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‘Levelling Up’ Has Been Tried Before – So Where Did We Go Wrong?
THE GUARDIAN: Michael Gove’s strategy faces myriad obstacles, as I found to my cost when I tried to tackle regional inequalities
It is now more than 50 years since I first wrestled with the restructuring of local government. After the Conservatives won the 1970 general election, I was sidekick to Peter Walker, secretary of state for the newly created Department of the Environment, and our attempts to change things faced entrenched resistance.
It would be understandable, therefore, if I were to say that I know where the bodies are buried. Michael Gove’s new white paper on “levelling up” makes it clear that, far from being buried, the bodies are alive and very much kicking.
In the white paper, Gove has proposed cautious, evolutionary moves towards greater devolution, achieved by agreement. I cannot criticise him for this. Time and again I faced the same pressures, and was able to persuade colleagues to accept only partial and gradual shifts in the status quo.
The objections came from all directions. The Treasury wants to maintain its tenacious grip on expenditure. The Whitehall barons fight to preserve their functional powers. Local councillors resist the abolition of their jobs, and members of parliament are deeply suspicious of change that creates local figures more powerful than them and deprives them of the foot soldiers they need to hold their seats. » | Michael Heseltine * | Thursday, February 3, 2022
* Lord Heseltine is a former Conservative deputy prime minister and environment secretary
Boris Johnson veut «niveler par le haut» l’Angleterre : Le projet de rééquilibrage économique, en faveur des régions défavorisées d’Angleterre, a été présenté mercredi. Mais l’objectif est avant tout politique. »
Das grosse Brexit-Versprechen: Wie Boris Johnson die englische Provinz aufpäppeln will: Zwei Jahre nach seinem grossen Wahlsieg versucht Boris Johnson die neu gewonnenen Tory-Wähler im englischen Norden bei Laune zu halten. Doch seine Strategie zum Ausgleich der historisch gewachsenen regionalen Ungleichheiten enthält wenig kurzfristige Massnahmen und bloss beschränkte finanzielle Feuerkraft. »
It is now more than 50 years since I first wrestled with the restructuring of local government. After the Conservatives won the 1970 general election, I was sidekick to Peter Walker, secretary of state for the newly created Department of the Environment, and our attempts to change things faced entrenched resistance.
It would be understandable, therefore, if I were to say that I know where the bodies are buried. Michael Gove’s new white paper on “levelling up” makes it clear that, far from being buried, the bodies are alive and very much kicking.
In the white paper, Gove has proposed cautious, evolutionary moves towards greater devolution, achieved by agreement. I cannot criticise him for this. Time and again I faced the same pressures, and was able to persuade colleagues to accept only partial and gradual shifts in the status quo.
The objections came from all directions. The Treasury wants to maintain its tenacious grip on expenditure. The Whitehall barons fight to preserve their functional powers. Local councillors resist the abolition of their jobs, and members of parliament are deeply suspicious of change that creates local figures more powerful than them and deprives them of the foot soldiers they need to hold their seats. » | Michael Heseltine * | Thursday, February 3, 2022
* Lord Heseltine is a former Conservative deputy prime minister and environment secretary
Boris Johnson veut «niveler par le haut» l’Angleterre : Le projet de rééquilibrage économique, en faveur des régions défavorisées d’Angleterre, a été présenté mercredi. Mais l’objectif est avant tout politique. »
Das grosse Brexit-Versprechen: Wie Boris Johnson die englische Provinz aufpäppeln will: Zwei Jahre nach seinem grossen Wahlsieg versucht Boris Johnson die neu gewonnenen Tory-Wähler im englischen Norden bei Laune zu halten. Doch seine Strategie zum Ausgleich der historisch gewachsenen regionalen Ungleichheiten enthält wenig kurzfristige Massnahmen und bloss beschränkte finanzielle Feuerkraft. »
Islamic State Leader Killed during Raid by US Special Forces in Syria
THE GUARDIAN: Joe Biden says military has removed Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi from the battlefield
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of Islamic State and one of the world’s most wanted men, has been killed during an overnight raid by US special forces in north-west Syria.
The pre-dawn attack on a house in the village of Atme, just south of the Turkish border, led to up to 13 casualties, among them women and children. It also resulted in the destruction of a US Apache helicopter, which had been used to carry special forces troops from Erbil in Iraq. » | Martin Chulov, Middle East correspondent | Thursday, February 3, 2022
Daech affaibli après l’élimination de son chef par un raid américain : ANALYSE - Le leader de l’organisation terroriste s’est donné la mort lors d’un raid des Forces spéciales américaines en Syrie. »
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of Islamic State and one of the world’s most wanted men, has been killed during an overnight raid by US special forces in north-west Syria.
The pre-dawn attack on a house in the village of Atme, just south of the Turkish border, led to up to 13 casualties, among them women and children. It also resulted in the destruction of a US Apache helicopter, which had been used to carry special forces troops from Erbil in Iraq. » | Martin Chulov, Middle East correspondent | Thursday, February 3, 2022
Daech affaibli après l’élimination de son chef par un raid américain : ANALYSE - Le leader de l’organisation terroriste s’est donné la mort lors d’un raid des Forces spéciales américaines en Syrie. »
‘It Is Soul-destroying’: Lorry Drivers Face Hours Stuck in Queues at Dover
THE GUARDIAN: Emergency traffic controls triggered 20 times this year as extra Brexit checks and freight volumes cause logjams
His lorry loaded with British Airways aircraft parts, Ivo Hradilik was expecting to drive onto a ferry headed to Calais, before delivering his cargo to the outskirts of Paris.
But there’s a problem with the customs paperwork, and the 26-year-old HGV driver from the Czech Republic will have to park up near the Port of Dover while the haulage company sorts everything out.
