Mr Bildt will have to treat this potential ally tactfully. However, as we wrote, the Social Democrats are likely to be re-elected. Internally, they are divided over the EMU issue. This is why they have decided to leave the issue aside for the time being. Hence, Mr Bildt may be trying to highlight the Social Democrats' divisions over the issue.
Any decision has to be taken by the people via a referendum or a snap election.
As this is the prevailing sentiment in Sweden, this is likely to be a successful strategy. Hence, the long-awaited public EMU debate in Sweden is unlikely to take place during this campaign. Small rebound from a poor June, but High Street sales still slowing. Tomorrow's labour market statistics and Bank of England Inflation Report very important. All eyes on tomorrow's labour market data and Bank of England Inflation Report.