THE GUARDIAN: My father did terrible things during the second world war, and my other relatives were equally unrepentant. But it wasn’t until I was in my late 50s that I started to confront this dark past
My family were all Nazis. My grandfather and grandmother. My mother and my father. My stepfather, my uncle – literally all of them were hardcore Nazis during the second world war. And after? Not a single one changed their convictions or voiced any regrets for the Nazi crimes. On the contrary, they denied or justified them, including the Holocaust and mass murder committed with their knowledge and, worst of all, sometimes their active participation. We were not exceptional – in Austria and Germany, there were many families like ours.
The official postwar version of events stated that Austria had been the first victim of Hitler’s expansionist politics. The four victorious allies – Britain, France, the US and the Soviet Union – specifically approved this interpretation, which, some believe, got Austria and Austrians off the hook for their complicity in Nazi atrocities.
But not all Austrians accepted this version. Large parts of Austrian society still felt strong ties to national socialism, an aggressive Greater German ideology that rejected the notion of Austria as a separate country with its own history and mentality, and cultivated a deeply rooted antisemitism and anti-Slavic sentiment. My family, like many others, held on to their belief in Hitler and the Third Reich until they died. “We are not Austrians but Germans,” was the oft-repeated credo fed to me as a child. “And we will forever be proud of it.”
I was born in 1944, a year before the end of the war. When I was 10 I was sent to boarding school, far away from Linz, where I had lived with my mother and stepfather, and from Amstetten, where I had often stayed with my Nazi grandparents. Why my relatives sent me away is still a mystery to me. Maybe they were attracted by the fact that the school was high up in the mountains, surrounded by woods, far from the corrupting influence of the cities, from the Jewish, anti-German spirit, as my grandmother put it. Another bonus was that we had to learn a trade in school – I became a carpenter.
What they didn’t know was that the school was very liberal in spirit. Not a single teacher was an old Nazi, which was an exception in Austria in the 50s. As I spent most of my time in school, I was removed from the influence of my Nazi relatives, and soon began to doubt the wisdom of their beliefs, their Great German ideas, their antisemitism and hatred for Austria and democracy. In school, we were taught other beliefs. » | Martin Pollack | Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Huw Edwards' BBC Pay Increased by £40,000 Last Year
BBC: Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards, who resigned from the BBC on medical advice in April, saw his salary increase by £40,000 last year.
Edwards remained on the payroll while suspended, which is normal BBC policy.
In the last financial year his salary was between £475,000 - £479,999, the BBC's latest annual report shows. He received between £435,000 and £439,999 in the year 2022/2023.
Edwards left the BBC after being named last year as the presenter at the centre of days of allegations and speculation. He had been off-air since July 2023. » | Emma Saunders, Culture reporter | Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Half a million households cancelled BBC licence fee last year: Corporation faces stark challenge as it struggles to reach younger audiences who are watching Netflix and YouTube »
‘It’s the Best Job! But It Will Kill You’: Four Restaurant Critics on the Battle to Stay Healthy
THE GUARDIAN: Last week, the New York Times’s restaurant critic left his job after a worrying medical checkup. How do others keep going?
After 12 years as the New York Times’ restaurant critic, Pete Wells announced last week that he was leaving the role due to ill health – largely a side-effect of dining out decadently on a regular basis. “My cholesterol, blood sugar and hypertension were worse than I’d expected even in my doomiest moments,” he wrote after a medical checkup. “The terms pre-diabetes, fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome were thrown around.” He had become obese, he says, and knew something needed to change.
With this in mind, we asked four leading restaurant critics how they mitigate the health risks posed by working in what is often deemed “the best job in the world”. » | Grace Dent, Chitra Ramaswamy, Fay Maschler and Leonie Cooper | Tuesday, July 23, 2024
After 12 years as the New York Times’ restaurant critic, Pete Wells announced last week that he was leaving the role due to ill health – largely a side-effect of dining out decadently on a regular basis. “My cholesterol, blood sugar and hypertension were worse than I’d expected even in my doomiest moments,” he wrote after a medical checkup. “The terms pre-diabetes, fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome were thrown around.” He had become obese, he says, and knew something needed to change.