“From the new year it has got worse with the paperwork,” Hradilik said, clutching a handful of documents. He usually visits Dover five times a month bringing goods between Britain and the EU. » | Joanna Partridge ; photographs: David Levene | Thursday, February 3, 2022
His lorry loaded with British Airways aircraft parts, Ivo Hradilik was expecting to drive onto a ferry headed to Calais, before delivering his cargo to the outskirts of Paris.
But there’s a problem with the customs paperwork, and the 26-year-old HGV driver from the Czech Republic will have to park up near the Port of Dover while the haulage company sorts everything out.
“From the new year it has got worse with the paperwork,” Hradilik said, clutching a handful of documents. He usually visits Dover five times a month bringing goods between Britain and the EU. » | Joanna Partridge ; photographs: David Levene | Thursday, February 3, 2022
Fresh Revelations about Jennifer Arcuri Affair Threaten to Damage Boris Johnson
THE OBSERVER: Hundreds of pages of notes and documents have been handed to City Hall’s oversight committee
Boris Johnson is facing damaging new revelations about his relationship with the US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri after hundreds of page of notes and documents were handed to officials at the Greater London Authority (GLA) overseeing two separate investigations into their affair. » | Mark Townsend, Home Affairs Editor | Saturday, January 29, 2022
Boris Johnson is facing damaging new revelations about his relationship with the US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri after hundreds of page of notes and documents were handed to officials at the Greater London Authority (GLA) overseeing two separate investigations into their affair. » | Mark Townsend, Home Affairs Editor | Saturday, January 29, 2022
Russland verhängt Sendeverbot für die Deutsche Welle
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Russland hat gegen die Deutsche Welle ein Sendeverbot verhängt. Zudem verfügte das russische Außenministerium am Donnerstag die Schließung des Korrespondentenbüros in Moskau und den Entzug der Akkreditierungen der Journalisten.
Russland hat der Deutschen Welle (DW), dem Auslandssender der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, ein Sendeverbot erteilt. Zudem verfügte das russische Außenministerium am Donnerstag, dass das Korrespondentenbüro des Senders in Moskau geschlossen werden muss. Den Journalisten des Senders werden die Akkreditierungen entzogen. Zudem seien Sanktionen vorgesehen gegen „Vertreter deutscher staatlicher und öffentlicher Strukturen, die an der Einschränkung der Ausstrahlung von RT beteiligt sind“, erklärte das russische Außenministerium am Donnerstag. Der Rundfunkempfang der Deutschen Welle über Satellit oder andere Verbreitungswege auf dem Gebiet Russlands werde beendet. Zudem werde geprüft, ob die Deutsche Welle als „ausländischer Agent“ agiere. » | Quelle: FAZ.NET | Donnerstag, 3. Februar 2022
Energy Bills: Rishi Sunak Gives One-off £200 Discount to Households
THE GUARDIAN: Most consumers to get additional support from £150 rebate on their council tax amid cost of living crisis
A one-off £200 discount and a rebate on council tax bills have been announced by Rishi Sunak in a £9bn package designed to “take the sting” out of a £700-a-year rise in the average household’s energy bills in April.
The chancellor said 80% of households would receive £350 in support this year in response to the decision by the energy regulator Ofgem to raise its price cap to just under £2,000.
In an attempt to mitigate Britain’s cost of living crisis, Sunak said all households would receive £200 off their energy bills in October – but then pay the discount back by £40 a year for the subsequent five years.
The chancellor said council taxpayers in England in bands A to D would receive a rebate of £150 from their bills in April, which will not have to be paid back. » | Larry Elliott | Thursday, February 3, 2022
British households face record 54% energy bill rise as price cap is raised: Move by Ofgem means millions likely to be driven into fuel poverty unless government acts to ease cost of living crisis »
A one-off £200 discount and a rebate on council tax bills have been announced by Rishi Sunak in a £9bn package designed to “take the sting” out of a £700-a-year rise in the average household’s energy bills in April.
The chancellor said 80% of households would receive £350 in support this year in response to the decision by the energy regulator Ofgem to raise its price cap to just under £2,000.
In an attempt to mitigate Britain’s cost of living crisis, Sunak said all households would receive £200 off their energy bills in October – but then pay the discount back by £40 a year for the subsequent five years.
The chancellor said council taxpayers in England in bands A to D would receive a rebate of £150 from their bills in April, which will not have to be paid back. » | Larry Elliott | Thursday, February 3, 2022
British households face record 54% energy bill rise as price cap is raised: Move by Ofgem means millions likely to be driven into fuel poverty unless government acts to ease cost of living crisis »
Bank of England Raises Interest Rates to 0.5%
THE GUARDIAN: Rise aims to combat soaring inflation despite faltering economic recovery from pandemic and deepening cost of living crisis
The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 0.5% to tackle soaring inflation amid intense pressure on households in Britain’s cost of living crisis. » | Richard Partington, Economics correspondent | Thursday, February 3, 2022
The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 0.5% to tackle soaring inflation amid intense pressure on households in Britain’s cost of living crisis. » | Richard Partington, Economics correspondent | Thursday, February 3, 2022
Wednesday, February 02, 2022
Bundesrat beschliesst weitgehende Lockerungen: Die Corona-Krise ist vorbei
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Nun geht es schnell: Der Bundesrat hebt per sofort Quarantäne und Home-Office-Pflicht auf. Ab dem 17. Februar wird für Restaurants, Kinos und Theater kein Zertifikat mehr benötigt. Die Regierung hütet sich aber davor, das Ende der Pandemie zu verkünden.
Keine Gebete, sondern klare Stossrichtung – Bundesrat Alain Berset will zurück zur Normalität. | Anthony Anex / Keystone
«Heute ist ein schöner Tag.» Ignazio Cassis wollte sich diesen nicht entgehen lassen und die freudige Botschaft auch gleich selbst überbringen. Der Bundespräsident sekundierte am Mittwoch den Gesundheitsminister Alain Berset bei dessen gewohntem Gang vor die Medien. Diese Medienkonferenz unterscheidet sich jedoch stark von den unzähligen davor – Prädikat: historisch.
