Blogger: Like in the brilliant dogma movie "Festen" by Thomas Vinterberg (The Celebration 1998)... At Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed by the youngest son Christian (Ulrich Thomsen) in a speech. Actually he had already written two speeches. A yellow and a green one. By the table, he asks the father to pick a speech. The father chooses green. The oldest son announces that this is the Speech of Truth
The unusually harsh words derived from Mogens Lykketoft (Social Democrat Party) , who is chairman of the UN General Assembly and former President of the Parliament. On the occasion of that Lykketoft turned 70, he had invited a number of people, including political colleagues for a birthday reception, which was held on January 9, 2016 of the so-called "interview room" at Christiansborg Palace (Parliament - Folketinget)
To start the event Lykketoft held a short speech, which he subsequently - January 14 - sent around in a written copy to guests by e-mail.
"Several of the invites to this party have asked for hard copy of my little introductory speech in the conversation room. It shall be forwarded, "writes Lykketoft in the mail, according to newpaper Berlingske who got the mail forward in their possession.
The mail is sent to more than 50 people, among other S-president Mette Frederiksen, a former Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (S), Governor Lars Rohde, former Ministers of Justice and Finance Gjellerup (S) and former Foreign Minister Uffe Ellemann Jensen (V).
..... Part of the Speech: First he calls this a "painful experience" that Denmark 'just now have a government and a parliamentary majority that gives priority to trivial, small greasy tax breaks to voters they consider stupid and selfish', like Lykketoft criticizes cuts in development aid and climate action.
"It is the most mindless populist government we have had in my lifetime. With a deeply unattractive policy and some deeply unsympathetic people in key posts, "continues Lykketoft before he criticizes his own party colleagues work in government before the general election in June last year:
"It is sad that the previous government was so talentless and no profile to the paved road back to the little crook, now prime minister," says the Lykketoft's speech, ending with...
.... »However, we cannot allow ourselves to be discouraged by this«
Read more: Danish article: http://www.politiko.dk/nyheder/lykketoft-loekke-er-en-lille-svindler-og-thornings-regering-var-talent-og-pr