Thursday, October 27, 2022
'Why I Changed My Mind on Leaving the EU’ - Peter Oborne Debates Melissa Kite on Brexit | 2019
Apr 8, 2022 | The urge to leave and the desire to remain, to paraphrase one of our guests, they are both elements of the same country... sometimes even at war within ourselves.
Peter Oborne and Melissa Kite join the programme. Peter Oborne today published an article that reads like a roadmap to Damascus:
"Brexit has paralysed the system. It has turned Britain into a laughing stock. And it is certain to make us poorer and to lead to lower incomes and lost jobs. We Brexiteers would be wise to acknowledge all this."
We asked him why he'd changed his mind about Brexit?
Brexit was a STUPID idea thought up by STUPID people who understood nothing about economics, commerce or international trade. The initial mistake was David Cameron’s in offering a referendum to the electorate on a very complex issue which even many MPs didn’t truly understand. Then, the poor electorate were fed lie after lie after lie about the sunny uplands yonder and the sovereignty we’d get back. Yeh! Sovereignty! Maggie sold off all the “family silver” to foreigners years ago. So what sovereignty was there to get back? By the way, our American friends would thank us for rejoing the EU. Most sensible Americans realize that our membership in the Union was, and will be, only helpful to them.
What this country needs to do—and if Rishi is as smart as they try and say he is, he will do it—is eat humble pie. They tell me it’s very tasty! We need to do all we can to rejoin the EU, the Single Market, and all that comes with the territory. Forget the opt-outs, oh and dump the pound and join the euro.
As I stated in an earlier post this week, the pound is going down and down and down anyway. Since the Great War, it has halved in value every ten years. Its loss of value has been unabated. Are we to wait until a pound is worth 50¢ before joining the euro? Would that be prudent? Come on, fellow compatriots! Let’s get real! We are Europeans anyway. Stop dorking around! Oh, and apologize to our European brethren for being so truculent. Long live the European Union! Es lebe die Europäische Union! Vive l'Union européenne ! – © Mark Alexander
Peter Oborne and Melissa Kite join the programme. Peter Oborne today published an article that reads like a roadmap to Damascus:
"Brexit has paralysed the system. It has turned Britain into a laughing stock. And it is certain to make us poorer and to lead to lower incomes and lost jobs. We Brexiteers would be wise to acknowledge all this."
We asked him why he'd changed his mind about Brexit?
Brexit was a STUPID idea thought up by STUPID people who understood nothing about economics, commerce or international trade. The initial mistake was David Cameron’s in offering a referendum to the electorate on a very complex issue which even many MPs didn’t truly understand. Then, the poor electorate were fed lie after lie after lie about the sunny uplands yonder and the sovereignty we’d get back. Yeh! Sovereignty! Maggie sold off all the “family silver” to foreigners years ago. So what sovereignty was there to get back? By the way, our American friends would thank us for rejoing the EU. Most sensible Americans realize that our membership in the Union was, and will be, only helpful to them.
What this country needs to do—and if Rishi is as smart as they try and say he is, he will do it—is eat humble pie. They tell me it’s very tasty! We need to do all we can to rejoin the EU, the Single Market, and all that comes with the territory. Forget the opt-outs, oh and dump the pound and join the euro.
As I stated in an earlier post this week, the pound is going down and down and down anyway. Since the Great War, it has halved in value every ten years. Its loss of value has been unabated. Are we to wait until a pound is worth 50¢ before joining the euro? Would that be prudent? Come on, fellow compatriots! Let’s get real! We are Europeans anyway. Stop dorking around! Oh, and apologize to our European brethren for being so truculent. Long live the European Union! Es lebe die Europäische Union! Vive l'Union européenne ! – © Mark Alexander
The Guardian View on Brazil’s Election: Bolsonaro’s Return Would Cost Us All
THE GUARDIAN – EDITORIAL: The planet cannot afford a second term for the far-right president who has resurged in the polls
Jair Bolsonaro at a campaign event in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month. ‘Even if Mr Bolsonaro is seen off this time, he may well be back.’ Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA
On Sunday, Brazilian electors will cast their vote in a tight contest that will not only set the course for this extraordinarily polarised country but also have a powerful impact on the future of the world. Hopes that the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, would be decisively rejected in the first round were dashed when he fared far better than expected, with 43% of votes, and his challenger, the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, fell just short of an outright majority with 48%. Eleventh-hour handouts to the poorest and lavish quantities of disinformation have aided Mr Bolsonaro’s recovery.
The hope is that his momentum is already fading. But the polls vary, and a second presidential term would be bad news not just for Brazilians but also the rest of us. The primary danger is climate catastrophe. … » | Editorial | Thursday, October 27, 2022
On Sunday, Brazilian electors will cast their vote in a tight contest that will not only set the course for this extraordinarily polarised country but also have a powerful impact on the future of the world. Hopes that the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, would be decisively rejected in the first round were dashed when he fared far better than expected, with 43% of votes, and his challenger, the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, fell just short of an outright majority with 48%. Eleventh-hour handouts to the poorest and lavish quantities of disinformation have aided Mr Bolsonaro’s recovery.
The hope is that his momentum is already fading. But the polls vary, and a second presidential term would be bad news not just for Brazilians but also the rest of us. The primary danger is climate catastrophe. … » | Editorial | Thursday, October 27, 2022
Sunak May Deprioritise Rees-Mogg Brexit Bill to Switch Off 2,400 EU Laws
THE GUARDIAN: Prime minister is told hundreds of staff needed to review legislation
Jacob Rees-Mogg, who championed the retained EU law (revocation and reform) bill, quit the frontbench on Tuesday. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Rishi Sunak is considering deprioritising Jacob Rees Mogg’s controversial legislation to switch off 2,400 retained EU laws that cover everything from holiday pay rights to environmental protections and aircraft safety.
The new prime minister has been told it would take 400 staff in the business department alone to review 300 pieces of legislation that resulted from directives, decisions and EU rules over the past 50 years, the Financial Times reported.
According to a government website outlining the scope of the retained EU law (revocation and reform) bill, a further 570 laws would have to be reviewed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs before the deadline of the end of 2023.
Under the proposed legislation, which received its second reading in the House of Commons this week, all laws whether reviewed or not would be switched off by the government on 31 December 2023, placing a huge burden on the civil service. » | Lisa O'Carroll, Brexit correspondent | Thursday, 27 October 2022
Thank God for that! Meno male. – Mark
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Rishi Sunak is considering deprioritising Jacob Rees Mogg’s controversial legislation to switch off 2,400 retained EU laws that cover everything from holiday pay rights to environmental protections and aircraft safety.
The new prime minister has been told it would take 400 staff in the business department alone to review 300 pieces of legislation that resulted from directives, decisions and EU rules over the past 50 years, the Financial Times reported.
According to a government website outlining the scope of the retained EU law (revocation and reform) bill, a further 570 laws would have to be reviewed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs before the deadline of the end of 2023.
Under the proposed legislation, which received its second reading in the House of Commons this week, all laws whether reviewed or not would be switched off by the government on 31 December 2023, placing a huge burden on the civil service. » | Lisa O'Carroll, Brexit correspondent | Thursday, 27 October 2022
Thank God for that! Meno male. – Mark
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Panorama-Monatsschau August 1944 (in Farbe)
Oct 27, 2022 | Die Panorama-Farbmonatsschau wurde 1944/45 zum Zweck der Propaganda sowohl im neutralen als auch im besetzten europäischen Ausland gezeigt und vom Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda veröffentlicht. Es handelte sich um eine in vier Ausgaben produzierte Filmreihe, welche von der Deutschen Wochenschau während des Zweiten Weltkrieges hergestellt wurde. Die Aufnahmen stammen zum Teil von Walter Frentz, welcher bereits im April 1941 als erster Kameramann der deutschen Propagandakompanien Aufnahmen in Farbe gedreht hatte. Andere Kameraleute waren Hans Bastanier, Gerhard Garms, Horst Grund und Hans Ertl. Die Original Farbaufnahmen vermitteln nur kaum die tatsächliche Kriegslage zu der Zeit.
The above description n English :
The Panorama-Farbmonatsschau was shown in 1944/45 for the purpose of propaganda in both neutral and occupied European countries and published by the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. It was a film series produced in four editions, which was produced by the Deutsche Wochenschau during the Second World War. Some of the recordings were taken by Walter Frentz, who had already shot shots in color in April 1941 as the first cameraman of the German propaganda companies. Other cinematographers were Hans Bastanier, Gerhard Garms, Horst Grund and Hans Ertl. The original colour photographs hardly convey the actual war situation at the time
The above description n English :
The Panorama-Farbmonatsschau was shown in 1944/45 for the purpose of propaganda in both neutral and occupied European countries and published by the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. It was a film series produced in four editions, which was produced by the Deutsche Wochenschau during the Second World War. Some of the recordings were taken by Walter Frentz, who had already shot shots in color in April 1941 as the first cameraman of the German propaganda companies. Other cinematographers were Hans Bastanier, Gerhard Garms, Horst Grund and Hans Ertl. The original colour photographs hardly convey the actual war situation at the time
Moral Panic, Culture Wars and Ron DeSantis: Will Florida Stay Red in 2022? | Anywhere But Washington
Oliver Laughland travels to Walt Disney World, Florida, to see how a law restricting the teaching of LGBTQ+ issues is affecting voters in the run-up to the midterm elections.