Die Regierung kündigt nicht das Ende der Pandemie an. Aber das Ende der Massnahmen. Kein Freedom Day mit Fanfare, sondern die Schweizer Version davon: Die Rückgewinnung eines «guten Stücks Freiheit», wie es Cassis nennt. Man könnte auch ganz einfach sagen: Die Schweiz kehrt zurück zur Normalität, die Krise ist vorbei. » | David Biner, Christof Forster, Bern | Mittwoch, 2. Februar 2022
LESEN SIE AUCH DEN KOMMENTAR:
Heute ist ein schöner Tag: Der Bundesrat im Krisenmodus ist endlich Geschichte: Die Pläne des Bundesrates zum Ausstieg aus der Krise gehen weiter als vor kurzem erhofft. Es ist gut, dass der Bundesrat das euphorische Grundgefühl in der Bevölkerung aufnimmt. »
«Heute ist ein schöner Tag.» Ignazio Cassis wollte sich diesen nicht entgehen lassen und die freudige Botschaft auch gleich selbst überbringen. Der Bundespräsident sekundierte am Mittwoch den Gesundheitsminister Alain Berset bei dessen gewohntem Gang vor die Medien. Diese Medienkonferenz unterscheidet sich jedoch stark von den unzähligen davor – Prädikat: historisch.
Die Regierung kündigt nicht das Ende der Pandemie an. Aber das Ende der Massnahmen. Kein Freedom Day mit Fanfare, sondern die Schweizer Version davon: Die Rückgewinnung eines «guten Stücks Freiheit», wie es Cassis nennt. Man könnte auch ganz einfach sagen: Die Schweiz kehrt zurück zur Normalität, die Krise ist vorbei. » | David Biner, Christof Forster, Bern | Mittwoch, 2. Februar 2022
LESEN SIE AUCH DEN KOMMENTAR:
Heute ist ein schöner Tag: Der Bundesrat im Krisenmodus ist endlich Geschichte: Die Pläne des Bundesrates zum Ausstieg aus der Krise gehen weiter als vor kurzem erhofft. Es ist gut, dass der Bundesrat das euphorische Grundgefühl in der Bevölkerung aufnimmt. »
Argentine : 12 morts, 50 hospitalisés par de la cocaïne frelatée près de Buenos Aires
LE FIGARO : Les autorités ont lancé une mise en garde urgente aux consommateurs ayant acheté de la drogue ces «dernières 24 heures». Une dizaine de personnes ont été interpellées.
Douze personnes sont mortes et une cinquantaine ont été hospitalisées, en banlieue de Buenos Aires, après avoir consommé de la cocaïne frelatée, ont annoncé mercredi 2 février les autorités, lançant une mise en garde urgente aux consommateurs ayant acheté de la drogue ces «dernières 24 heures». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 2 février 2022
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USA verlegen Tausende Soldaten nach Deutschland und Osteuropa
ZEIT ONLINE: US-Präsident Joe Biden schickt laut Pentagon 2.000 Soldatinnen und Soldaten nach Deutschland und Polen. 1.000 weitere werden von Deutschland nach Rumänien verlegt.
Im Ukraine-Konflikt verstärkt US-Präsident Joe Biden die Präsenz US-amerikanischer Truppen in Mittel- und Osteuropa. Wie das US-Verteidigungsministerium ankündigte, sollen insgesamt 2.000 Soldatinnen und Soldaten nach Deutschland und Polen entsandt werden. 1.000 weitere bereits in Deutschland stationierte Soldaten sollen demzufolge nach Rumänien verlegt werden. Die Truppenverlegungen würden in den nächsten Tagen erwartet, sagte Pentagonsprecher John Kirby. Es handele sich nicht um dauerhafte Verlegungen. Zuvor hatten unter anderen das Wall Street Journal und die Washington Post berichtet. » | Quelle: ZEIT ONLINE, AFP, dpa, sue | Dienstag, 2. Februar 2022
Im Ukraine-Konflikt verstärkt US-Präsident Joe Biden die Präsenz US-amerikanischer Truppen in Mittel- und Osteuropa. Wie das US-Verteidigungsministerium ankündigte, sollen insgesamt 2.000 Soldatinnen und Soldaten nach Deutschland und Polen entsandt werden. 1.000 weitere bereits in Deutschland stationierte Soldaten sollen demzufolge nach Rumänien verlegt werden. Die Truppenverlegungen würden in den nächsten Tagen erwartet, sagte Pentagonsprecher John Kirby. Es handele sich nicht um dauerhafte Verlegungen. Zuvor hatten unter anderen das Wall Street Journal und die Washington Post berichtet. » | Quelle: ZEIT ONLINE, AFP, dpa, sue | Dienstag, 2. Februar 2022
Kremlin Calls Boris Johnson’s Ukraine Diplomacy Efforts ‘Utterly Confused’
THE GUARDIAN: Moscow ramps up criticism of Britain’s bid to be at helm of fight to protect Ukraine from Russian invasion
Boris Johnson at a joint news conference with the Ukraine president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Kyiv. Photograph: EyePress News/Rex/Shutterstock
The Kremlin moved to belittle Boris Johnson on Wednesday, describing him as “utterly confused” and calling British diplomacy a waste of time.
The concerted effort to ridicule Britain’s efforts to put itself at the helm of the fight to protect Ukraine came the day after Johnson flew to Kyiv to warn that a Russian invasion would be a humanitarian, political and military disaster for Moscow.
British efforts to arrange a phone call between Johnson and Vladimir Putin were in flux after a previously scheduled call on Monday had to be cancelled by the British because Johnson had to answer questions from MPs about alleged Covid rule-breaking parties in Downing Street.
