Unsere Frage: Türkei im Abseits: Verliert Erdogan die Kontrolle? Unsere Gäste: Erkan Arikan (DW,) Günter Seufert (SWP), Julia Hahn (DW Istanbul)
Saturday, February 05, 2022
Türkei im Abseits: Verliert Erdogan die Kontrolle? | Auf den Punkt
Feb 3, 2022 • Der türkische Präsident Erdogan gerät zunehmend in Bedrängnis. Dabei tut er alles, um die Opposition auszuschalten und unliebsame Journalisten und Kritiker mundtot zu machen. Aber die horrende Inflation und seine umstrittene Finanzpolitik lassen selbst unter seinen Anhängern die Zweifel an ihm wachsen. Auch außenpolitisch scheint Erdogan zunehmend isoliert, trotz seiner Suche nach neuen Verbündeten.
Unsere Frage: Türkei im Abseits: Verliert Erdogan die Kontrolle? Unsere Gäste: Erkan Arikan (DW,) Günter Seufert (SWP), Julia Hahn (DW Istanbul)
Unsere Frage: Türkei im Abseits: Verliert Erdogan die Kontrolle? Unsere Gäste: Erkan Arikan (DW,) Günter Seufert (SWP), Julia Hahn (DW Istanbul)
Marc Roche: Elizabeth II «s’est imposée en mère de la nation»
LE FIGARO : ENTRETIEN - Selon le correspondant à Londres, la reine du Royaume-Uni, qui passe le cap des 70 ans de règne, «réussit la réconciliation nationale mieux que tout homme politique».
LE FIGARO. - En dehors de sa longueur, en quoi le règne d’Elizabeth II est-il particulier? Marc ROCHE. - En soixante-dix ans, le Royaume-Uni a été plus bouleversé que pendant tous les règnes précédents. Cela vaut pour les changements géopolitiques, avec la décolonisation, l’adhésion à l’Europe puis le retrait de l’UE, les problèmes d’unité nationale avec l’indépendantisme écossais. Il y a eu aussi une accélération des avancées technologiques et scientifiques, ainsi qu’une évolution rapide des mœurs. En 1952, les divorcés étaient toujours interdits à la cour alors qu’aujourd’hui, trois enfants sur quatre de la Reine sont divorcés… L’héritier de la couronne est lui-même divorcé et remarié à une autre divorcée. Tout cela montre le chemin parcouru.
Quand elle est montée sur le trône, elle symbolisait une Angleterre impériale, blanche, anglo-saxonne et protestante. Aujourd’hui, il n’y a plus d’empire, même s’il reste le Commonwealth dont elle a d’ailleurs été l’artisane. La société est devenue plus diverse et multiculturelle, avec symboliquement le premier écuyer noir nommé en 2017. Et le catholicisme et l’islam sont plutôt plus dynamiques que l’Église anglicane. L’Angleterre n’avait jamais autant changé sous un autre monarque[.] » | Pa Arnaud De La Grange | vendredi 4 février 2022
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Elizabeth II, forte et tranquille quelle que soit la crise : PORTRAIT - À l’aube de ses 95 ans, la reine d’Angleterre doit gérer une nouvelle crise. Elle en a vu d’autres, et des plus graves. »
Civil War in Cabinet as Boris Johnson Told to Sack Rishi Sunak
THE TIMES: Sajid Javid joins chancellor in rebuking PM
Cabinet ministers have accused Rishi Sunak of plotting to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister | IAN DAVIDSON/ALAMY
The cabinet descended into rancour over Boris Johnson’s future last night after both Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak rebuked the prime minister.
One cabinet minister called for Johnson to dismiss Sunak, and two others accused the chancellor of being “on manoeuvres” after he criticised the prime minister for a personal attack on Sir Keir Starmer.
On Monday, as Johnson sought to fend off criticism over Downing Street parties, he accused Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions, of having failed to prosecute the paedophile Jimmy Savile. » | Steven Swinford, Political Editor | Oliver Wright, Policy Editor | Henry Zeffman, Associate Political Editor | Friday, February 4, 2022
The cabinet descended into rancour over Boris Johnson’s future last night after both Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak rebuked the prime minister.
One cabinet minister called for Johnson to dismiss Sunak, and two others accused the chancellor of being “on manoeuvres” after he criticised the prime minister for a personal attack on Sir Keir Starmer.
On Monday, as Johnson sought to fend off criticism over Downing Street parties, he accused Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions, of having failed to prosecute the paedophile Jimmy Savile. » | Steven Swinford, Political Editor | Oliver Wright, Policy Editor | Henry Zeffman, Associate Political Editor | Friday, February 4, 2022
Bon retour, Haute Couture!