Republicans extended their majority in the state in 2020, and with far-right Governor Ron DeSantis up for re-election, will his divisive culture wars help him win a second term?
Republicans extended their majority in the state in 2020, and with far-right Governor Ron DeSantis up for re-election, will his divisive culture wars help him win a second term?
Prince Harry Memoir to Be Called Spare, Publishers Reveal
BBC: The Duke of Sussex's memoir will be published on 10 January, his publisher Penguin Random House has said.
The book by Prince Harry will be titled Spare and will include his full account behind his decision to give up royal duties and move to the US.
Random House said: "As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling - and how their lives would play out...
"For Harry, this is his story at last."
Buckingham Palace said it would not comment on the book announcement.
Some of the proceeds from the book will be used to support British charities, including Sentebale and WellChild. The publisher confirmed this was in the form of two donations of $1.5m and £300,000 respectively to the two named charities. » | Malu Cursino, BBC News | Thursday, October 27, 2022
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Gay Rwandan Man Who Found Safety in the UK Warns LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers Will Be ‘Seen as Criminals’
PINK NEWS: Growing up gay in Rwanda was like “living in prison” for Innocent.
As a child, he was singled out by children and adults alike because he was seen as “feminine”. Teachers who should have tried to put a stop to homophobic bullying instead encouraged it, saying Rwandan culture didn’t accept queer people.
Innocent fled Rwanda and arrived in the UK as a refugee. He’s built a new life for himself as an openly gay man. For the first time, he feels free.
That’s why he was so shaken when he heard that the UK government is planning to deporting asylum seekers it deems “illegal” to Rwanda. The plan, launched by previous home secretary Priti Patel, has been denounced as unnecessary, inhumane, racist, and a recipe guaranteed to result in the deaths of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. » | Patrick Kelleher | Wednesday, October 19, 2022
As a child, he was singled out by children and adults alike because he was seen as “feminine”. Teachers who should have tried to put a stop to homophobic bullying instead encouraged it, saying Rwandan culture didn’t accept queer people.
Innocent fled Rwanda and arrived in the UK as a refugee. He’s built a new life for himself as an openly gay man. For the first time, he feels free.
That’s why he was so shaken when he heard that the UK government is planning to deporting asylum seekers it deems “illegal” to Rwanda. The plan, launched by previous home secretary Priti Patel, has been denounced as unnecessary, inhumane, racist, and a recipe guaranteed to result in the deaths of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. » | Patrick Kelleher | Wednesday, October 19, 2022
'No Business as Usual' with Iran Says German FM after Brutal Crackdown by Regime | DW News
Russian Parliament Mulls Expansion of 'Gay Propaganda' Law to Further Restrict Gay Rights | DW News
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Quebec Separatist Urges Canada to Cut Ties with ‘Incredibly Racist’ Monarchy
THE GUARDIAN: Yves-François Blanchet, leader of Bloc Québécois, says ‘slave-driven’ British monarchy is ‘archaic’ and ‘humiliating’
The leader of Canada’s Quebec separatist party has renewed calls for the country to sever its ties with the “incredibly racist” and “slave-driven” British monarchy ahead of the coronation of King Charles III.
The Bloc Québécois leader, Yves-François Blanchet, tabled a motion on Tuesday, widely seen as purely symbolic, in the House of Commons.
“It’s archaic. It’s a thing of the past. It’s almost archaeological. It’s humiliating,” Blanchet told lawmakers of Canada’s longstanding ties to the monarchy. » | Leyland Cecco in Toronto | Wednesday, October 26, 2022
The leader of Canada’s Quebec separatist party has renewed calls for the country to sever its ties with the “incredibly racist” and “slave-driven” British monarchy ahead of the coronation of King Charles III.
The Bloc Québécois leader, Yves-François Blanchet, tabled a motion on Tuesday, widely seen as purely symbolic, in the House of Commons.
“It’s archaic. It’s a thing of the past. It’s almost archaeological. It’s humiliating,” Blanchet told lawmakers of Canada’s longstanding ties to the monarchy. » | Leyland Cecco in Toronto | Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Iranian Police Shoots at Mourners Marking Jina Mahsa Amini's Death | DW News
Iran’s security forces reportedly open fire as thousands mourn Mahsa Amini: Teargas also used against protesters gathered in home town of 22-year-old Kurdish woman, says rights group »
« En Iran, le pouvoir des gardiens de la révolution transforme progressivement le pays en une dictature militaire » : Dans un entretien au « Monde », Ali Alfoneh, chercheur de l’Arab Gulf States Institue, analyse l’emprise de l’armée idéologique du pays, et s’interroge sur la nature du régime de Téhéran après la mort du Guide suprême, Ali Khamenei, à 83 ans. »
Pensions Triple Lock and Benefits in Spotlight as Sunak Delays Fiscal Plan
THE GUARDIAN: No 10 not committing to keeping triple lock or inflation-linked benefits rise in 17 November statement
Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt at the start of the first cabinet meeting of Sunak’s premiership on Wednesday. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/AFP/Getty Images
Ministers are to re-examine the pensions triple lock and increasing benefits in line with inflation over the next fortnight, according to No 10, after Rishi Sunak delayed the announcement of the government’s fiscal plans from 31 October to 17 November.
The Treasury has said the new date will now be a full autumn statement, with Sunak telling his cabinet that time needed to be made to do things in the proper way.
The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, said he had agreed the change of date with Sunak and that the statement would set out in detail plans to reduce debt and a medium-term plan to grow the economy.
Sunak said it was “important to reach the right decisions and there is time for those decisions to be confirmed with cabinet”.
But in exchanges after prime minister’s questions, Sunak’s spokesperson made no commitment to the triple lock on raising pensions, a Conservative manifesto pledge, or to uprating benefits in line with inflation, which Sunak committed to doing as chancellor.
Truss had previously committed to the triple lock – a guarantee that the state pension will rise every year by whichever is highest of inflation, earnings growth or 2.5% – after doubts were raised by Hunt about whether an inflation-linked rise would be possible. “That is something that is going to be wrapped up into the fiscal statement, we wouldn’t comment ahead of any fiscal statements or budgets,” she said. » | Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor | Wednesday, October 26, 2022
If we cannot afford the Triple Lock, then we certainly cannot afford to maintain a royal family with all the expense that the maintenance of a royal family entails. – © Mark Alexander
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Ministers are to re-examine the pensions triple lock and increasing benefits in line with inflation over the next fortnight, according to No 10, after Rishi Sunak delayed the announcement of the government’s fiscal plans from 31 October to 17 November.
The Treasury has said the new date will now be a full autumn statement, with Sunak telling his cabinet that time needed to be made to do things in the proper way.
The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, said he had agreed the change of date with Sunak and that the statement would set out in detail plans to reduce debt and a medium-term plan to grow the economy.
Sunak said it was “important to reach the right decisions and there is time for those decisions to be confirmed with cabinet”.
But in exchanges after prime minister’s questions, Sunak’s spokesperson made no commitment to the triple lock on raising pensions, a Conservative manifesto pledge, or to uprating benefits in line with inflation, which Sunak committed to doing as chancellor.
Truss had previously committed to the triple lock – a guarantee that the state pension will rise every year by whichever is highest of inflation, earnings growth or 2.5% – after doubts were raised by Hunt about whether an inflation-linked rise would be possible. “That is something that is going to be wrapped up into the fiscal statement, we wouldn’t comment ahead of any fiscal statements or budgets,” she said. » | Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor | Wednesday, October 26, 2022
If we cannot afford the Triple Lock, then we certainly cannot afford to maintain a royal family with all the expense that the maintenance of a royal family entails. – © Mark Alexander
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Drowning in Sweet Kisses
How Our Brain Judges People in a Split Second | DW Documentary
Oct 26, 2022 | Friend or foe? In a fraction of a second, our brain forms an impression of a person based on their facial expressions and voice. And artificial intelligence is getting better and better at interpreting human emotions.
Faces and voices are the first impressions we get of people we don’t know. In less than half a second, we decide whether we like or trust a person, and how intelligent we think they are. That’s thanks to the astonishing processing power of our brains. We learn to read facial expressions as babies, and as we grow older we continue to interpret emotions according to facial expressions. The voice also plays a crucial role: speed, syntax, tone, and phonetics all provide information about what a person is feeling.
But we are not the only ones who can decipher human emotions. Artificial intelligence technology is also learning to read faces and voices. A photo or a spoken sentence is usually enough to get information about identity, health, emotions and even personality. And the internet has become a vast and ever-growing database of faces and voices. Based on the sound of a voice, artificial intelligence can now detect whether a person suffers from Parkinson's, depression or even Covid-19. In this documentary, international experts offer insight into the latest science, illuminating how our brains work -- and the potential of artificial intelligence.