With this in mind, we asked four leading restaurant critics how they mitigate the health risks posed by working in what is often deemed “the best job in the world”. » | Grace Dent, Chitra Ramaswamy, Fay Maschler and Leonie Cooper | Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Influencers Driving Extreme Misogyny, Say Police
BBC: Online influencers like Andrew Tate are radicalising boys into extreme misogyny in a way that is "quite terrifying", police are warning.
Senior police officer Maggie Blyth said young men and boys could be radicalised in the same way that terrorists draw in followers.
She was speaking as the National Police Chiefs Council published a report into violence against women and girls, external, which it is calling a "national emergency".
The NPCC estimated at least one in 12 women in England and Wales would be a victim of violence every year - or about two million women.
And it said the problem had been growing, with "more complicated types of offending". » | Francesca Gillett, BBC News | Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Violence against women a ‘national emergency’ in England and Wales, police say: National Police Chiefs’ Council analysis reveals 2m women a year estimated to be victims of male violence »
Senior police officer Maggie Blyth said young men and boys could be radicalised in the same way that terrorists draw in followers.
She was speaking as the National Police Chiefs Council published a report into violence against women and girls, external, which it is calling a "national emergency".
The NPCC estimated at least one in 12 women in England and Wales would be a victim of violence every year - or about two million women.
And it said the problem had been growing, with "more complicated types of offending". » | Francesca Gillett, BBC News | Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Violence against women a ‘national emergency’ in England and Wales, police say: National Police Chiefs’ Council analysis reveals 2m women a year estimated to be victims of male violence »
Why Britain Joined the EU
Jun 5, 2024 | On D-Day we remember how brave men and women from many allied countries fought the final battles against the Nazis to bring the most brutal world war to an end in Europe. Peace came at last as a direct result of their enduring efforts.
Tens of thousands of lives were tragically and horribly lost in the pursuit of that aim. But how was lasting peace achieved between European countries that, for centuries, had been more used to resolving their differences through violence, war, and subjugation?
The European Community, established during the post-war years and now called the European Union, played a key role. Yes, NATO helped to protect us from external threats. But it was the European Union that brought sustained security and peace between its members.
By collaborating and cooperating, in peace and democratically, to decide on the running and future direction of our continent, European countries found and agreed solutions to common problems.
It worked. Never has a shot been fired between EU member states. An amazing achievement, for which the EU won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012. So, when people ask, ‘Why was the EU started?’ the answer, first and foremost, was peace. Yes, trade was one of the means, but peace was the primary goal. And it’s why Britain joined the European Community. To work together, peacefully and democratically, with our European allies to recreate our post-war continent based on democracy, human rights, free market trade and the rule of law.
Did people truly understand this when ticking the ‘Leave’ box in the 2016 referendum?
Tens of thousands of lives were tragically and horribly lost in the pursuit of that aim. But how was lasting peace achieved between European countries that, for centuries, had been more used to resolving their differences through violence, war, and subjugation?
The European Community, established during the post-war years and now called the European Union, played a key role. Yes, NATO helped to protect us from external threats. But it was the European Union that brought sustained security and peace between its members.
By collaborating and cooperating, in peace and democratically, to decide on the running and future direction of our continent, European countries found and agreed solutions to common problems.
It worked. Never has a shot been fired between EU member states. An amazing achievement, for which the EU won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012. So, when people ask, ‘Why was the EU started?’ the answer, first and foremost, was peace. Yes, trade was one of the means, but peace was the primary goal. And it’s why Britain joined the European Community. To work together, peacefully and democratically, with our European allies to recreate our post-war continent based on democracy, human rights, free market trade and the rule of law.
Did people truly understand this when ticking the ‘Leave’ box in the 2016 referendum?
Europe Is Family
July 23, 2024 | It was 72 years ago today - on 23 July 1952 – that the Treaty of Paris came into effect. It formally established the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). Known as the Schuman Plan, it was originally proposed by French foreign minister Robert Schuman. He called for the creation of a single authority to control the production of coal and steel in France and West Germany (now Germany), to be opened to membership of other European countries. The purpose? To help secure lasting peace between European countries that were previously more used to resolving their differences through violence, war, and subjugation.
France, West Germany, Italy, and the Benelux countries came together to create an interdependence in coal and steel, so that one country could no longer mobilise its armed forces without others knowing. This eased the deep distrust and tensions between European countries following the most devastating war the world had ever known.