The Kremlin said on Wednesday it would provide details if and when Putin spoke to Johnson by phone, and Putin was ready to talk to anyone, including the “utterly confused”. » | Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Ukraine crisis a test that Britain – and Johnson – dare not fail: Analysis: Diplomatic network hoping to show UK is not turning into a global irrelevance »
The Kremlin moved to belittle Boris Johnson on Wednesday, describing him as “utterly confused” and calling British diplomacy a waste of time.
The concerted effort to ridicule Britain’s efforts to put itself at the helm of the fight to protect Ukraine came the day after Johnson flew to Kyiv to warn that a Russian invasion would be a humanitarian, political and military disaster for Moscow.
British efforts to arrange a phone call between Johnson and Vladimir Putin were in flux after a previously scheduled call on Monday had to be cancelled by the British because Johnson had to answer questions from MPs about alleged Covid rule-breaking parties in Downing Street.
The Kremlin said on Wednesday it would provide details if and when Putin spoke to Johnson by phone, and Putin was ready to talk to anyone, including the “utterly confused”. » | Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Ukraine crisis a test that Britain – and Johnson – dare not fail: Analysis: Diplomatic network hoping to show UK is not turning into a global irrelevance »
Liban: le pays du Cèdre brûle ses bois pour se chauffer
LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - Le ministre de l’Agriculture a récemment déploré un «véritable crime environnemental».
Il n’y a pas de route pour monter au sommet du Chambouk, une forêt domaniale, à quelque 2400 mètres d’altitude. Personne ne vit ici, sauf quelques bergers et leurs brebis. Aux confins de l’Akkar, dans le nord du Liban, près de la frontière syrienne, on grimpe d’un rocher à l’autre, pour rejoindre les bosquets de vieux cèdres et de genévriers. Réservoir de biodiversité incomparable, ces forêts anciennes seraient un petit coin de paradis si le staccato des tronçonneuses ne venait rappeler la triste réalité: en montagne, une majorité des habitants délaisse le poêle à mazout, combustible désormais trop cher, pour se tourner vers le chauffage au bois. Avec le risque que la déforestation n’atteigne un point de non-retour. » | Par Muriel Rozelier | lundi 1 février 2022
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Luxemburgs Regierungschef zieht nach Plagiatsvorwürfen Diplomarbeit zurück
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Laut Berichten sollen bis zu drei Viertel der Diplomarbeit des Juristen aus nicht zitierten Quellen stammen. Die Universität Lothringen hatte Bettel nach einer internen Untersuchung aufgefordert, seine Abschlussarbeit schnellstmöglich zu überarbeiten.
Der luxemburgische Ministerpräsident Xavier Bettel hat seine Diplomarbeit wegen Plagiatsvorwürfen zurückgezogen. Er habe die Universität Lothringen in Frankreich gebeten, seinen 1999 erworbenen Diplomabschluss zu annullieren, sagte Bettel am Dienstag. Damit wolle er „einen Vertrauensverlust in die akademische Arbeit vermeiden“. » | Quelle: AFP | Dienstag, 2. Februar 2022
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In Clash With U.S. Over Ukraine, Putin Has a Lifeline From China
THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Biden could find his plans to punish Russia undermined by Xi Jinping, a longtime ally of Mr. Putin. But China moves cautiously during crises.
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, left, with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir V. Putin, in Moscow in 2019. The two will meet Friday before the start of the Olympics in Beijing. | Pool photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko
BEIJING — As the United States moves to exert maximal pressure on Russia over fears of a Ukraine invasion, the Russian leader, Vladimir V. Putin, has found relief from his most powerful partner on the global stage, China.
China has expressed support for Mr. Putin’s grievances against the United States and NATO, joined Russia to try to block action on Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council, and brushed aside American warnings that an invasion would create “global security and economic risks” that could consume China, too.
On Friday, Mr. Putin will meet in Beijing with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, ahead of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics that President Biden and other leaders have pointedly vowed to boycott.
Although details of any potential agreements between the two countries have not been disclosed, the meeting itself — Mr. Xi’s first in person with a world leader in nearly two years — is expected to be yet another public display of geopolitical amity between the two powers.
A Chinese promise of economic and political support for Mr. Putin could undermine Mr. Biden’s strategy to ostracize the Russian leader for his military buildup on Ukraine’s borders. It could also punctuate a tectonic shift in the rivalry between the United States and China that could reverberate from Europe to the Pacific. » | Steven Lee Myers and Edward Wong | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
BEIJING — As the United States moves to exert maximal pressure on Russia over fears of a Ukraine invasion, the Russian leader, Vladimir V. Putin, has found relief from his most powerful partner on the global stage, China.
China has expressed support for Mr. Putin’s grievances against the United States and NATO, joined Russia to try to block action on Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council, and brushed aside American warnings that an invasion would create “global security and economic risks” that could consume China, too.
On Friday, Mr. Putin will meet in Beijing with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, ahead of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics that President Biden and other leaders have pointedly vowed to boycott.
Although details of any potential agreements between the two countries have not been disclosed, the meeting itself — Mr. Xi’s first in person with a world leader in nearly two years — is expected to be yet another public display of geopolitical amity between the two powers.
A Chinese promise of economic and political support for Mr. Putin could undermine Mr. Biden’s strategy to ostracize the Russian leader for his military buildup on Ukraine’s borders. It could also punctuate a tectonic shift in the rivalry between the United States and China that could reverberate from Europe to the Pacific. » | Steven Lee Myers and Edward Wong | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Ex-minister Tobias Ellwood to Submit Letter of No Confidence in PM
THE GUARDIAN: MP urges Boris Johnson to call vote of confidence himself rather than waiting for 54 letters to be submitted to 1922 Committee
Tobias Ellwood: ‘This is just horrible for all MPs to continuously have to defend this to the British public.’ Photograph: Mark Thomas/Rex/Shutterstock
The senior Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has revealed he is to submit a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson, as more Tories broke cover to criticise the prime minister after the Sue Gray report into the Downing Street lockdown parties.