Faces and voices are the first impressions we get of people we don’t know. In less than half a second, we decide whether we like or trust a person, and how intelligent we think they are. That’s thanks to the astonishing processing power of our brains. We learn to read facial expressions as babies, and as we grow older we continue to interpret emotions according to facial expressions. The voice also plays a crucial role: speed, syntax, tone, and phonetics all provide information about what a person is feeling.
But we are not the only ones who can decipher human emotions. Artificial intelligence technology is also learning to read faces and voices. A photo or a spoken sentence is usually enough to get information about identity, health, emotions and even personality. And the internet has become a vast and ever-growing database of faces and voices. Based on the sound of a voice, artificial intelligence can now detect whether a person suffers from Parkinson's, depression or even Covid-19. In this documentary, international experts offer insight into the latest science, illuminating how our brains work -- and the potential of artificial intelligence.
Qatar, une dynastie à la conquête du monde | ARTE
Oct 26, 2022 | Comment le Qatar, petit royaume du golfe Persique, a-t-il conquis sa place dans le concert des nations ? À travers le portrait de la famille régnante, ce documentaire explore les paradoxes d'un pays dont l’ascension fascine autant qu'elle effraie.
Depuis maintenant trois décennies, le Qatar n'en finit plus de faire parler de lui. De par son pouvoir financier et le secret qui l’entoure, la famille royale qui le dirige fascine autant qu’elle effraie. À travers le portrait de cette dynastie, ce documentaire raconte l’histoire de ce pays aussi minuscule qu’immensément riche : le récit de l’émergence d’un royaume de seulement 300 000 citoyens qatariens assis sur le plus important gisement gazier de la planète, tiraillé entre l’attrait des lumières de l’Occident et le conservatisme de la société bédouine traditionnelle. Ce portrait non-autorisé des souverains à la tête du pays le plus riche par habitant de la planète raconte aussi bien la "success story" extrêmement rapide que la face la plus sombre du pays : diplomatie sportive agressive, rôle du Qatar dans le printemps arabe et son soutien aux Frères musulmans ou exploitation des petites mains venues d’Afrique et d’Asie.
Documentaire de Miyuki Droz Aramaki et Sylvain Lepetit (France, 2022, 1h34mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 28/01/2023
Qatar lavished British MPs with gifts ahead of World Cup: MPs who received gifts later appeared to speak favourably about Qatar in parliamentary debates »
Depuis maintenant trois décennies, le Qatar n'en finit plus de faire parler de lui. De par son pouvoir financier et le secret qui l’entoure, la famille royale qui le dirige fascine autant qu’elle effraie. À travers le portrait de cette dynastie, ce documentaire raconte l’histoire de ce pays aussi minuscule qu’immensément riche : le récit de l’émergence d’un royaume de seulement 300 000 citoyens qatariens assis sur le plus important gisement gazier de la planète, tiraillé entre l’attrait des lumières de l’Occident et le conservatisme de la société bédouine traditionnelle. Ce portrait non-autorisé des souverains à la tête du pays le plus riche par habitant de la planète raconte aussi bien la "success story" extrêmement rapide que la face la plus sombre du pays : diplomatie sportive agressive, rôle du Qatar dans le printemps arabe et son soutien aux Frères musulmans ou exploitation des petites mains venues d’Afrique et d’Asie.
Documentaire de Miyuki Droz Aramaki et Sylvain Lepetit (France, 2022, 1h34mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 28/01/2023
Qatar lavished British MPs with gifts ahead of World Cup: MPs who received gifts later appeared to speak favourably about Qatar in parliamentary debates »
Rishi Sunak Refuses to Commit to Inflation-proofing Benefits
MARK ALEXANDER: If this country cannot afford to raise benefits for the poor in line with inflation, especially in these highly inflationary times, then one must conclude that this country cannot afford the luxury and extravagance of a monarchy. This is a logical and necessary conclusion. The people must come first, not the extravagance of monarchy.
Rishi Sunak had better be very careful what he decides. These are very difficult times for so many people. It cannot be taken for granted that the people will plump for monarchy over being able to feed their children and keep themselves and their families warm over winter.
I should like to remind Mr. Sunak that this is exactly how, historically, monarchies have been overthrown. Think 1789! The French Revolution!
When people cannot feed their children, and when people cannot keep themselves and their families warm during winter, anything can happen. Be very, very careful, Mr. Sunak!
Mark Alexander
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Rishi Sunak had better be very careful what he decides. These are very difficult times for so many people. It cannot be taken for granted that the people will plump for monarchy over being able to feed their children and keep themselves and their families warm over winter.
I should like to remind Mr. Sunak that this is exactly how, historically, monarchies have been overthrown. Think 1789! The French Revolution!
When people cannot feed their children, and when people cannot keep themselves and their families warm during winter, anything can happen. Be very, very careful, Mr. Sunak!
Mark Alexander
All Rights Reserved
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Even During War, Ukraine's Zelensky Works to Advance LGBTQ+ Rights
ADVOCATE: The actor-turned-national hero, one of The Advocate's people of the year, continues to inspire.
A former standup comedian who became president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky is a Jewish man who has become a global hero for standing up to a tyrant. Against all odds, Zelensky has led his nation to successfully rebuff the efforts of a world superpower bent on assassinating him and taking political control of his country.
In refusing to surrender to Russia, he inspired his fellow Ukrainians (including 90-year-old grandmothers) to take up arms. His rousing speeches in defense of democracy, peace, and equality have moved the international community to support his cause with billions of dollars of military and humanitarian aid. His insistence that war crimes be documented in real time (and the power of social media during war time) is forcing us all to confront the horrors that can be committed in the name of nationalism and the whims of a despot. » | By Editors | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
The Federal Trust: Sunak Going Nowhere?
n this new Federal Trust video, the Trust's Director argues that Liz Truss has done the country a service by exposing the unreality of the philosophy underlying Brexit. Sunak may still believe that he can make Brexit work. But he will have little time to pursue his Brexit-related dreams, given that the UK's economic crisis will absorb so much of his and his Party's attention over the coming months.
SPEAKERS:
Brendan Donnelly is the Director of the Federal Trust and a former Conservative MEP.
John Stevens is the Chairman of the Federal Trust and a former Conservative MEP.
ABOUT THE FEDERAL TRUST
The Federal Trust is a research institute studying regional, national, European and global levels of government. It has always had a particular interest in the European Union and Britain’s place in it. The Federal Trust has no allegiance to any political party. It is registered as a charity for the purposes of education and research.
SPEAKERS:
Brendan Donnelly is the Director of the Federal Trust and a former Conservative MEP.
John Stevens is the Chairman of the Federal Trust and a former Conservative MEP.
ABOUT THE FEDERAL TRUST
The Federal Trust is a research institute studying regional, national, European and global levels of government. It has always had a particular interest in the European Union and Britain’s place in it. The Federal Trust has no allegiance to any political party. It is registered as a charity for the purposes of education and research.
Kadyrow tadelt Kriegsführung gegen Kiew als schwach
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Der Tschetschenienführer spricht vom Krieg auf „eigenem Territorium“ und fordert die Auslöschung ukrainischer Städte. Derweil lobt Selenskyj das deutsche Luftabwehrsystem Iris-T als hocheffizient. Der Überblick.
Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier hat der Ukraine bei seinem unangekündigten Besuch in Kiew weitere deutsche Unterstützung zugesagt. Einerseits sollten die Waffenlieferungen fortgesetzt werden – gerade deutsche Luftabwehrsysteme sind in Kiew sehr begehrt – andererseits sollten Städtepartnerschaften das kriegsgebeutelte Land besser über den Winter bringen. Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj dankte Deutschland am Dienstag für die Unterstützung seines von Russland angegriffenen Landes.
Während in New York der UN-Sicherheitsrat unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit über Russlands Vorwürfe debattierte, die Ukraine plane die Zündung einer „schmutzigen“, also atomar verseuchten, Bombe, machte der berüchtigte Tschetschenenführer Ramsan Kadyrow seinem Ärger über den Verlauf des Kriegs Luft und forderte, ukrainische Städte auszulöschen. Als möglicher Auslöser gelten hohe Verluste in den von ihm kontrollierten Einheiten. Für die Ukraine beginnt am Mittwoch der 245. Tag des Kriegs. » | Quelle: dpa | Mittwoch, 26. Oktober 2022
Mercedes-Benz Becomes Latest Western Company to Pull Out of Russia
BBC: Mercedes has become the latest Western company to pull out of Russia, following the invasion of Ukraine in February.
The German-based firm stopped manufacturing in and exporting to the country in early March.
But now it says it will withdraw from the Russian market and sell shares in its subsidiaries to a local investor.