Then, in 1957, the Treaty of Rome created a common market between West Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, uniting those countries economically and politically.
Since then, and until 2016, EVERY British Prime Minister, from Harold Macmillan to Edward Heath, Harold Wilson to Margaret Thatcher, John Major to Tony Blair, Gordon Brown to David Cameron, supported our membership as being in Britain’s best interests. But since 2016, EVERY Prime Minister – yes, even the new Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer – has said we must stick with Brexit.
But can anyone point to any Brexit bonus? Ridiculous barriers between us and the rest of our continent benefit no one, neither here nor in Europe. We should re-join our family in Europe and once again FULLY take part in the running and future direction our continent. We may now be the prodigal country, but Europe will welcome us back if we can learn from the enormous mistake of Brexit and help others not to make the same one.
© Report and video cover by Jon Danzig.
Video programme by the European Commission
France, West Germany, Italy, and the Benelux countries came together to create an interdependence in coal and steel, so that one country could no longer mobilise its armed forces without others knowing. This eased the deep distrust and tensions between European countries following the most devastating war the world had ever known.
Then, in 1957, the Treaty of Rome created a common market between West Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, uniting those countries economically and politically.
Since then, and until 2016, EVERY British Prime Minister, from Harold Macmillan to Edward Heath, Harold Wilson to Margaret Thatcher, John Major to Tony Blair, Gordon Brown to David Cameron, supported our membership as being in Britain’s best interests. But since 2016, EVERY Prime Minister – yes, even the new Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer – has said we must stick with Brexit.
But can anyone point to any Brexit bonus? Ridiculous barriers between us and the rest of our continent benefit no one, neither here nor in Europe. We should re-join our family in Europe and once again FULLY take part in the running and future direction our continent. We may now be the prodigal country, but Europe will welcome us back if we can learn from the enormous mistake of Brexit and help others not to make the same one.
© Report and video cover by Jon Danzig.
Video programme by the European Commission
Monday, July 22, 2024
Foreigner : I Don't Want to Live Without You | Official Music Video | Reupload
Ralf Schumacher 'Coming Out' Will Be an Inspiration to Other Racing Drivers
Ralf Schumacher's boyfriend is his French general manager, they've been together for two years, 'never argue and are sensationally happy', close friend reveals after F1 legend Michael's brother comes out as gay »
Pelosi Endorses Harris as V.P. Moves to Clear Path to Nomination
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Vice President Kamala Harris has now won endorsements from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and key Democratic governors. Ms. Harris was scheduled to hold her first campaign event in Wilmington, Del.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed Kamala Harris to replace President Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, calling her “brilliantly astute” and saying that she is the best person to defeat former President Donald J. Trump in the fall.
“It is with immense pride and limitless optimism for our country’s future that I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president of the United States,” Ms. Pelosi wrote in a statement. “My enthusiastic support for Kamala Harris for president is official, personal and political.”
The statement by Ms. Pelosi, who had earlier said she would favor a competitive process rather than a coronation of Ms. Harris, was the most significant in a rapidly growing number of high-profile endorsements as Ms. Harris moved swiftly to cement her position as the new face of her party. Ms. Pelosi urged her colleagues to get behind Ms. Harris, saying “we must unify and charge forward to resoundingly defeat Donald Trump.”
The endorsement came about an hour after Ms. Harris made her first public appearance since Mr. Biden dropped his re-election bid and endorsed her, praising Mr. Biden’s “deep love of our country” as she moved swiftly to clear a path to the Democratic presidential nomination. (+ video) » | Michael D. Shear and Peter Baker, Reporting from Washington | Monday, July 22, 2024
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed Kamala Harris to replace President Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, calling her “brilliantly astute” and saying that she is the best person to defeat former President Donald J. Trump in the fall.
“It is with immense pride and limitless optimism for our country’s future that I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president of the United States,” Ms. Pelosi wrote in a statement. “My enthusiastic support for Kamala Harris for president is official, personal and political.”
The statement by Ms. Pelosi, who had earlier said she would favor a competitive process rather than a coronation of Ms. Harris, was the most significant in a rapidly growing number of high-profile endorsements as Ms. Harris moved swiftly to cement her position as the new face of her party. Ms. Pelosi urged her colleagues to get behind Ms. Harris, saying “we must unify and charge forward to resoundingly defeat Donald Trump.”