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Nach zwei Jahren kehrt die Haute Couture auf die Laufstege zurück. Die Designer wissen ihre alten Bühnen zu nutzen und setzen wieder auf Kollaborationen – sowie auf eine düstere Ästhetik.
Während sich Dänemark diese Woche vorwagte und kurzerhand alle Maßnahmen gegen die Pandemie für beendet erklärte, konnte man in Frankreich immerhin bei der Pariser Couture Week den Eindruck gewinnen, dass alles wieder so ist wie vor zwei Jahren: Bei 15 Schauen vor Publikum zeigten die Designer wieder ihre Frühjahrskollektionen – in der vergangenen Saison waren es noch halb so viele gewesen. Da sich zuletzt jedoch einige durch „bisous“ auf Distanz infiziert hatten, mussten dieses Mal alle geimpft sein. Den neu eröffneten Raum nutzten die Designer: Laufstege wurden wieder aufwendig ausgestattet, es wurde mit Kunstschaffenden kollaboriert, Stars kehrten zurück in die ersten Reihen. » | Von Caroline O. Jebens | Freitag, 28. Januar 2022
Friday, February 04, 2022
À Pékin, Poutine et Xi Jinping accusent l’Occident de «créer l’instabilité»
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - En marge de l’ouverture des JO d’hiver, et en pleine crise autour de l’Ukraine, les deux présidents ont cosigné une déclaration.
Cela fait deux ans que, pandémie oblige, Xi Jinping n’avait pas reçu d’homologue en visite d’État à Pékin. En 2014, le président chinois s’était rendu à l’ouverture des Jeux olympiques de Sotchi. Vendredi, Vladimir Poutine lui a rendu la politesse en assistant au coup d’envoi des JO d’hiver de Pékin. Mais, en huit ans, les tensions internationales se sont considérablement renforcées, incitant les deux dirigeants - qui se sont déjà rencontrés à trente reprises - à serrer davantage les rangs face à l’adversaire commun, l’Occident, incarné en premier lieu par les États-Unis. La «séquence», comme disent les diplomates, s’inscrit dans un contexte très dégradé: la guerre menace toujours en Ukraine tandis qu’à l’Est, en Asie-Pacifique, les menaces d’une conflagration autour de Taïwan sont latentes et persistantes. Avec, vu de Moscou comme de Pékin, un fauteur de troubles commun, les États-Unis et leurs alliances, l’Otan et Aukus, acronyme désignant l’union face à la Chine des Australiens, des Britanniques et des Américains. » | Par Alain Barluet | vendredi 4 février 2022
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Red Wall Tories Irate as Ex-Sky Boss Takes Over at No 10 Policy Unit
THE GUARDIAN: Former banker Andrew Griffith will succeed Munira Mirza in key role shaping government thinking
Andrew Griffith in Whitehall on Friday. His Westminster townhouse was used by Boris Johnson as a base for plotting out his first 100 days in office. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Conservative MPs have privately been venting their anger at the appointment of a former Sky executive who entered parliament in 2019 as the replacement for Munira Mirza as the head of No 10’s policy unit.
MPs from northern “red wall” areas were particularly vehement about the promotion of Andrew Griffith, a former investment banker representing a safe Tory seat in West Sussex, to a key role in shaping new government ideas.
“What does he know about real life?” asked one new northern Tory MP, who had not yet submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson but suggested Griffith’s arrival would “probably mean more letters”. Even one MP who spoke highly of Griffith said moving him to replace Mirza “shouldn’t have been done quite so quickly and brutally”.
Griffith is – outwardly at least – a supporter of classic low-tax, deregulatory Conservatism whose appointment could mean a pivot away from the “culture wars” sometimes associated with Mirza. But while they acknowledge his business acumen, many of his colleagues doubt Griffith is sufficiently politically minded to do the job effectively. » | Benn Quinn and Aubrey Allegretti | Friday, February 4, 2022
What do these super-privileged, self-satisfied people know about the lives of ordinary folk? BoJo’s government is completely out of touch with the lives of ordinary people, completely out of touch with the electorate. This has been shown over and over and over again.
This is not a left-right divide, but a divide within the system itself. We are being led by people who have no idea, no understanding of the circumstances of the lives of ordinary people. Therefore, these people are not fit for purpose. They must go if this once great country is to remain a democracy.
We are in dangerous territory. These politicians are creating the conditions for revolution; and no sensible person wants anything like that to happen. – © Mark
Conservative MPs have privately been venting their anger at the appointment of a former Sky executive who entered parliament in 2019 as the replacement for Munira Mirza as the head of No 10’s policy unit.