Japan's Nissan left Russia earlier this month, following the same move from Toyota and Renault. » | Elsa Maishman, BBC News | Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Truth To Power: Sunak's Coronation Is Doomed to Failure
It has got to the point with me that I would trust Brussels to rule over me rather than Westminster. Now that is saying something! Why do I say that? Because Brussels has a good track record of looking after ordinary people. Westminster does not. – © Mark Alexander
UK Minister Criticised over Call for Gay World Cup Fans to Show Respect in Qatar
THE GUARDIAN: ames Cleverly says ‘flex and compromise’ needed on both sides in country that criminalises homosexuality
Cleverly said Qatar, which criminalises homosexuality, was willing to ‘make some compromises’.Photograph: Carl Recine/Pool/Getty Images
The UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has been criticised for telling gay football fans they should show respect to Qatar, which criminalises their sexuality, when attending the World Cup in the emirate.
Cleverly said Qatar was willing to make compromises to allow people it would normally persecute to attend the tournament, which kicks off on 20 November. On Tuesday the prominent British LGBTQ campaigner Peter Tatchell claimed he had been arrested in Qatar for highlighting the country’s stance.
Cleverly said: “I have spoken to the Qatari authorities in the past about gay football fans going to watch the World Cup and how they will treat our fans and international fans. They want to make sure that football fans are safe, secure and enjoy themselves. And they know that that means they are going to have to make some compromises in terms of what is an Islamic country with a very different set of cultural norms to our own.
“One of the things I would say for football fans is, you know, please do be respectful of the host nation. They are trying to ensure that people can be themselves and enjoy the football, and I think with a little bit of flex and compromise at both ends, it can be a safe, secure and exciting World Cup.” » | Kevin Rawlinson | Wednesday, October 26, 2022
LGBTQ+ activist Peter Tatchell says Qatar ‘deflecting from diabolical human rights abuses’: Activist Peter Tatchell said the Qatari government is attempting to “deflect from their diabolical human rights abuses” after officials denied he was arrested for protesting. »
The UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has been criticised for telling gay football fans they should show respect to Qatar, which criminalises their sexuality, when attending the World Cup in the emirate.
Cleverly said Qatar was willing to make compromises to allow people it would normally persecute to attend the tournament, which kicks off on 20 November. On Tuesday the prominent British LGBTQ campaigner Peter Tatchell claimed he had been arrested in Qatar for highlighting the country’s stance.
Cleverly said: “I have spoken to the Qatari authorities in the past about gay football fans going to watch the World Cup and how they will treat our fans and international fans. They want to make sure that football fans are safe, secure and enjoy themselves. And they know that that means they are going to have to make some compromises in terms of what is an Islamic country with a very different set of cultural norms to our own.
“One of the things I would say for football fans is, you know, please do be respectful of the host nation. They are trying to ensure that people can be themselves and enjoy the football, and I think with a little bit of flex and compromise at both ends, it can be a safe, secure and exciting World Cup.” » | Kevin Rawlinson | Wednesday, October 26, 2022
LGBTQ+ activist Peter Tatchell says Qatar ‘deflecting from diabolical human rights abuses’: Activist Peter Tatchell said the Qatari government is attempting to “deflect from their diabolical human rights abuses” after officials denied he was arrested for protesting. »
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In the history of the English monarchy their have been six kings and one queen who are believed to have been homosexual or bisexual. They defied the religious, homophobic times in which they lived and many paid dearly for it. They may have worn crowns and wielded power but at the end of the day they were human too. Here are their stories...
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Where’s Jacob Rees-Mogg when you need him most? Jake! Where are you? This is your world! – Mark
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg Quits with Handwritten Letter Dated ‘St Crispin’s Day’
THE GUARDIAN: MP known as ‘honourable member for the 18th century’ asks Rishi Sunak to convey his resignation as business secretary to King
Jacob Rees-Mogg has submitted a typically old-fashioned resignation letter, in a last hurrah for the so-called honourable member for the 18th century.
The North East Somerset MP wrote his letter, resigning as business secretary, by hand and declined to share it on social media, in stark contrast with the typed resignation letters shared on Twitter by other MPs.
Rees-Mogg’s handwriting is so difficult to decipher that the Scottish newspaper the National has headlined an article: “We bet you can’t read Jacob Rees-Mogg’s handwritten resignation letter.”
In his characteristically anachronistic style, Rees-Mogg, a devoted Catholic, dated the letter “St Crispin’s Day”.
St Crispin’s Day is a feast day in the Christian calendar on 25 October, which takes its name from the saints Crispin and Crispinian, who were tortured and beheaded by the Roman emperor in AD286. » | Charlie Moloney | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
It is such a pity that this man wasn't born in an earlier age. He must constantly feel like a fish out of water living in these less deferential times. – © Mark
Jacob Rees-Mogg has submitted a typically old-fashioned resignation letter, in a last hurrah for the so-called honourable member for the 18th century.
The North East Somerset MP wrote his letter, resigning as business secretary, by hand and declined to share it on social media, in stark contrast with the typed resignation letters shared on Twitter by other MPs.
Rees-Mogg’s handwriting is so difficult to decipher that the Scottish newspaper the National has headlined an article: “We bet you can’t read Jacob Rees-Mogg’s handwritten resignation letter.”
In his characteristically anachronistic style, Rees-Mogg, a devoted Catholic, dated the letter “St Crispin’s Day”.
St Crispin’s Day is a feast day in the Christian calendar on 25 October, which takes its name from the saints Crispin and Crispinian, who were tortured and beheaded by the Roman emperor in AD286. » | Charlie Moloney | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
It is such a pity that this man wasn't born in an earlier age. He must constantly feel like a fish out of water living in these less deferential times. – © Mark
There’s Something about a Man Who Smokes!
By the way, smoking cigarettes is far less harmful to health than breathing in polluted air whilst walking down the street. And God only knows what the long-term health consequences of vaping are. And don’t get me even started on the legalization of cannabis for pleasure and recreation! If that is to be allowed, then smoking tobacco certainly should be allowed.
By the way, I write this as a non-smoker. I haven’t smoked a cigarette since April 10th, the day after my birthday. That is now more than six months ago.
Do I miss smoking? No, not really. Have I ever had a craving for a cigarette? No, certainly not. But do I have fond memories of the years I used to smoke daily? Certainly. I derived lots and lots of pleasure from cigarettes. I smoked only because I enjoyed smoking. I never was, nor did I ever feel, addicted to tobacco/nicotine.
But we are living in a Puritanical age, especially in the Anglosphere. The concept of joie de vivre is totally alien to most English-speakers. This is the sad reality of life today. – © Mark Alexander
Rees-Mogg Lambasts Critics of EU Laws Bill after Quitting Government
THE GUARDIAN: Former business secretary tells opponents of bill they are fighting a Brexit battle all over again
Jacob Rees-Mogg told MPs the proposals were aimed at ‘restoring parliamentary sovereignty’.Photograph: Michael Mayhew/Allstar
The former business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg launched a scathing attack on opponents of legislation he has tabled to sweep away EU law, telling them they are fighting a Brexit battle all over again.
Rees-Mogg quit his role after Rishi Sunak became prime minister, and less than two hours later returned to the backbenches to see a stand-in, the business minister Dean Russell, opening the second reading of the retained EU law (revocation and reform) bill.
Rees-Mogg told MPs the proposals were aimed at “restoring parliamentary sovereignty” and helping remove rules and regulations that supposedly put business under pressure.
In an extraordinary backbench spat, he accused a fellow Conservative MP of never accepting the result of Brexit, leading Richard Graham to demand the former minister withdraw the “untrue” statement. » | Lisa O'Carroll, Brexit correspondent | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg is a disgrace! He is also a throwback from an earlier, less-enlightened age – the Victorian Age, maybe.
Brexit was a stupid idea from the very start. Voters were lied to about the benefits of leaving the European Union. There are no benefits. So they were duped; duped by insincere, backward-thinking fossils like JRM.
It is bad enough that we Brits have lost our European citizenship and all the rights that came with citizenship only to return to being a subject of the monarch. What a poor trade off that is!
Those 2,400 European laws to which JRM wishes to make a bonfire of are laws that were put in place for the protection of workers’ rights, consumers’ rights and laws put in place for the protection of the environment. It is a crying shame to take those protections away. Doing so will take us back to a far less enlightened time. Then, Brits will have to fight battles for better working conditions, for example, all over again – from scratch.
May I suggest that if JRM is looking for stuff to burn on a bonfire that he make, or have made, a spitting image of himself, rather like Guy Fawkes, and put that atop the bonfire and let it burn to a cinder! Such a bonfire would be replete with symbolism. But for heaven’s sake, leave those EU laws alone!
Oh, and by the way, ask Nanny to read you a soothing bedtime story tonight when she tucks you in. It sounds to me as if your nerves are frayed. – © Mark Alexander
The former business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg launched a scathing attack on opponents of legislation he has tabled to sweep away EU law, telling them they are fighting a Brexit battle all over again.