The endorsement came about an hour after Ms. Harris made her first public appearance since Mr. Biden dropped his re-election bid and endorsed her, praising Mr. Biden’s “deep love of our country” as she moved swiftly to clear a path to the Democratic presidential nomination. (+ video) » | Michael D. Shear and Peter Baker, Reporting from Washington | Monday, July 22, 2024
Failed Rwanda Deportation Scheme Cost £700m, Says Yvette Cooper
THE GUARDIAN: Home secretary describes Tory policy that Labour has axed as ‘the biggest waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen’
The Conservative government spent £700m of taxpayers’ money on the failed Rwanda deportation scheme, which has proved to be a “costly con”, the home secretary has said.
Yvette Cooper described the policy, which was introduced two-and-a-half years ago and sought to send UK asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing, as “the biggest waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen”.
She told the Commons that over the course of six years ministers had intended to spend £10bn on the policy, but they never divulged this figure to parliament.
The home secretary said she had formally notified the Rwandan government that the partnership was over and thanked them for working with the UK “in good faith”.
“The failure of this policy lies with the previous UK government, it has been a costly con and the taxpayer has had to pay the price,” she said. (+ video) » | Eleni Courea, Political correspondent | Monday, July 22, 2024
The Conservative government spent £700m of taxpayers’ money on the failed Rwanda deportation scheme, which has proved to be a “costly con”, the home secretary has said.
Yvette Cooper described the policy, which was introduced two-and-a-half years ago and sought to send UK asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing, as “the biggest waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen”.
She told the Commons that over the course of six years ministers had intended to spend £10bn on the policy, but they never divulged this figure to parliament.
The home secretary said she had formally notified the Rwandan government that the partnership was over and thanked them for working with the UK “in good faith”.
“The failure of this policy lies with the previous UK government, it has been a costly con and the taxpayer has had to pay the price,” she said. (+ video) » | Eleni Courea, Political correspondent | Monday, July 22, 2024
Heat Waves Are Pounding Egypt, and Often There’s No A.C.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Daily power cuts have been plaguing Egypt during an extraordinarily hot summer. Now the blackouts may be temporarily suspended, but the damage to confidence in the government has already been done.
Egyptian summers have always been hot. But it has not always been this hot, with temperatures barely dipping below 100 degrees in Cairo since May, testing tempers and massacring houseplants. And it has never been this hot at a time when the government has imposed power cuts on most of the country for more than a year, plunging millions into sweaty, un-air-conditioned misery for hours each day.
Since last summer, when energy shortages forced the government to impose the daily power cuts, the blackouts have become such a fact of life that local media has taken to publishing regular tips for what to do if stranded in an elevator as the power goes off. At least nine people have died under such circumstances, according to local media reports.
“Pound on the door and don’t panic,” suggested a recent headline in Al Masry Al Youm, one news outlet. But it had little advice for fish sellers who struggle to refrigerate their wares, farmers whose chickens are dying en masse, people with little cash to fix shorted-out appliances or students studying for the all-important college entrance exams by flashlight.
After importing several emergency cargoes of natural gas, the government said the blackouts would stop from this past Sunday until mid-September, when it said they might be reinstated. » | Vivian Yee and Emad Mekay, Reporting from Cairo | Monday, July 22, 2024
Egyptian summers have always been hot. But it has not always been this hot, with temperatures barely dipping below 100 degrees in Cairo since May, testing tempers and massacring houseplants. And it has never been this hot at a time when the government has imposed power cuts on most of the country for more than a year, plunging millions into sweaty, un-air-conditioned misery for hours each day.
Since last summer, when energy shortages forced the government to impose the daily power cuts, the blackouts have become such a fact of life that local media has taken to publishing regular tips for what to do if stranded in an elevator as the power goes off. At least nine people have died under such circumstances, according to local media reports.
“Pound on the door and don’t panic,” suggested a recent headline in Al Masry Al Youm, one news outlet. But it had little advice for fish sellers who struggle to refrigerate their wares, farmers whose chickens are dying en masse, people with little cash to fix shorted-out appliances or students studying for the all-important college entrance exams by flashlight.
