Defense Music

The plan says nothing about defence music. The closest principle is that Sweden shall be a voice for peace and not for increased militarization, and that resources should go to welfare, climate and jobs instead; the counter-proposal justifies the new corps precisely with defence expansion. The plan's demand for culture throughout the country pulls in the other direction but weighs less, because it concerns free culture and not a military institution.

• no to increased militarizationdecisive»Vänsterpartiet anser att Sverige ska vara en röst för fred och rättvisa, inte för ökad militarisering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party considers that Sweden shall be a voice for peace and justice, not for increased militarization.”
• resources to welfare»Att vi i Vänsterpartiet anser att mycket mer resurser ska och kan satsas på välfärd, klimatinvesteringar, vård och jobbpolitik än vad de andra partierna gör« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That we in the Left Party consider that much more resources should and can be invested in welfare, climate investments, healthcare and job policy than what the other parties do”
• free culture throughout the country»Det är viktigt att kulturen står fri från såväl kommersiell som politisk styrning och finns i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is important that culture is free from both commercial and political control and exists throughout the country.”

The plan says nothing about Defence Music. The closest commitments are that institutions for professional cultural life shall exist throughout the country, that the whole country shall be able to live and develop, and that defence rearmament shall provide strengthened military presence throughout the country. The counter-proposal's demand for a music corps in the north is in line with these, but the evidence is weak and the support is derived.

• cultural institutions throughout the countrydecisive»Institutioner för det professionella kulturlivet ska därför finnas över hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Institutions for professional cultural life shall therefore exist throughout the country.”
• military presence throughout the country»Vi vill att ökningen ska omsättas i bland annat fler värnpliktiga, modern materiel samt förstärkt militär närvaro över hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want the increase to be converted into, among other things, more conscripts, modern equipment and strengthened military presence throughout the country.”
• the whole country shall thrive»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a common interest in the whole country being able to live and develop.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about military music corps. The closest commitment is that a larger share of defence spending should go to civil defence and that Sweden should contribute to military disarmament, which speaks against expanding the Armed Forces' organization with a new corps. The party's support for cultural life throughout the country is channeled in the plan through regional cultural activities, not through the armed forces.

• civil defence is prioritizeddecisive»satsa en större andel av försvarets pengar på det civila försvaret, och öka anslagen till krisberedskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“allocate a larger share of defence spending to civil defence, and increase appropriations for crisis preparedness.”
• military disarmament»Sverige ska bidra till militär nedrustning i världen.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall contribute to military disarmament in the world.”
• regional cultural activities»Därför satsar vi på regional kulturverksamhet som till exempel museer och folkbibliotek.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore we invest in regional cultural activities such as museums and public libraries.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan makes culture throughout the country an explicit starting point, and the party programme states that state cultural institutions should spread their activities throughout the country. That no full-time military music band exists in northern Sweden is at odds with that principle, and a new band in the north would strengthen the region's cultural and musical life. However, the plan does not address defence music, and at the same time it requires that public funds be used sparingly, which is why the conclusion is uncertain.

• culture throughout the countrydecisive»Att tillhandahålla kultur i hela landet är en viktig utgångspunkt för Centerpartiet. Kulturen ska vara fri och oberoende, idrotten jämlik och inkluderande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Providing culture throughout the country is an important starting point for the Centre Party. Culture should be free and independent, sport should be fair and inclusive.”
• state culture spread geographically»Statliga kulturinstitutioner ska sprida sin verksamhet i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“State cultural institutions should spread their activities throughout the country.”
• be economical with tax revenue»Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar. Mer pengar ska läggas på välfärdens kärna, mindre på bidrag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy should be economical with taxpayers' money. More money should go to the core of welfare, less to subsidies.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about military music. Closest lying commitments point away from the proposal: culturally the plan wants the state to control less and that cultural creators, not politicians, make decisions about support, and defense-wise the entire budget increase is bound to strengthening the army's, navy's and air force's capabilities. That a politician decides on a new music corps lies outside both these lines.