Rees-Mogg quit his role after Rishi Sunak became prime minister, and less than two hours later returned to the backbenches to see a stand-in, the business minister Dean Russell, opening the second reading of the retained EU law (revocation and reform) bill.
Rees-Mogg told MPs the proposals were aimed at “restoring parliamentary sovereignty” and helping remove rules and regulations that supposedly put business under pressure.
In an extraordinary backbench spat, he accused a fellow Conservative MP of never accepting the result of Brexit, leading Richard Graham to demand the former minister withdraw the “untrue” statement. » | Lisa O'Carroll, Brexit correspondent | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg is a disgrace! He is also a throwback from an earlier, less-enlightened age – the Victorian Age, maybe.
Brexit was a stupid idea from the very start. Voters were lied to about the benefits of leaving the European Union. There are no benefits. So they were duped; duped by insincere, backward-thinking fossils like JRM.
It is bad enough that we Brits have lost our European citizenship and all the rights that came with citizenship only to return to being a subject of the monarch. What a poor trade off that is!
Those 2,400 European laws to which JRM wishes to make a bonfire of are laws that were put in place for the protection of workers’ rights, consumers’ rights and laws put in place for the protection of the environment. It is a crying shame to take those protections away. Doing so will take us back to a far less enlightened time. Then, Brits will have to fight battles for better working conditions, for example, all over again – from scratch.
May I suggest that if JRM is looking for stuff to burn on a bonfire that he make, or have made, a spitting image of himself, rather like Guy Fawkes, and put that atop the bonfire and let it burn to a cinder! Such a bonfire would be replete with symbolism. But for heaven’s sake, leave those EU laws alone!
Oh, and by the way, ask Nanny to read you a soothing bedtime story tonight when she tucks you in. It sounds to me as if your nerves are frayed. – © Mark Alexander
CBI Warns Rishi Sunak against ‘Doom Loop’ of Public Spending Cuts
THE GUARDIAN: Director general Tony Danker says it is vital new UK PM does not pursue path of austerity
The head of the Confederation of British Industry has warned Rishi Sunak against pursuing an austerity “doom loop” of cuts to public spending and tax rises amid fears over a mixed outlook for the economy.
Tony Danker, the director general of the CBI, said it was vital for the new UK prime minister not to repeat the mistakes made by David Cameron’s Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition when billions of pounds were slashed from public spending.
“Let’s remember, the 2010s began with some austerity and were then ensued with very low growth, zero productivity and low investment, right? It wasn’t a successful strategy for growth,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. » | Richard Partington, Economics correspondent | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
The head of the Confederation of British Industry has warned Rishi Sunak against pursuing an austerity “doom loop” of cuts to public spending and tax rises amid fears over a mixed outlook for the economy.
Tony Danker, the director general of the CBI, said it was vital for the new UK prime minister not to repeat the mistakes made by David Cameron’s Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition when billions of pounds were slashed from public spending.
“Let’s remember, the 2010s began with some austerity and were then ensued with very low growth, zero productivity and low investment, right? It wasn’t a successful strategy for growth,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. » | Richard Partington, Economics correspondent | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Ein Krisenmanager mit Machtsinn
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Rishi Sunak ist nicht nur der jüngste, sondern auch der erste „nicht-weiße“ Premierminister Großbritanniens. Dass sein Machtsinn stark ausgeprägt ist, hat er gezeigt. Er wird ihn bitter nötig haben.
Großbritannien zu regieren sei das „Privileg meines Lebens“, sagte Rishi Sunak nach seiner Wahl zum neuen Premierminister. So ähnlich haben das schon viele seiner Vorgänger gesagt, aber Sunak hat vielleicht noch ein bisschen mehr Grund dazu. Er ist nicht nur der jüngste, sondern der erste „nicht-weiße” Regierungschef des Vereinigten Königreichs, das in seiner Kolonialvergangenheit auch über jenes Land herrschte, aus dem Sunaks Vorfahren stammen.
Die Großeltern lebten im Punjab, bevor sie nach Ostafrika immigrierten, von wo sie dann in den sechziger Jahren mit ihren Familien nach England auswanderten. Sunak wurde 1980 in Southampton geboren, als ältestes von drei Kindern. Seine Eltern, ein Arzt für Allgemeinmedizin und eine Apothekerin, kratzen alles Geld zusammen, um ihren vielversprechenden Erstgeborenen auf eine angesehene englische Privatschule zu geben. Fast 50.000 Euro kostet das Winchester College im Jahr. Danach ging er den vorgezeichneten Weg: Oxford, Stanford, Banking – mit Jobs in London und in Kalifornien. » | Von Jochen Buchsteiner, Politischer Korrespondent in London | Dienstag, 25. Oktober 2022
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‘His Humility Is Genuine’: Rishi Sunak’s Father-in-law, the Billionaire Who Does the Dishes
THE GUARDIAN: Narayana Murthy drives a small car, cleans his own loo and likes nothing more than to read
Narayana Murthy, right, with his wife, Sudha, and their son Rohan, queueing to vote in elections in 2019. Photograph: Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images
He may be worth £3.9bn but Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law, NR Narayana Murthy, lives in the same Bengaluru flat with his wife, Sudha, that he did decades ago, drives a small car, clears up the dishes, and cleans his own toilet.
Murthy is famous in India for co-founding in 1981 the software firm Infosys, now a £9.6bn multinational that employs more than 345,000 people.
The only difference from when he and Sudha were an unknown, ordinary couple is that the flat is filled to the rafters with books.
There is no glitz in their life, no haute couture, no lavish holidays or private jets, no swanky homes, no luxury brands. Everything about them is low-key and subdued. Murthy is an introvert who likes nothing more than to read.
In Sudha’s 2017 book, Three Thousand Stitches, she related how her husband cleans his own toilet, a job many Indians usually leave to employees of a lower caste, and also washes his own plate after meals.
Employees at Infosys have spoken of his belief in the dignity of labour and have seen Murthy fixing small electrical problems in the canteen himself. He is renowned for his integrity and says he has never given a bribe.
After books, philanthropy is another passion. “The real power of money is in giving it away,” is one of his famous sayings. » | Amrit Dhillon in New Delhi | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
He may be worth £3.9bn but Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law, NR Narayana Murthy, lives in the same Bengaluru flat with his wife, Sudha, that he did decades ago, drives a small car, clears up the dishes, and cleans his own toilet.
Murthy is famous in India for co-founding in 1981 the software firm Infosys, now a £9.6bn multinational that employs more than 345,000 people.
The only difference from when he and Sudha were an unknown, ordinary couple is that the flat is filled to the rafters with books.
There is no glitz in their life, no haute couture, no lavish holidays or private jets, no swanky homes, no luxury brands. Everything about them is low-key and subdued. Murthy is an introvert who likes nothing more than to read.
In Sudha’s 2017 book, Three Thousand Stitches, she related how her husband cleans his own toilet, a job many Indians usually leave to employees of a lower caste, and also washes his own plate after meals.
Employees at Infosys have spoken of his belief in the dignity of labour and have seen Murthy fixing small electrical problems in the canteen himself. He is renowned for his integrity and says he has never given a bribe.
After books, philanthropy is another passion. “The real power of money is in giving it away,” is one of his famous sayings. » | Amrit Dhillon in New Delhi | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg and Brandon Lewis Quit as PM Begins Reshuffle
THE GUARDIAN: Rees-Mogg resigns as business secretary and Lewis relinquishes justice secretary role as Sunak begins to assemble cabinet
Jacob Rees-Mogg departs No 10 Downing Street. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Jacob Rees-Mogg and Brandon Lewis have resigned from the government as Rishi Sunak begins to assemble his new cabinet, with the prime minister also sacking Chloe Smith and Wendy Morton.
Sunak is expected to keep Jeremy Hunt as chancellor, at least for the short term, and return Suella Braverman to the cabinet, as well as handing new posts to key leadership allies Oliver Dowden, Mel Stride and Dominic Raab. » | Jessica Elgot, Pippa Crerar and Aubrey Allegretti | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg and Brandon Lewis have resigned from the government as Rishi Sunak begins to assemble his new cabinet, with the prime minister also sacking Chloe Smith and Wendy Morton.
Sunak is expected to keep Jeremy Hunt as chancellor, at least for the short term, and return Suella Braverman to the cabinet, as well as handing new posts to key leadership allies Oliver Dowden, Mel Stride and Dominic Raab. » | Jessica Elgot, Pippa Crerar and Aubrey Allegretti | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Bekommt Liechtenstein Ehe für alle? Für Erzbischof Haas ein «Skandal»
MANNSCHAFT MAGAZIN: Eine Mehrheit von Abgeordneten will im Fürstentum Liechtenstein die Ehe für schwule und lesbische Paare einführen. Die Kirche ist strikt dagegen.