After importing several emergency cargoes of natural gas, the government said the blackouts would stop from this past Sunday until mid-September, when it said they might be reinstated. » | Vivian Yee and Emad Mekay, Reporting from Cairo | Monday, July 22, 2024
Reaction: President Biden Drops Out | The Warning with Steve Schmidt
Trump and the Future of the United States of America | Four Corners
Jul 22, 2024 | It was immigration that Donald Trump was talking about on stage during the assassination attempt that left him bloodied and defiant – and it’s one of the fundamental issues currently dividing the United States, alongside the economy, abortion, and race.
Ahead of the presidential election in November, reporter Mark Willacy continues his journey across the country for a Four Corners special.
Already, the election campaign has seen some stunning turns, with President Joe Biden bowing out of the presidential race. In Part 2, Four Corners explores the key issues in the battleground states, travelling to the frontline of the immigration crisis in Arizona’s wild southern desert where Trump wants to “stop the invasion” of migrants at the border with Mexico, as well as an abortion clinic which sees protestors gather almost daily.
Willacy visits Georgia, where political fractures have opened up in Black communities that were once a largely united voice, and he goes inside the Trump juggernaut — attending one of the former president’s rallies with fans who are steadfast in their belief that he will make America great again.
This episode was originally broadcast as Four Corners: ‘Retribution Part 2’, on 22 July 2024 on ABC TV and ABC iview. Four Corners is Australia’s premier investigations documentary series.
WARNING: This video contains strong language. Many viewers will find it offensive. It is unsuitable for children. – Mark
Ahead of the presidential election in November, reporter Mark Willacy continues his journey across the country for a Four Corners special.
Already, the election campaign has seen some stunning turns, with President Joe Biden bowing out of the presidential race. In Part 2, Four Corners explores the key issues in the battleground states, travelling to the frontline of the immigration crisis in Arizona’s wild southern desert where Trump wants to “stop the invasion” of migrants at the border with Mexico, as well as an abortion clinic which sees protestors gather almost daily.
Willacy visits Georgia, where political fractures have opened up in Black communities that were once a largely united voice, and he goes inside the Trump juggernaut — attending one of the former president’s rallies with fans who are steadfast in their belief that he will make America great again.
This episode was originally broadcast as Four Corners: ‘Retribution Part 2’, on 22 July 2024 on ABC TV and ABC iview. Four Corners is Australia’s premier investigations documentary series.
WARNING: This video contains strong language. Many viewers will find it offensive. It is unsuitable for children. – Mark
American Defector: Victor Grossman | East Germany (GDR) / Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR) | Documentary
WIKIPEDIA: East Germany.
Brexit und der Jammer danach | ARTE Re:
Jul 22, 2024 | Die Kleinstadt Boston in der westenglischen Grafschaft Lincolnshire verdiente sich 2016 den Spitznamen "Brexitland": 75% der Einwohner stimmten hier für den Austritt aus der EU. Sieben Jahre danach ringen sie mit den Folgen ihrer Entscheidung. Auf die Euphorie folgt Ernüchterung: der "Bregret" - das Bedauern über den Brexit breitet sich aus.
Die britische Kleinstadt Boston liegt in der Grafschaft Lincolnshire, dem „Garten des Vereinigten Königreichs“. Weizen, Gemüse und Blumen bestimmen die Landschaft, soweit das Auge reicht. Doch Boston ist nicht nur für Blumenzwiebeln und Kohlköpfe bekannt: Seit 2016 ist die Stadt auch Brexit-Hochburg. Stolze 75 Prozent der Einwohner stimmten damals für den Austritt aus der EU - ein Ausdruck des Widerstandes gegen die rasante Globalisierung und den wirtschaftlichen Niedergang der Stadt, die mit Arbeitslosigkeit und Niedriglöhnen zu kämpfen hat. Trotz mehrerer Regierungswechsel konnte der Brexit die Probleme, die durch Pandemie und Energiekrise verschärft wurden, nicht lösen. Im Gegenteil: Infolge des EU-Austritts wuchs das Misstrauen gegenüber der Politik, und die Kluft zwischen Einheimischen und Zuwanderern vertiefte sich.