MPs from northern “red wall” areas were particularly vehement about the promotion of Andrew Griffith, a former investment banker representing a safe Tory seat in West Sussex, to a key role in shaping new government ideas.
“What does he know about real life?” asked one new northern Tory MP, who had not yet submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson but suggested Griffith’s arrival would “probably mean more letters”. Even one MP who spoke highly of Griffith said moving him to replace Mirza “shouldn’t have been done quite so quickly and brutally”.
Griffith is – outwardly at least – a supporter of classic low-tax, deregulatory Conservatism whose appointment could mean a pivot away from the “culture wars” sometimes associated with Mirza. But while they acknowledge his business acumen, many of his colleagues doubt Griffith is sufficiently politically minded to do the job effectively. » | Benn Quinn and Aubrey Allegretti | Friday, February 4, 2022
What do these super-privileged, self-satisfied people know about the lives of ordinary folk? BoJo’s government is completely out of touch with the lives of ordinary people, completely out of touch with the electorate. This has been shown over and over and over again.
This is not a left-right divide, but a divide within the system itself. We are being led by people who have no idea, no understanding of the circumstances of the lives of ordinary people. Therefore, these people are not fit for purpose. They must go if this once great country is to remain a democracy.
We are in dangerous territory. These politicians are creating the conditions for revolution; and no sensible person wants anything like that to happen. – © Mark
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DW's Moscow Bureau Closes after Russian Ban | DW News
Feb 4, 2022 • A decision by the Russian government to shut down Deutsche Welle's Moscow office and withdraw accreditation from the German broadcaster's journalists in Russia came into effect on Friday at 9 a.m. local time (0600 UTC).
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced a day earlier that it was canceling DW's broadcasting license in Russia, calling it a response to the ban of the Russian broadcaster RT DE in Germany.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said authorities might consider putting DW on the list of so-called foreign agents. The label, which has Soviet-era connotations, forces media outlets to publish a disclaimer on their content in Russia that they are "foreign agents."
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The Russian Foreign Ministry announced a day earlier that it was canceling DW's broadcasting license in Russia, calling it a response to the ban of the Russian broadcaster RT DE in Germany.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said authorities might consider putting DW on the list of so-called foreign agents. The label, which has Soviet-era connotations, forces media outlets to publish a disclaimer on their content in Russia that they are "foreign agents."
Dies ist ein verwandter Artikel auf Deutsch zu dieser Geschichte.
Ukraine Crisis: ‘Few Are Ready to Die for Vladimir Putin and the Motherland’
THE TIMES: Russians are more concerned about rising prices than the prospect of war
In Moscow few people seriously believe that war is on the horizon | ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
A short walk from the Kremlin a man in a Mickey Mouse costume hands out fliers for a children’s play centre. Near by, tourists pose for photographs next to a life-sized model of Elvis Presley at an American-themed restaurant.
Not far away, at the Ukrainian cultural centre in central Moscow’s bustling pedestrian zone, passers-by barely glance at the blue and yellow flag that is flying at the entrance to the building.
If Russia is steeling itself for a serious conflict with Ukraine, there is very little sense of it here. Despite recent warnings from the White House of an “imminent” Russian attack, few people seriously believe that war is on the horizon. Indeed, the topic is barely discussed. » | Marc Bennetts, Moscow | Friday, February 4, 2022
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A short walk from the Kremlin a man in a Mickey Mouse costume hands out fliers for a children’s play centre. Near by, tourists pose for photographs next to a life-sized model of Elvis Presley at an American-themed restaurant.
Not far away, at the Ukrainian cultural centre in central Moscow’s bustling pedestrian zone, passers-by barely glance at the blue and yellow flag that is flying at the entrance to the building.
If Russia is steeling itself for a serious conflict with Ukraine, there is very little sense of it here. Despite recent warnings from the White House of an “imminent” Russian attack, few people seriously believe that war is on the horizon. Indeed, the topic is barely discussed. » | Marc Bennetts, Moscow | Friday, February 4, 2022
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Lord Ahmed: Ex-Labour Peer Jailed for Child Sex Offences
BBC: A former Labour peer convicted of sexually abusing two children has been jailed for five years and six months.
Lord Ahmed of Rotherham, 64, was found guilty in January of a serious sexual assault against a boy and the attempted rape of a young girl in the 1970s.
The repeated sexual abuse happened in Rotherham when he was a teenager, Sheffield Crown Court heard.
Passing sentence, Mr Justice Lavender said his actions had had "profound and lifelong effects" on the victims.