Noch vor zwei Jahren hatte Fürst Hans-Adam II. Schwule mit Pädophilen verglichen (MANNSCHAFT berichtete). Nun haben haben 15 Landtagsabgeordnete aus drei Parteien die Motion zur Öffnung der Ehe für alle unterzeichnet. Sie soll am Mittwoch dem Parlamentsdienst übergeben werden. Das Parlament von Vaduz hat insgesamt 25 Abgeordnete.
Das teilte Daniel F. Seger mit, seit 2017 Abgeordneter im liechtensteinischen Landtag. Zuvor war er Präsident des Vereins «FLay – Schwule und Lesben Liechtenstein und Rheintal».
Der Erzbischof von Vaduz wendete sich Ende letzter Woche angesichts der Übergabe der Motion zur Ehe für alle noch einmal ausdrücklich dagegen: Sie sei für die katholische Kirche unannehmbar. » | Newsdesk | Donnerstag, September 29, 2022
Akshata Murty: Who Is Rishi Sunak's Wife?
BBC: Rishi Sunak's rise to power has attracted attention in India - and not just because he is the first British Asian prime minister.
His wife Akshata Murty is the daughter of Indian billionaire Narayana Murthy, one of the country's best known businessmen who has been dubbed the Bill Gates of India.
An heiress to a fortune worth billions, Ms Murty came under the spotlight when it emerged earlier this year that she held non-domiciled status, meaning she did not have to pay any tax on her earnings from outside the UK. She later agreed to pay UK taxes on her worldwide income.
Despite her family's immense wealth, Ms Murty came from more humble beginnings.
In a letter to his daughter, published in a 2013 compilation, her father recalled how he heard the news of her birth in Hubli in April 1980 from a colleague because the family could not afford a telephone.
"Your mother and I were young then and struggling to find our feet in our careers," he wrote.
When she was just a few months old, Ms Murty was sent to live with her paternal grandparents as her mother, Sudha Murty, and her father advanced their careers in Mumbai.
A year later, Mr Murthy co-founded Infosys, an IT services company which would make him one of India's richest individuals. » | Becky Morton, BBC political reporter | Monday, October 24, 2022
Mr. Sunak, the Multimillionaire, Goes to Downing Street »
Rishi Sunak Is Britain’s First Asian Prime Minister – But It’s No Progressive Victory
THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: The new PM’s rise is a great achievement, but his hardline views mean this is a less transformative moment than many hoped for
Rishi Sunak at the Conservative campaign headquarters in London, 24 October 2022. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Alas, for Tory party members it was still preferable to elect a white woman than a brown man; just as well they won’t be able to vote on his appointment this time.
In that sense, Sunak’s ascent is an undeniably great achievement, whether or not you agree with his politics. Without being able to claim any kind of salt-of-the-earth immigrant backstory, Sunak has still defied the odds as an Asian man to make it to the highest position in the land. His journey is a reminder of how black and brown Britons have to fight against the current to be taken seriously.
But rising above these political machinations, what does this moment really tell us about race relations in Britain? » | Hashi Mohamed | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Alas, for Tory party members it was still preferable to elect a white woman than a brown man; just as well they won’t be able to vote on his appointment this time.
In that sense, Sunak’s ascent is an undeniably great achievement, whether or not you agree with his politics. Without being able to claim any kind of salt-of-the-earth immigrant backstory, Sunak has still defied the odds as an Asian man to make it to the highest position in the land. His journey is a reminder of how black and brown Britons have to fight against the current to be taken seriously.
But rising above these political machinations, what does this moment really tell us about race relations in Britain? » | Hashi Mohamed | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
‘Best of a Bad Bunch’: Voters Share Their Views on Rishi Sunak
THE GUARDIAN: Five voters, who support a range of political parties, on what they think of the new Tory leader and the issues he must prioritise
Rishi Sunak has promised to serve “with integrity and humility” after he became Conservative party leader on Monday.
Sunak was announced as leader after his rival Penny Mordaunt failed to receive 100 nominations to reach the threshold to trigger a ballot and Boris Johnson pulled out on Sunday.
Five voters, who support a range of political parties, share their reaction to Sunak winning the race and the issues they hope his government will prioritise. » | Clea Skopeliti and Guardian readers | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Rishi Sunak has promised to serve “with integrity and humility” after he became Conservative party leader on Monday.
Sunak was announced as leader after his rival Penny Mordaunt failed to receive 100 nominations to reach the threshold to trigger a ballot and Boris Johnson pulled out on Sunday.
Five voters, who support a range of political parties, share their reaction to Sunak winning the race and the issues they hope his government will prioritise. » | Clea Skopeliti and Guardian readers | Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Monday, October 24, 2022
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Rishi Sunak statt Boris Johnson: Die konservativen Abgeordneten zeigen Verantwortungsbewusstsein
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Nach den Turbulenzen der letzten Monate haben sich die Tories für Stabilität statt Chaos entschieden und Rishi Sunak zum Premierminister gewählt. Sunak geniesst das Vertrauen an den Finanzmärkten. Doch er wird mehr sein müssen als nur ein smarter Krisenmanager.
Der richtige Mann zur richtigen Zeit: Der Ex-Banker Rishi Sunak wird Premierminister, um das Vertrauen der Finanzmärkte zurückzugewinnen. | Dylan Martinez / Reuters
KOMMENTAR
Wenn es um die Hypothekenzinsen für das Eigenheim geht, stösst der Populismus an seine Grenzen. Boris Johnson musste am Wochenende diese Erfahrung machen. Sein dritter Angriff auf den Regierungssitz in der Downing Street ist am fehlenden Support der konservativen Abgeordneten im Unterhaus gescheitert. Diese haben mit grosser Mehrheit den «Anti-Johnson» Rishi Sunak zu ihrem Vorsitzenden und zum neuen Premierminister gewählt: einen braven, berechenbaren Manager, der die Staatsfinanzen wieder ins Lot bringen und das Vertrauen der Finanzmärkte in die Kreditwürdigkeit des britischen Staates zurückgewinnen soll.
Es mutet bizarr an, dass Johnson überhaupt wieder einen Versuch lanciert hat, an der Downing Street einzuziehen. Hatte ihm nicht erst vor dreieinhalb Monaten sein eigenes Kabinett das Vertrauen entzogen? Hatten nicht dieselben Abgeordneten, die ihn jetzt unterstützen sollten, ihn zum Rücktritt gezwungen? Hatte der historische Absturz der Konservativen Partei in den Wählerumfragen nicht schon unter seinem Vorsitz begonnen? War er nicht wegen seiner Überheblichkeit, seiner notorischen Ausflüchte und Lügen einer der unbeliebtesten Premierminister, seit es diese Umfragen gibt? » | Peter Rásonyi | Montag, 24. Oktober 2022
Tentative business welcome for Sunak amid deepening economic gloom: UK industry leaders hope for urgent steps from new PM to repair battered business confidence »
Wenn es um die Hypothekenzinsen für das Eigenheim geht, stösst der Populismus an seine Grenzen. Boris Johnson musste am Wochenende diese Erfahrung machen. Sein dritter Angriff auf den Regierungssitz in der Downing Street ist am fehlenden Support der konservativen Abgeordneten im Unterhaus gescheitert. Diese haben mit grosser Mehrheit den «Anti-Johnson» Rishi Sunak zu ihrem Vorsitzenden und zum neuen Premierminister gewählt: einen braven, berechenbaren Manager, der die Staatsfinanzen wieder ins Lot bringen und das Vertrauen der Finanzmärkte in die Kreditwürdigkeit des britischen Staates zurückgewinnen soll.
Es mutet bizarr an, dass Johnson überhaupt wieder einen Versuch lanciert hat, an der Downing Street einzuziehen. Hatte ihm nicht erst vor dreieinhalb Monaten sein eigenes Kabinett das Vertrauen entzogen? Hatten nicht dieselben Abgeordneten, die ihn jetzt unterstützen sollten, ihn zum Rücktritt gezwungen? Hatte der historische Absturz der Konservativen Partei in den Wählerumfragen nicht schon unter seinem Vorsitz begonnen? War er nicht wegen seiner Überheblichkeit, seiner notorischen Ausflüchte und Lügen einer der unbeliebtesten Premierminister, seit es diese Umfragen gibt? » | Peter Rásonyi | Montag, 24. Oktober 2022
Tentative business welcome for Sunak amid deepening economic gloom: UK industry leaders hope for urgent steps from new PM to repair battered business confidence »
Just Tories Slating Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak to Become UK's First British Asian Prime Minister - BBC News
This is totally undemocratic, of course. What we need is a general election, not have all these prime ministers foisted upon us.
Naturally, I wish him all the best and he is probably the best of the bunch; but he is a staunch Brexiteer. So that makes me feel uneasy.
If Rishi Sunak wishes to succeed in this, he needs to find a way of convincing his Party and the country that Brexit needs urgently to be reversed. Unless Brexit is reversed, trying to "make Brexit work" will be as effective as trying to breathe life back into a dead parrot!