Zwei Jahre nach dem Inkrafttreten des Brexits befragt „Re:“ die Einwohner der Kleinstadt, die zwischen Enttäuschung und Hoffnung auf bessere Zeiten schwanken. Der pensionierte Eisenbahner Andy Izard hatte für den Brexit gestimmt. Die Versprechen der Pro-Brexit-Kampagne - mehr Autonomie und hohe Investitionen in den öffentlichen Dienst - hatten ihn überzeugt. Heute bereut Andy seine Entscheidung, denn die versprochenen 350 Millionen Pfund für das kollabierende staatliche Gesundheitssystem NHS wurden nie zur Verfügung gestellt.
Anton Dani betreibt im Stadtzentrum ein Café, das während der Brexit-Kampagne das „Hauptquartier“ der „Yes“-Wähler war. Anton stammt aus Marokko, war früher Bürgermeister der Stadt und forderte vor allem eine Beschränkung der Einwanderung. Er unterstützt weiterhin antieuropäische Ressentiments und bemängelt die Ineffizienz der neuen Einwanderungsregeln. Seine Familie teilt seinen Standpunkt nicht.
Reverend Val Ogden leitet eine der Methodistengemeinden der Stadt. Sie stammt aus Manchester und stimmte 2016 gegen den Brexit. Ihre Kirche schickte sie nach Boston, wo sie trotz aller Spaltungen wieder eine Gemeinschaft aufbauen will. Die Pfarrerin kämpft außerdem gegen die soziale Misere, die sich durch den Brexit noch verschlimmert hat. Immer mehr Menschen nutzen die Lebensmittelausgabe, die sie organisiert.
Reportage (F 2022, 32 Min)
Video verfügbar bis zum 21/10/2026
Die britische Kleinstadt Boston liegt in der Grafschaft Lincolnshire, dem „Garten des Vereinigten Königreichs“. Weizen, Gemüse und Blumen bestimmen die Landschaft, soweit das Auge reicht. Doch Boston ist nicht nur für Blumenzwiebeln und Kohlköpfe bekannt: Seit 2016 ist die Stadt auch Brexit-Hochburg. Stolze 75 Prozent der Einwohner stimmten damals für den Austritt aus der EU - ein Ausdruck des Widerstandes gegen die rasante Globalisierung und den wirtschaftlichen Niedergang der Stadt, die mit Arbeitslosigkeit und Niedriglöhnen zu kämpfen hat. Trotz mehrerer Regierungswechsel konnte der Brexit die Probleme, die durch Pandemie und Energiekrise verschärft wurden, nicht lösen. Im Gegenteil: Infolge des EU-Austritts wuchs das Misstrauen gegenüber der Politik, und die Kluft zwischen Einheimischen und Zuwanderern vertiefte sich.
Zwei Jahre nach dem Inkrafttreten des Brexits befragt „Re:“ die Einwohner der Kleinstadt, die zwischen Enttäuschung und Hoffnung auf bessere Zeiten schwanken. Der pensionierte Eisenbahner Andy Izard hatte für den Brexit gestimmt. Die Versprechen der Pro-Brexit-Kampagne - mehr Autonomie und hohe Investitionen in den öffentlichen Dienst - hatten ihn überzeugt. Heute bereut Andy seine Entscheidung, denn die versprochenen 350 Millionen Pfund für das kollabierende staatliche Gesundheitssystem NHS wurden nie zur Verfügung gestellt.
Anton Dani betreibt im Stadtzentrum ein Café, das während der Brexit-Kampagne das „Hauptquartier“ der „Yes“-Wähler war. Anton stammt aus Marokko, war früher Bürgermeister der Stadt und forderte vor allem eine Beschränkung der Einwanderung. Er unterstützt weiterhin antieuropäische Ressentiments und bemängelt die Ineffizienz der neuen Einwanderungsregeln. Seine Familie teilt seinen Standpunkt nicht.
Reverend Val Ogden leitet eine der Methodistengemeinden der Stadt. Sie stammt aus Manchester und stimmte 2016 gegen den Brexit. Ihre Kirche schickte sie nach Boston, wo sie trotz aller Spaltungen wieder eine Gemeinschaft aufbauen will. Die Pfarrerin kämpft außerdem gegen die soziale Misere, die sich durch den Brexit noch verschlimmert hat. Immer mehr Menschen nutzen die Lebensmittelausgabe, die sie organisiert.
Reportage (F 2022, 32 Min)
Video verfügbar bis zum 21/10/2026
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