• politicians should not control culturedecisive»Därför vill vi att staten ska styra mindre och att det ska vara kulturskapare och inte politiker som fattar besluten om stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want the state to control less and it shall be cultural creators and not politicians who make decisions about support.”
• defense budget for combat capability»Vi vill därför redan 2025 se ett försvarsanslag om 2 procent av BNP och därmed skapa tillräckliga förutsättningar att stärka både armen, marinen och flygvapnet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore want to see as early as 2025 a defense budget of 2 percent of GDP and thereby create sufficient conditions to strengthen both the army, navy and air force.”
• culture's accessibility»Det offentliga ska på alla nivåer gynna mångfalden av kulturuttryck, öka kulturens tillgänglighet« (party programme ↗)“The public shall at all levels promote the diversity of cultural expression, increase access to culture”

The plan does not address defence music, but it gives the public responsibility for the arts to have good conditions and for culture to actively reach citizens, and establishes that the whole of Sweden shall live. A professional music corps in the north, where no full-time corps exists, is in that direction. At the same time, the subsidiarity principle speaks to the activity itself getting to decide its organisation, so the foundation is weak.

• public responsibility for the artsdecisive»Det offentliga har ansvar för att konstarterna får goda villkor att verka.« (party programme ↗)“The public has responsibility for the arts to have good conditions to operate.”
• culture shall reach citizens»Det offentliga ska inte bara garantera kulturell frihet, utan också aktivt bidra till att kulturen kommer medborgarna till del.« (party programme ↗)“The public shall not only guarantee cultural freedom, but also actively contribute to culture reaching citizens.”
• the whole country shall live»Målet är att hela Sverige ska leva och att varje kommun och region ska vara ett fungerande samhälle, där människor kan få sina grundläggande behov av arbete och service tillgodosedda.« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that the whole of Sweden shall live and that every municipality and region shall be a functioning society, where people can have their basic needs for work and services met.”
• subsidiarity in organisation»Det en gemenskap på ett ändamålsenligt sätt kan sköta ska den också få sköta.« (party programme ↗)“What a community can manage in an appropriate way shall it also be allowed to manage.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about defence music. The closest principle is that the major needs in defence place heavy demands on prioritizations and that politics must be able to rule out; the plan even wants to establish an efficiency office to free up agency resources for defence. A new military band is not such a prioritized capability increase, which is why the requirement lacks support.

• hard prioritizationsdecisive»De stora behoven inom rättsväsendet, försvaret och välfärden ställer stora krav på prioriteringar under åren som kommer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The major needs in justice, defence and welfare place heavy demands on prioritizations in the years to come.”
• free up resources for defence»Inrätta ett effektiviseringskansli som ska gå inom alla myndigheters ekonomi för att frigöra resurser till försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an efficiency office that shall review all agencies' budgets to free up resources for defence”
• prioritize and rule out»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritize and rule out”
• what can wait»Vi vet vad som måste göras – och vad som får vänta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We know what must be done – and what can wait.”

The plan says nothing about the Defence Music. The nearest principle is that Swedish culture should be protected, cared for and shown, that defence will and civil society's resilience should be strengthened and that policy should be conducted for all of Sweden. A new professional military music corps in northern Sweden aligns with these principles, but the evidence is weak.

• protect Swedish culturedecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill värna, vårda och visa svensk kultur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats want to protect, care for and show Swedish culture.”
• strengthened defence will»Sverigedemokraterna vill också stärka Hemvärnet och frivilligorganisationer som utgör viktiga komponenter för försvarsviljan och civilsamhällets uthållighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats also want to strengthen the Home Guard and volunteer organizations that constitute important components for defence will and civil society's resilience.”
• policy for the whole country»Bedriva en politik för hela Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a policy for all of Sweden”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.