Ellwood, who is chair of the defence committee and a former Foreign Office minister, is the fifth MP to publicly declare intentions to submit a letter after the Scottish Tory leader, Douglas Ross, and the backbenchers Andrew Bridgen, Sir Roger Gale, and Peter Aldous. At least 54 letters would be required to trigger a vote among Tory MPs on Johnson’s future.
Others who have called on Johnson to resign include the former cabinet ministers Andrew Mitchell and David Davis, as well as committee chairs Caroline Nokes and William Wragg. A 2019 intake MP, Elliot Colburn, has also hinted he had submitted a letter by telling constituents that his “patience had snapped” and suggesting the prime minister should consider his position.
The former prime minister Theresa May, Aaron Bell from the 2019 intake and veteran backbencher Gary Streeter have also been publicly critical of Johnson, while the centrist Tory MP Tom Tugendhat has declared he would run to replace him in any leadership contest. » | Jamie Grierson and Rowena Mason | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
The senior Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has revealed he is to submit a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson, as more Tories broke cover to criticise the prime minister after the Sue Gray report into the Downing Street lockdown parties.
Ellwood, who is chair of the defence committee and a former Foreign Office minister, is the fifth MP to publicly declare intentions to submit a letter after the Scottish Tory leader, Douglas Ross, and the backbenchers Andrew Bridgen, Sir Roger Gale, and Peter Aldous. At least 54 letters would be required to trigger a vote among Tory MPs on Johnson’s future.
Others who have called on Johnson to resign include the former cabinet ministers Andrew Mitchell and David Davis, as well as committee chairs Caroline Nokes and William Wragg. A 2019 intake MP, Elliot Colburn, has also hinted he had submitted a letter by telling constituents that his “patience had snapped” and suggesting the prime minister should consider his position.
The former prime minister Theresa May, Aaron Bell from the 2019 intake and veteran backbencher Gary Streeter have also been publicly critical of Johnson, while the centrist Tory MP Tom Tugendhat has declared he would run to replace him in any leadership contest. » | Jamie Grierson and Rowena Mason | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
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The Guardian View on the Le Pen Family Firm: Reaching the End of the Line?
THE GUARDIAN – EDITORIAL: High-profile defections and the challenge of Éric Zemmour could leave Marine Le Pen with nowhere to go
‘During the current election campaign, Ms Le Pen has focused on blue-collar issues and economic nationalism.’ Photograph: Chesnot/Getty Images
Is the longest-running political dynasty on Europe’s far right finally running out of road? After her defeat by Emmanuel Macron in the presidential run-off of 2017, Marine Le Pen decided to double down on attempts to detoxify the Front National (FN) movement founded by her father, Jean-Marie, in 1972. The party’s name was changed to the more innocuous-sounding Rassemblement National (National Rally) and its hostility to the European Union and the euro was toned down. During the current election campaign, Ms Le Pen has focused on blue-collar issues and economic nationalism. Having tempered the xenophobic rhetoric and culture-warrior persona, last month she said that she had “definitively broken with provocations” that were “the sins of our political family”.
It is generally accepted that this strategy – and this election campaign – represent Ms Le Pen’s last throw of the dice. So far, her numbers are not coming up. In a disastrous beginning to the year, she has endured a number of high-profile defections to the camp of her more extreme rival on the far right, Éric Zemmour. Most damagingly of all, her charismatic niece Marion Maréchal, a former FN MP, last week signalled both her sympathy for Mr Zemmour’s old-school approach and her desire to return to the political stage after a five-year break. Ms Maréchal is far more socially conservative than her aunt, whom she has reportedly not spoken to for some time. In an extraordinary television interview, Ms Le Pen seemed on the point of tears as she described her intervention as “brutal” and “violent”. » | Editorial | Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Is the longest-running political dynasty on Europe’s far right finally running out of road? After her defeat by Emmanuel Macron in the presidential run-off of 2017, Marine Le Pen decided to double down on attempts to detoxify the Front National (FN) movement founded by her father, Jean-Marie, in 1972. The party’s name was changed to the more innocuous-sounding Rassemblement National (National Rally) and its hostility to the European Union and the euro was toned down. During the current election campaign, Ms Le Pen has focused on blue-collar issues and economic nationalism. Having tempered the xenophobic rhetoric and culture-warrior persona, last month she said that she had “definitively broken with provocations” that were “the sins of our political family”.