Remaining outside of the European Union will ensure that this country's economy underperforms; it will also ensure that we Brits will become ever poorer. – © Mark Alexander
Royaume-Uni : Rishi Sunak désigné par le Parti conservateur pour être le nouveau premier ministre : L’ex-ministre des finances deviendra le cinquième conservateur à prendre la tête du gouvernement depuis le référendum sur le Brexit en 2016, et le premier non-blanc à diriger le pays. »
Rishi Sunak wird britischer Premierminister: Das Vereinigte Königreich wird erstmals von einem indischstämmigen Premierminister regiert. Am Ende war keine Abstimmung in Fraktion oder Partei nötig: Es gab keine Konkurrenz mehr. »
It’s the beginning of the Sunak era – and the end of Britain’s Brexitist delusions: The new PM faces big challenges and will probably have diehard Brexiters in his cabinet. But as a realist, he will see the need to steer a new course »
Rees-Mogg Move to Axe 2,400 Laws Is ‘Anti-democratic’, Say Legal Experts
THE GUARDIAN: Laws that could disappear include ban on animal testing, workers’ rights and environmental protections
Laws will be changed on 31 December 2023 ‘without any scrutiny at all’, says George Peretz KC.Photograph: James Hoathly/Alamy
Leading lawyers have sounded the alarm over Jacob Rees-Mogg’s proposals for post-Brexit legislation that could result in 2,400 laws disappearing overnight – including a ban on animal testing for cosmetics, workers’ rights and environmental protections.
Lawyers including one former UK government legal official who designed the concept of EU-retained law for Theresa May branded the move as “anti-democratic” and “completely barking”.
Swathes of laws including equal pay for men and women, pension rights for same-sex married couples, food standards and aviation safety rules could accidentally disappear or be redrafted poorly, they warn.
The retained EU law (revocation and reform) bill will get its second reading on Tuesday. It was designed in such a way that 47 years of laws devised during EU membership will be switched off on 31 December 2023 under a so-called sunset clause.
“A lot of laws are going to be changed without any scrutiny at all by a dying government that few people respect,” said George Peretz KC, a specialist in European law. » | Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent | Monday, October 24, 2022
It is to be hoped that whoever becomes our next prime minister will kick this moron out of office. He is a danger to civilized society. JRM is nothing but a twerp. He shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the levers of power. – © Mark Alexander
Leading lawyers have sounded the alarm over Jacob Rees-Mogg’s proposals for post-Brexit legislation that could result in 2,400 laws disappearing overnight – including a ban on animal testing for cosmetics, workers’ rights and environmental protections.
Lawyers including one former UK government legal official who designed the concept of EU-retained law for Theresa May branded the move as “anti-democratic” and “completely barking”.
Swathes of laws including equal pay for men and women, pension rights for same-sex married couples, food standards and aviation safety rules could accidentally disappear or be redrafted poorly, they warn.
The retained EU law (revocation and reform) bill will get its second reading on Tuesday. It was designed in such a way that 47 years of laws devised during EU membership will be switched off on 31 December 2023 under a so-called sunset clause.
“A lot of laws are going to be changed without any scrutiny at all by a dying government that few people respect,” said George Peretz KC, a specialist in European law. » | Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent | Monday, October 24, 2022
It is to be hoped that whoever becomes our next prime minister will kick this moron out of office. He is a danger to civilized society. JRM is nothing but a twerp. He shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the levers of power. – © Mark Alexander
Tory Backer Says UK Economy Is ‘Frankly Doomed’ without Brexit Renegotiation
THE GUARDIAN: Guy Hands says Conservatives are putting country ‘on a path to be sick man of Europe’
The billionaire businessman Guy Hands has accused the Conservatives of putting the UK “on a path to be the sick man of Europe”, as he issued a series of stark predictions about what could lie ahead for the post-Brexit economy, including higher taxes and interest rates and fewer social services.
The founder and chair of the private equity firm Terra Firma, a longtime Tory supporter, called for the government to “renegotiate Brexit”, stating that otherwise the British economy was “frankly doomed”.
The Conservative party needed to “move on from fighting its own internal wars and actually focus on what needs to be done in the economy”, Hands told Radio 4’s Today programme on Monday.
Hands, who had called for Britain to remain in the EU before the referendum, accused the Tories of making errors since the 2016 vote.
He said the party needed to start “admitting some of the mistakes they have made over the last six years, which have frankly put this country on a path to be the sick man of Europe”. » | Joanna Partridge | Monday, October 24, 2022
I feel vindicated! My readers and followers will be well aware that I have been calling for the UK to re-enter the EU since the very start. Brexit will never work; and now, we will get yet another Tory PM dedicated to the ridiculous idea, for whether Sunak or Mordaunt wins today, they are both committed Brexiteers. We Brits have a hard, bumpy road ahead.
By the way, kudos to Guy Hands for stating this. – © Mark Alexander
The billionaire businessman Guy Hands has accused the Conservatives of putting the UK “on a path to be the sick man of Europe”, as he issued a series of stark predictions about what could lie ahead for the post-Brexit economy, including higher taxes and interest rates and fewer social services.
The founder and chair of the private equity firm Terra Firma, a longtime Tory supporter, called for the government to “renegotiate Brexit”, stating that otherwise the British economy was “frankly doomed”.
The Conservative party needed to “move on from fighting its own internal wars and actually focus on what needs to be done in the economy”, Hands told Radio 4’s Today programme on Monday.
Hands, who had called for Britain to remain in the EU before the referendum, accused the Tories of making errors since the 2016 vote.
He said the party needed to start “admitting some of the mistakes they have made over the last six years, which have frankly put this country on a path to be the sick man of Europe”. » | Joanna Partridge | Monday, October 24, 2022
I feel vindicated! My readers and followers will be well aware that I have been calling for the UK to re-enter the EU since the very start. Brexit will never work; and now, we will get yet another Tory PM dedicated to the ridiculous idea, for whether Sunak or Mordaunt wins today, they are both committed Brexiteers. We Brits have a hard, bumpy road ahead.
By the way, kudos to Guy Hands for stating this. – © Mark Alexander
Sunday, October 23, 2022
Boris Johnson Says He Will Not Stand in Tory Leadership Contest
THE GUARDIAN: Move means Rishi Sunak almost certain to be PM
Boris Johnson at Gatwick Airport on Saturday morning after cutting short his Caribbean holiday.Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters
Boris Johnson will not stand in the Conservative leadership race, leaving Rishi Sunak very likely to enter No 10.
The former prime minister had not formally declared but he had told supporters he wanted to run, drumming up backing from seven cabinet ministers – Jacob Rees-Mogg, James Cleverly, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Nadhim Zahawi, Alok Sharma, Simon Clarke and Chris-Heaton Harris.
After cutting short a Caribbean holiday, Johnson spoke to rivals Sunak and Penny Mordaunt in a bid to persuade them to get onboard with his attempted political comeback.
However, Johnson has said he is not running after only making it to about 60 declared backers by Sunday afternoon – well short of the 100-MP threshold required to make it on to the ballot. » | Rowena Mason, Whitehall editor | Sunday, October 23, 2022
Gott sei Dank! Dieu merci ! Alhamdulillah! Diolch i Dduw! Thank God! – Mark
Boris Johnson will not stand in the Conservative leadership race, leaving Rishi Sunak very likely to enter No 10.
The former prime minister had not formally declared but he had told supporters he wanted to run, drumming up backing from seven cabinet ministers – Jacob Rees-Mogg, James Cleverly, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Nadhim Zahawi, Alok Sharma, Simon Clarke and Chris-Heaton Harris.
After cutting short a Caribbean holiday, Johnson spoke to rivals Sunak and Penny Mordaunt in a bid to persuade them to get onboard with his attempted political comeback.
However, Johnson has said he is not running after only making it to about 60 declared backers by Sunday afternoon – well short of the 100-MP threshold required to make it on to the ballot. » | Rowena Mason, Whitehall editor | Sunday, October 23, 2022
Gott sei Dank! Dieu merci ! Alhamdulillah! Diolch i Dduw! Thank God! – Mark
Salman Rushdie Has Lost Sight in One Eye and Use of One Hand, Says Agent
THE GUARDIAN: Full extent of injuries from ‘brutal attack’ on Satanic Verses author in New York state in August revealed
Salman Rushdie pictured in 2017. The author was stabbed in the neck and torso as he came on stage to give a talk on artistic freedom on 12 August. Photograph: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand after the attack he suffered while preparing to deliver a lecture in New York state two months ago, his agent has confirmed.
The 75-year-old author, who received death threats from Iran in the 1980s after his novel The Satanic Verses was published, was stabbed in the neck and torso as he came on stage to give a talk on artistic freedom at the Chautauqua Institution on 12 August.
Until now, the full extent of Rushdie’s injuries had been unclear. But in an interview with Spain’s El País, Andrew Wylie explained how serious and life-changing the attack had been.
“[His wounds] were profound, but he’s [also] lost the sight of one eye,” said Wylie. “He had three serious wounds in his neck. One hand is incapacitated because the nerves in his arm were cut. And he has about 15 more wounds in his chest and torso. So, it was a brutal attack.”