The court heard Lord Ahmed, who was tried under his real name Nazir Ahmed, attempted to rape the girl in the early 1970s, when he was aged 16 or 17 but she was much younger.
The attack on the boy, who was aged under 11 at the time, also happened during the same period. » | BBC | Friday, February 4, 2022
Ministers Accused of Failing to Stem Flow of Russian ‘Dirty Money’ into UK
THE GUARDIAN: Anti-corruption activists criticise government inaction in face of years of Kremlin provocation
Britain’s efforts to halt the flow of Russian “dirty money” into the UK have been called into question in the aftermath of a threat by the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, to hit Kremlin-linked oligarchs with economic sanctions if Ukraine is attacked.
Labour and anti-corruption campaigners this week accused the government of failing to curtail Russian wealth and influence in Britain, despite years of provocative actions from the Kremlin.
“We’ve seen Russia engage in assassinations and human rights abuses, annexations and invasions – but it has taken 100,000 Russian troops at the border to push Britain towards a change of policy,” said James Nixey, a director at the Chatham House thinktank, which recently published a paper on the UK’s kleptocracy problem. » | Dan Sabbagh, Defence and security editor | Friday, February 4, 2022
Britain’s efforts to halt the flow of Russian “dirty money” into the UK have been called into question in the aftermath of a threat by the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, to hit Kremlin-linked oligarchs with economic sanctions if Ukraine is attacked.
Labour and anti-corruption campaigners this week accused the government of failing to curtail Russian wealth and influence in Britain, despite years of provocative actions from the Kremlin.
“We’ve seen Russia engage in assassinations and human rights abuses, annexations and invasions – but it has taken 100,000 Russian troops at the border to push Britain towards a change of policy,” said James Nixey, a director at the Chatham House thinktank, which recently published a paper on the UK’s kleptocracy problem. » | Dan Sabbagh, Defence and security editor | Friday, February 4, 2022
Reckless, Trumpian Leadership Is Losing Johnson Allies. It Should Lose Him His Job
THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: The resignations of Munira Mirza and other aides should galvanise Tory MPs to do what they must now do
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In writing about politics you can either try to explain what you think is happening or you can say what you think should happen. Right now, there is a complete convergence between the two. Boris Johnson’s premiership is on the slide, irreversibly so. The question is not whether Johnson will go. It is when and how – and what will come after.
Simultaneously it is increasingly plain that Johnson should go. Some take this view for partisan reasons or because Johnson’s personality appals them. Fair enough. But that’s not my argument here. There is also an extremely powerful Conservative case against him remaining. In the end, this will be decisive, because he will only go only if it is in the Tory party’s interest; no one else’s.
However the main reason why Johnson should depart is now moral, systemic and governmental, rather than political. His increasingly reckless, and even Trumpian, response to it has now led to the resignation of Munira Mirza, No 10’s policy chief, who described a recent attack on Keir Starmer as beyond “the normal cut and thrust of politics”. It’s about the way the current crisis shows how he sees his job, and about the way he does it. He sees himself as above the system. He should not. His approach cannot coexist for much longer with being a prime minister of a stable and healthy parliamentary democracy. There is too much at stake. » | Martin Kettle | Feiday, January 4, 2022
In writing about politics you can either try to explain what you think is happening or you can say what you think should happen. Right now, there is a complete convergence between the two. Boris Johnson’s premiership is on the slide, irreversibly so. The question is not whether Johnson will go. It is when and how – and what will come after.
Simultaneously it is increasingly plain that Johnson should go. Some take this view for partisan reasons or because Johnson’s personality appals them. Fair enough. But that’s not my argument here. There is also an extremely powerful Conservative case against him remaining. In the end, this will be decisive, because he will only go only if it is in the Tory party’s interest; no one else’s.
However the main reason why Johnson should depart is now moral, systemic and governmental, rather than political. His increasingly reckless, and even Trumpian, response to it has now led to the resignation of Munira Mirza, No 10’s policy chief, who described a recent attack on Keir Starmer as beyond “the normal cut and thrust of politics”. It’s about the way the current crisis shows how he sees his job, and about the way he does it. He sees himself as above the system. He should not. His approach cannot coexist for much longer with being a prime minister of a stable and healthy parliamentary democracy. There is too much at stake. » | Martin Kettle | Feiday, January 4, 2022
«Il faut avoir le cœur bien accroché» : les épargnants secoués par la chute du Bitcoin
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - La baisse de moitié des cours a pris à revers des millions de particuliers. Aujourd'hui, ils s'interrogent sur leurs investissements.
