. It should not be too expensive to exercise and public health work is important, to get as many people as possible to exercise regularly.

Culture is at the heart of society; it sustains our identity, it makes us challenge ourselves and grow as human beings, increases our empathy, entertains us and comforts us. My heart bleeds for the way culture has been neglected in recent years, when we should be celebrating it, valuing it and consuming more culture in all its forms.

It takes a great deal of expertise, both in terms of laws and regulations and in terms of which purposes need money and for what, to draw up a good and fair budget. Few citizens are so well-read and have a good enough overall picture to be able to influence the budget process. Instead, I think more time should be spent visiting and talking to the people and organisations that will be allocated money. You need to be out in the field to understand the real needs. I see this clearly in my job. The people who make the decisions that affect our daily lives in school don\'t know what the situation and the needs are here, because they haven\'t visited the school and seen it with their own eyes.

Both residents and the environment would benefit from having more local bus services within the municipality. It would also make municipal services more accessible.

Why not? As a citizen, you should be able to choose for yourself.

Yes, is the short answer. And the municipality has already done so. But, at the same time, it needs to think long-term and take into account the well-being of both residents and nature. What are the implications for large-scale wind energy developments? I wish we could slow down and examine these consequences carefully, both in terms of human health and the impact on nature.

Yes, integration of people from different cultures and social classes is improved by considering mixed forms of housing in planning.

Yes, it would improve employment opportunities for people who otherwise face prejudice.

One of the greatest sorrows of my life is how we humans are destroying nature and the ability of species to survive. If I had an opportunity to give even a little goodness back to nature, I would.