It is generally accepted that this strategy – and this election campaign – represent Ms Le Pen’s last throw of the dice. So far, her numbers are not coming up. In a disastrous beginning to the year, she has endured a number of high-profile defections to the camp of her more extreme rival on the far right, Éric Zemmour. Most damagingly of all, her charismatic niece Marion Maréchal, a former FN MP, last week signalled both her sympathy for Mr Zemmour’s old-school approach and her desire to return to the political stage after a five-year break. Ms Maréchal is far more socially conservative than her aunt, whom she has reportedly not spoken to for some time. In an extraordinary television interview, Ms Le Pen seemed on the point of tears as she described her intervention as “brutal” and “violent”. » | Editorial | Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Democracy Now! Top US News & World Headlines — February 1, 2022
70. Jahre Queen Elisabeth II. | Thomas Kielinger | SWR1 Leute
Feb 1, 2022 • Thomas Kielinger zieht Bilanz des 70jährigen Thronjubiläums von Königin Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth II. ist eine Ikone. Die inzwischen 95-jährige ist nicht nur Chefin des bekanntesten Königshauses der Welt, sondern auch Staatsoberhaupt in den 16 Ländern des Commonwealth auf dem gesamten Globus. Sie ist die Königin mit der längsten Regierungszeit in der britischen Geschichte. Am 6. Februar feiert sie ihr 70. Thronjubiläum, zum ersten Mal ohne ihren verstorbenen Ehemann Prinz Philipp. Zuletzt wurde sie von vielen familiären Krisen schwer getroffen. Der Journalist und Autor Thomas Kielinger war lange Jahre Korrespondent der Tageszeitung „Die Welt“ in London. Er kennt das britische Königshaus aus der Nähe und hat zum Jubiläum eine Biografie über Queen Elizabeth II. geschrieben. Mit ihm sprechen wir in SWR1 Leute über die jüngsten Krisen der Windsors und lassen 70 Jahre Regentschaft der Queen noch einmal Revue passieren. Moderation: Nabil Atassi
Queen Elizabeth II. ist eine Ikone. Die inzwischen 95-jährige ist nicht nur Chefin des bekanntesten Königshauses der Welt, sondern auch Staatsoberhaupt in den 16 Ländern des Commonwealth auf dem gesamten Globus. Sie ist die Königin mit der längsten Regierungszeit in der britischen Geschichte. Am 6. Februar feiert sie ihr 70. Thronjubiläum, zum ersten Mal ohne ihren verstorbenen Ehemann Prinz Philipp. Zuletzt wurde sie von vielen familiären Krisen schwer getroffen. Der Journalist und Autor Thomas Kielinger war lange Jahre Korrespondent der Tageszeitung „Die Welt“ in London. Er kennt das britische Königshaus aus der Nähe und hat zum Jubiläum eine Biografie über Queen Elizabeth II. geschrieben. Mit ihm sprechen wir in SWR1 Leute über die jüngsten Krisen der Windsors und lassen 70 Jahre Regentschaft der Queen noch einmal Revue passieren. Moderation: Nabil Atassi
Arte.de – Serie: Krieg der Träume 1918 - 1939
1918. Mit dem Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs brechen die alte Ordnungen in sich zusammen. Die Welt versucht, wieder auf die Beine zu kommen. Eine Zeit der Hoffnungen und des Aufbruchs, nie zuvor erschien die Zukunft so offen. Im Europa der Zwischenkriegszeit kämpfen acht Protagonisten, in einem „Krieg der Träume“, um ein besseres Leben. Die Biografien, basierend auf wahren Begebenheiten, zeigen die Zeit bis 1939 als Labor neuer Ideen und Gesellschaftsentwürfe.
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Teil : Crash
Teil 2: Versprechen
Teil 3: Verrat
Teil 4: Krieg
DAS ENDE
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As the U.S. Pulls Back From the Mideast, China Leans In
THE NEW YORK TIMES: China is expanding its ties to Middle Eastern states with vast infrastructure investments and cooperation on technology and security.
Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, left, with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Wuxi, China, in January. China called the kingdom a “good partner” and “good brother.” | Xinhua, via Associated Press
BEIRUT, Lebanon — In January alone, five senior officials from oil-rich Arab monarchies visited China to discuss cooperation on energy and infrastructure. Turkey’s top diplomat vowed to stamp out “media reports targeting China” in the Turkish news media, and Iran’s foreign minister pressed for progress on $400 billion of investment that China has promised his country.
As the United States, fatigued by decades of war and upheaval in the Middle East, seeks to limit its involvement there, China is deepening its ties with both friends and foes of Washington across the region.
China is nowhere near rivaling the United States’ vast involvement in the Middle East. But states there are increasingly looking to China not just to buy their oil, but to invest in their infrastructure and cooperate on technology and security, a trend that could accelerate as the United States pulls back.
For Beijing, the recent turmoil in neighboring countries like Afghanistan and Kazakhstan has reinforced its desire to cultivate stable ties in the region. The outreach follows the American military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years, as well as the official end of its combat mission in Iraq. That, along with the Biden administration’s frequent talk of China as its top national security priority, has left many of its partners in the Middle East believing that Washington’s attention lies elsewhere. Beijing has welcomed the chance to extend its influence, and Arab leaders appreciate that China — which touts the virtue of “noninterference” in other countries’ affairs — won’t get involved in their domestic politics or send its military to topple unfriendly dictators. And each side can count on the other to overlook its human rights abuses. » | Ben Hubbard and Amy Qin | Tuesday, February 1, 2022
BEIRUT, Lebanon — In January alone, five senior officials from oil-rich Arab monarchies visited China to discuss cooperation on energy and infrastructure. Turkey’s top diplomat vowed to stamp out “media reports targeting China” in the Turkish news media, and Iran’s foreign minister pressed for progress on $400 billion of investment that China has promised his country.
As the United States, fatigued by decades of war and upheaval in the Middle East, seeks to limit its involvement there, China is deepening its ties with both friends and foes of Washington across the region.
China is nowhere near rivaling the United States’ vast involvement in the Middle East. But states there are increasingly looking to China not just to buy their oil, but to invest in their infrastructure and cooperate on technology and security, a trend that could accelerate as the United States pulls back.
For Beijing, the recent turmoil in neighboring countries like Afghanistan and Kazakhstan has reinforced its desire to cultivate stable ties in the region. The outreach follows the American military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years, as well as the official end of its combat mission in Iraq. That, along with the Biden administration’s frequent talk of China as its top national security priority, has left many of its partners in the Middle East believing that Washington’s attention lies elsewhere. Beijing has welcomed the chance to extend its influence, and Arab leaders appreciate that China — which touts the virtue of “noninterference” in other countries’ affairs — won’t get involved in their domestic politics or send its military to topple unfriendly dictators. And each side can count on the other to overlook its human rights abuses. » | Ben Hubbard and Amy Qin | Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Gregory Prince | A Complicated History: Mormonism and the LGBTQ Community
I am not a Mormon, but I find this series by Kyle Ashworth excellent to waatch and listen to. There is also always so much to be learnt from these discussions. So, even if you are not a Mormon, I still think that these episodes are well worth listening to: they give one food for thought. Besides, they are always so very interesting. _ © Mark
Dubai und Abu Dhabi unter Huthi-Beschuss
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Die Huthi-Rebellen wollen die Emirate mit Raketenangriffen zwingen, ihr Jemen-Engagement zu verringern. Sie könnten das Gegenteil erreichen.