The agent declined to say whether Rushdie was still in hospital, saying the most important thing was that the writer was going to live. » | Sam Jones in Madrid | Sunday, October 23, 2022
Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand after the attack he suffered while preparing to deliver a lecture in New York state two months ago, his agent has confirmed.
The 75-year-old author, who received death threats from Iran in the 1980s after his novel The Satanic Verses was published, was stabbed in the neck and torso as he came on stage to give a talk on artistic freedom at the Chautauqua Institution on 12 August.
Until now, the full extent of Rushdie’s injuries had been unclear. But in an interview with Spain’s El País, Andrew Wylie explained how serious and life-changing the attack had been.
“[His wounds] were profound, but he’s [also] lost the sight of one eye,” said Wylie. “He had three serious wounds in his neck. One hand is incapacitated because the nerves in his arm were cut. And he has about 15 more wounds in his chest and torso. So, it was a brutal attack.”
The agent declined to say whether Rushdie was still in hospital, saying the most important thing was that the writer was going to live. » | Sam Jones in Madrid | Sunday, October 23, 2022
Keir Starmer Hits Out at ‘Ridiculous, Chaotic Circus’ of Tory Contest
THE GUARDIAN: Country ‘fed up’ with leadership turmoil, says Starmer as he pitches Labour as party of ‘sound money’
Keir Starmer has hit out at the “ridiculous, chaotic circus” of the Conservative leadership contest, as he pitched Labour in contrast as the party of sound money.
The Labour leader, who is pushing for a general election, said the Tory party was failing Britain with its contest while the country was struggling to cope with the financial situation.
Starmer told BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show that people were “fed up to the back teeth” with the leadership turmoil.
“My focus is on the millions of people who are struggling to pay their bills, have now got additional anxieties about their mortgage. I know what it feels like not to be able to pay your bills, that happened to me and my family when I was growing up,” he said. With video » | Rowena Mason, Whitehall editor | Sunday, October 23, 2022
The Tory Party, the Party of wealth redistribution, the redistribution of wealth from the bottom to the top, needs to die a natural death: it is a Party of fossils. People who are backward-looking, regressive and, despite their protestations, unpatriotic. They need to follow the Whigs into extinction. That will be better for the country; it will be better for us all: the Scots, the Welsh, the Irish and the English themselves.
For certain, this country needs a business-friendly party, but a business-friendly party which is progressive and forward-looking, a party which is EU-friendly and one which doesn’t constantly look back on the UK’s glorious imperial past. Get with the story: The Empire is dead, and it will forever remain so. Realistically, the UK is now a middle-ranking country, no better or worse that France, Germany, Spain, etc. Let us, please, as a nation refrain from delusion. Let us also be mature enough as a people to realise that we have made a huge mistake in plumping for Brexit. Because of the dire economic outcome of Brexit, we shall never be able to forget the calamitous mistake voting to exit the European Union has been. It was an act of self-harm. Suicide, if you will. It will ensure that this country will become ever poorer. Our GDP will shrink year-on-year until many Eastern European countries which have managed to slough off the shackles of communism will overtake our GDP and economic growth in just a few years.
There is only ONE remedy for this: we need to eat humble pie and ask our European friends, neighbours, brothers and sisters for forgiveness for the trouble and expense we have created for them by erroneously, and in a delusional way, believed that we could actually go it alone. We cannot without great economic pain and impoverishment.
Keir Starmer should disabuse himself of the notion that we can “make Brexit work”. We cannot. At least not if we wish to remain a successful and prosperous nation. Therefore, I repeat: We need to eat humble pie and rejoin the European Union as soon as possible, thereby re-entering the Single Market, a market of more than five hundred million consumers – the biggest single market in the world. This, if we truly want economic growth, is our only realistic political and economic solution. Moreover, if the powers-that-be in this country truly wish to keep the UK whole, that means to say with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all one integrated whole with England, then Brexit needs to be reversed pronto. Remaining outside of the European Union is one sure-fire way of seeing the breakup of this, our, Union. – © Mark Alexander
Keir Starmer has hit out at the “ridiculous, chaotic circus” of the Conservative leadership contest, as he pitched Labour in contrast as the party of sound money.
The Labour leader, who is pushing for a general election, said the Tory party was failing Britain with its contest while the country was struggling to cope with the financial situation.
Starmer told BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show that people were “fed up to the back teeth” with the leadership turmoil.
“My focus is on the millions of people who are struggling to pay their bills, have now got additional anxieties about their mortgage. I know what it feels like not to be able to pay your bills, that happened to me and my family when I was growing up,” he said. With video » | Rowena Mason, Whitehall editor | Sunday, October 23, 2022
The Tory Party, the Party of wealth redistribution, the redistribution of wealth from the bottom to the top, needs to die a natural death: it is a Party of fossils. People who are backward-looking, regressive and, despite their protestations, unpatriotic. They need to follow the Whigs into extinction. That will be better for the country; it will be better for us all: the Scots, the Welsh, the Irish and the English themselves.
For certain, this country needs a business-friendly party, but a business-friendly party which is progressive and forward-looking, a party which is EU-friendly and one which doesn’t constantly look back on the UK’s glorious imperial past. Get with the story: The Empire is dead, and it will forever remain so. Realistically, the UK is now a middle-ranking country, no better or worse that France, Germany, Spain, etc. Let us, please, as a nation refrain from delusion. Let us also be mature enough as a people to realise that we have made a huge mistake in plumping for Brexit. Because of the dire economic outcome of Brexit, we shall never be able to forget the calamitous mistake voting to exit the European Union has been. It was an act of self-harm. Suicide, if you will. It will ensure that this country will become ever poorer. Our GDP will shrink year-on-year until many Eastern European countries which have managed to slough off the shackles of communism will overtake our GDP and economic growth in just a few years.
There is only ONE remedy for this: we need to eat humble pie and ask our European friends, neighbours, brothers and sisters for forgiveness for the trouble and expense we have created for them by erroneously, and in a delusional way, believed that we could actually go it alone. We cannot without great economic pain and impoverishment.
Keir Starmer should disabuse himself of the notion that we can “make Brexit work”. We cannot. At least not if we wish to remain a successful and prosperous nation. Therefore, I repeat: We need to eat humble pie and rejoin the European Union as soon as possible, thereby re-entering the Single Market, a market of more than five hundred million consumers – the biggest single market in the world. This, if we truly want economic growth, is our only realistic political and economic solution. Moreover, if the powers-that-be in this country truly wish to keep the UK whole, that means to say with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all one integrated whole with England, then Brexit needs to be reversed pronto. Remaining outside of the European Union is one sure-fire way of seeing the breakup of this, our, Union. – © Mark Alexander
Nach dem Sex | Naked (6/6) | Doku HD | ARTE
In dieser Folge geht es um Zukunftsfragen: Werden Liebe und Sex immer mehr in die virtuelle Welt verlegt? Dahin, wo Partner nur perfekt sein können? Und was geschieht mit Kategorien wie "Männlichkeit" und "Weiblichhkeit", gibt es sie dann noch und sind ihre Grenzen fließend oder dreht sich alles wieder zurück, wenn Alpha-Männchen es nicht lassen können Kriege zu führen?
Cisgender, pangender, trigender, agender – ist das die Zukunft? Befinden sich die Menschen auf dem Weg in eine Welt, in der die Grenzen von "Männlichkeit" und "Weiblichkeit" fließend sind? Die sechste und letzte Folge der Dokumentationsreihe durchleuchtet nicht nur die aktuelle Genderdebatte, sondern fragt auch: Werden Liebe und Sex in der Zukunft digital? Wohin führen die Quote und das Gendern? Werden Männer die Zukunft bestimmen, weil sie diejenigen sind, die die Algorithmen programmieren? Oder schlägt das Patriarchat zurück, weil die Alphamännchen wieder ihre Kriege führen?
Dokureihe (D/F/CDN 2022, 53 Min)
Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 16/01/2023
Cisgender, pangender, trigender, agender – ist das die Zukunft? Befinden sich die Menschen auf dem Weg in eine Welt, in der die Grenzen von "Männlichkeit" und "Weiblichkeit" fließend sind? Die sechste und letzte Folge der Dokumentationsreihe durchleuchtet nicht nur die aktuelle Genderdebatte, sondern fragt auch: Werden Liebe und Sex in der Zukunft digital? Wohin führen die Quote und das Gendern? Werden Männer die Zukunft bestimmen, weil sie diejenigen sind, die die Algorithmen programmieren? Oder schlägt das Patriarchat zurück, weil die Alphamännchen wieder ihre Kriege führen?
Dokureihe (D/F/CDN 2022, 53 Min)
Video auf Youtube verfügbar bis zum 16/01/2023
All Quiet on the Western Front | Official Trailer | Netflix
Trüffel und andere geheimnisvolle Pilze - Dokumentation von NZZ Format | 2003
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