Die Luftabwehr der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate hat einiges zu tun, seit das Land sein Engagement im Jemen-Konflikt wieder verstärkt hat. In der Nacht zum Montag wurde wieder eine Rakete abgefangen. Es war der dritte Angriff dieser Art innerhalb von zwei Wochen, den die Huthi-Rebellen gegen die Emirate führten. Und sie machen auch kein Geheimnis daraus, Urheber des Drohnen- und Raketenterrors zu sein. Ein Militärsprecher der von Iran geförderten Bewegung tönte unlängst über Twitter, auch das Gelände der Expo in Dubai, das im Oktober eröffnet wurde, könne Ziel eines Angriffs werden. » | Von Christoph Ehrhardt, Beirut | Dienstag, 1. Februar 2022
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Monday, January 31, 2022
Moscow Warns Ukraine May ‘Destroy Itself’ as Russia and US Clash at UN
THE GUARDIAN: At a UNSC meeting, Russian diplomat Vasily Nebenzya claimed Ukraine’s violation of the Minsk pact could end in ‘worst way’
United Nations security council hold a meeting on the situation between Ukraine and Russia at UN headquarters in New York. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA
Ukraine will be responsible for its own destruction if it undermines existing peace agreements, a senior Russian diplomat has warned at a UN security council debate on the crisis.
Vasily Nebenzya on Monday derided western claims of a planned Russian attack as “hysterics” and blamed Ukraine for not abiding by the Minsk agreements of 2014 and 2015, which were supposed to end the conflict between the Kyiv government and the Russian-backed separatists in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
Nebenzya, Russia’s permanent representative at the UN, also blamed western nations for “actively pumping Ukraine full of weapons” which he said would be used against civilians in the east of the country and were “in violation of the Minsk agreements”.
He ended his address to the security council with a warning.
“If our western partners push Kyiv to sabotage the Minsk agreements, something that Ukraine is ... willingly doing, then that might end in the absolute worst way for Ukraine,” Nebenzya said. “And not because somebody has destroyed it, but because it would have destroyed itself and Russia has absolutely nothing to do with this.” » | Julian Borger in Washington and Lorenzo Tondo in Rome | Monday, January 31, 2022
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Ukraine will be responsible for its own destruction if it undermines existing peace agreements, a senior Russian diplomat has warned at a UN security council debate on the crisis.
Vasily Nebenzya on Monday derided western claims of a planned Russian attack as “hysterics” and blamed Ukraine for not abiding by the Minsk agreements of 2014 and 2015, which were supposed to end the conflict between the Kyiv government and the Russian-backed separatists in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
Nebenzya, Russia’s permanent representative at the UN, also blamed western nations for “actively pumping Ukraine full of weapons” which he said would be used against civilians in the east of the country and were “in violation of the Minsk agreements”.
He ended his address to the security council with a warning.
“If our western partners push Kyiv to sabotage the Minsk agreements, something that Ukraine is ... willingly doing, then that might end in the absolute worst way for Ukraine,” Nebenzya said. “And not because somebody has destroyed it, but because it would have destroyed itself and Russia has absolutely nothing to do with this.” » | Julian Borger in Washington and Lorenzo Tondo in Rome | Monday, January 31, 2022
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Unlike Putin’s Russia, the west doesn’t know what it wants in eastern Europe: The west must stop dithering and reaffirm that all European states – including Ukraine – should be independent and free »
Les nouveaux pauvres : quand travailler ne suffit plus | ARTE
Jan 31, 2022 • Victimes du chômage ou condamnés aux petits boulots, un tiers des Européens, actifs et retraités, vivent dans une insécurité économique croissante. Le tableau édifiant d'une société au bord du précipice.
. À Comines, dans le nord de la France, Patricia, 56 ans, alterne contrats en intérim et périodes de chômage, tout comme son fils Anthony, 25 ans. Pour Sven, ouvrier dans une fonderie de Leipzig, l'avenir est incertain : à plusieurs reprises déjà, son usine a failli mettre la clé sous la porte. Leila, retraitée suédoise de 70 ans, s'approvisionne dans une épicerie solidaire, le loyer de son logement social engloutissant la moitié de ses 1 200 euros de pension. Assistant d'éducation dans une école primaire de Duisbourg, Uwe, employé par une association caritative, n'est pas rémunéré pendant les congés scolaires d'été. Avec son épouse, caissière dans un magasin discount, il s'apprête à retourner vivre chez ses parents malades, qui n’ont plus les moyens de payer une aide à domicile. Diplômée en journalisme, Nouria, 25 ans, est coursière à Barcelone faute d'avoir trouvé un poste dans une rédaction…
Documentaire de Karin de Miguel Wessendorf et Valentin Thurn (Allemagne, 2019, 1h29mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 19/03/2022
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Ce documentaire est le même que le documentaire que j'ai posté plus tôt aujourd'hui, qui est en allemand avec des sous-titres en anglais. – Mark
. À Comines, dans le nord de la France, Patricia, 56 ans, alterne contrats en intérim et périodes de chômage, tout comme son fils Anthony, 25 ans. Pour Sven, ouvrier dans une fonderie de Leipzig, l'avenir est incertain : à plusieurs reprises déjà, son usine a failli mettre la clé sous la porte. Leila, retraitée suédoise de 70 ans, s'approvisionne dans une épicerie solidaire, le loyer de son logement social engloutissant la moitié de ses 1 200 euros de pension. Assistant d'éducation dans une école primaire de Duisbourg, Uwe, employé par une association caritative, n'est pas rémunéré pendant les congés scolaires d'été. Avec son épouse, caissière dans un magasin discount, il s'apprête à retourner vivre chez ses parents malades, qui n’ont plus les moyens de payer une aide à domicile. Diplômée en journalisme, Nouria, 25 ans, est coursière à Barcelone faute d'avoir trouvé un poste dans une rédaction…
Documentaire de Karin de Miguel Wessendorf et Valentin Thurn (Allemagne, 2019, 1h29mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 19/03/2022
Ce documentaire est le même que le documentaire que j'ai posté plus tôt aujourd'hui, qui est en allemand avec des sous-titres en anglais. – Mark
Boris Johnson wird zur Last für die britische Politik
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Die Affäre um regelwidrige Partys an Downing Street hat dank erfolgreicher Verschleppung ihren Höhepunkt überschritten. Premierminister Johnson dürfte sich vorerst halten. Im Interesse des Landes läge trotzdem eine baldige Klärung der Machtverhältnisse.
Boris Johnson, britischer Premierminister, (Bild von Februar 2021) hofft, dass schnell Gras über die Geschichte der Lockdown-Partys wachsen wird. | Stefan Rousseau / WPA / Getty
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Natürlich steht die Londoner Metropolitan Police nicht in einem direkten Auftragsverhältnis zur britischen Regierung. Aber als nützlicher für das politische Überleben Premierminister Boris Johnsons hätte sie sich kaum erweisen können als mit ihrem Verhalten im Skandal um mutmasslich illegale Partys an der Downing Street während des Corona-Lockdowns. Oppositionspolitiker raunten am Wochenende empört von einem Cover-up, wofür es allerdings keine Belege gibt.
Zuerst beharrte die «Met» wochenlang auf dem Standpunkt, sie würde zurückliegende mutmassliche Verstösse gegen Lockdown-Regeln der Regierung grundsätzlich nicht verfolgen. Dann grätschte sie vergangene Woche doch mit einer überraschenden Mitteilung mitten in die stürmische politische Aufarbeitung des Skandals und kündigte die Aufnahme einer Polizeiermittlung an. Und Ende Woche ordnete sie an, dass der im Unterhaus dringend erwartete Bericht der Spitzenbeamtin Sue Gray über die Vorkommnisse an Downing Street praktisch aller relevanter Informationen entledigt werden müsse – angeblich aus Rücksicht auf die laufende Polizeiuntersuchung. » | Peter Rásonyi | Montag, 31. Januar 2022
Natürlich steht die Londoner Metropolitan Police nicht in einem direkten Auftragsverhältnis zur britischen Regierung. Aber als nützlicher für das politische Überleben Premierminister Boris Johnsons hätte sie sich kaum erweisen können als mit ihrem Verhalten im Skandal um mutmasslich illegale Partys an der Downing Street während des Corona-Lockdowns. Oppositionspolitiker raunten am Wochenende empört von einem Cover-up, wofür es allerdings keine Belege gibt.
Zuerst beharrte die «Met» wochenlang auf dem Standpunkt, sie würde zurückliegende mutmassliche Verstösse gegen Lockdown-Regeln der Regierung grundsätzlich nicht verfolgen. Dann grätschte sie vergangene Woche doch mit einer überraschenden Mitteilung mitten in die stürmische politische Aufarbeitung des Skandals und kündigte die Aufnahme einer Polizeiermittlung an. Und Ende Woche ordnete sie an, dass der im Unterhaus dringend erwartete Bericht der Spitzenbeamtin Sue Gray über die Vorkommnisse an Downing Street praktisch aller relevanter Informationen entledigt werden müsse – angeblich aus Rücksicht auf die laufende Polizeiuntersuchung. » | Peter Rásonyi | Montag, 31. Januar 2022
Vinzeno’s Plate : How to Make Bolognese Sauce Like an Italian
Mar 15, 2020 • Bolognese sauce smothered over your favorite pasta is known to warm the heart and perfect for any day of the week. This pork and beef mince based bolognese sauce has a special, often forgotten ingredient that makes all the difference…moist, juicy pancetta! The key to keeping Bolognese sauce moist and flavoursome is slow cooking it, keeping all the meat luscious and tender.
We recommend making an extra-large batch and storing extra in the fridge or freezer for a mid-week meal that will take you right back to Italy.
Get the recipe here.
We recommend making an extra-large batch and storing extra in the fridge or freezer for a mid-week meal that will take you right back to Italy.
Get the recipe here.
Ukraine: le poker de Poutine face à l’Occident
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - En précipitant la crise ukrainienne face aux Américains, le maître du Kremlin s’efforce de ressusciter la puissance russe.
Jeune agent du KGB en Allemagne de l’Est durant les années 1980, Vladimir Poutine avait parfois tendance à prendre des risques inconsidérés. Lui-même raconte comment, en 1989, faisant fi des consignes et se présentant comme un simple «traducteur», il était allé au-devant de manifestants prodémocratie «agressifs» massés devant le siège des services de sécurité, à Dresde.
Peu de temps après, l’État soviétique cessera d’exister - ce que M. Poutine, devenu président de la Russie qualifiera de «plus grande catastrophe géopolitique du XXe siècle». Alors que l’épée de Damoclès d’une confrontation armée est actuellement suspendue sur l’est de l’Europe, la tentation existe de plonger dans la psychologie du chef du Kremlin pour dégager les tenants et aboutissants de cette crise majeure. » | Par Alain Barluet | Publié : dimanche 30 janvier 2022 ; mis à jour : lundi 31 janvier 2022
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Comment Vladimir Poutine poursuit la réécriture du passé soviétique : DÉCRYPTAGE - Le travail titanesque de l’organisation russe Memorial, véritable «conscience» historique de la nation et pilier central de la résistance à la répression politique actuelle, vient d’être stoppé en plein vol avec sa dissolution par la Cour suprême. »
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