La chute du bitcoin, dans le sillon des valeurs de la tech américaine, a de quoi questionner les particuliers qui y ont mis une part de leurs bas de laine. La star des cryptomonnaies a perdu plus de 20 % depuis le début de l'année et presque la moitié de sa valeur depuis son record de novembre. Aujourd'hui, elle navigue en basses eaux, autour de 36.000 dollars, soit son cours de juillet dernier. « J'ai l'impression de revenir plusieurs mois en arrière et que mes efforts ont été vains », déplore Tom. Cet étudiant a acheté du bitcoin quand il valait 40.000 dollars, soit plus qu'il ne cote aujourd'hui. Il comptait revendre avec une grosse plus-value à la clé, mais se retrouve à devoir patienter, pour ne pas assumer des pertes. « J'aurais dû vendre quand on a approché les 70.000 dollars. Ce niveau était déjà hallucinant », reconnaît le jeune homme. » | Par Jorge Carasso | jeudi 3 février 2022
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Thursday, February 03, 2022
Australian PM to Ban Faith Schools from Expelling LGBT+ Students – and Some Christians Are Furious
PINK NEWS: Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has vowed to stop students from being expelled for their sexuality or gender identity by religious schools.
In an unexpected turnaround, the right-wing leader who has long been upfront about his evangelical Christian faith, promised to stop faith-based schools from discriminating against pupils, parents and guardians.
Morrison made the surprise remarks that left fellow lawmakers and religious activists stunned to Brisbane’s B105.3 radio station on Thursday (3 February).
He was asked to share his thoughts on Citipointe College’s now-withdrawn anti-LGBT+ student enrolment contract.
It required families to sign enrolment paperwork that said being LGBT+ is “immoral” and compared it to incest, bestiality and paedophilia.
“No, I don’t support that,” Morrison told the station. “My kids go to a Christian school here in Sydney, and I wouldn’t want my school doing that either.”
Morrison said he will introduce amendments to the Religious Discrimination Bill – which has been a thorny issue for both faith groups and LGBT+ rights campaigners – to prevent religious schools from discriminating in this way. » | Josh Milton | Tuesday, February 1, 2022
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Skier Gus Kenworthy: ‘My Legacy in Pyeongchang Was That Kiss – to Have It Broadcast to the World Felt Amazing’
THE GUARDIAN: The 30-year-old on the toll of not living as his ‘true self’ before coming out, switching to Team GB and unease at China hosting the Winter Olympics
Gus Kenworthy, who made his name representing the United States in freestyle skiing, will compete for Great Britain at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.Photograph: Tom Pennington/Getty Images
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‘Ithink of that person, or look at photos of that person, and it feels like a lifetime ago,” Gus Kenworthy says as he remembers winning a silver medal for the United States as a freestyle skier at his first Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014. So much has changed since then. He is now about to compete for Great Britain, the country of his birth, in his third and final Olympics in Beijing and Kenworthy will ski as a gay man, an LGBTQ+ activist and an actor.
The most important facet of his transition is that, as Kenworthy says: “I’m just much happier now than I was back then when I wasn’t living my life authentically. I wasn’t being my true self and it definitely took a toll.”
Kenworthy will soon talk eloquently of his misgivings about competing in China, where there is disregard for some basic human rights, but I ask him first about Sochi. He had not come out then but was he distressed by homophobia in Russia? “It ate away at me. In the buildup to the Games we did lots of media training about the anti-LGBTQ legislation they had in place that foreigners wouldn’t be exempt from. We were told not to talk about it. You couldn’t paint your nails or wear anything rainbow. I remember being really upset – but I was still in the closet and I was scared.”
Even before he returned home in American glory, Kenworthy felt distinctly uncomfortable. “In the media aftermath we had so much emphasis on our lives as young men because it was a US sweep [in the slopestyle] and the other two guys were single. I had a boyfriend but we were deeply in the closet and so to all intents and purposes I was also single. We competed on February 13 and on Valentine’s Day we were on the Today show talking about our celebrity crushes, who we would want as our Valentine and our favourite kind of girl. I just lied. I went on this whole media tour where I felt I was lying the entire time. I was very depressed and absolutely hated myself.” » | Donald McRae | Thursday, February 3, 2022
‘Ithink of that person, or look at photos of that person, and it feels like a lifetime ago,” Gus Kenworthy says as he remembers winning a silver medal for the United States as a freestyle skier at his first Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014. So much has changed since then. He is now about to compete for Great Britain, the country of his birth, in his third and final Olympics in Beijing and Kenworthy will ski as a gay man, an LGBTQ+ activist and an actor.
The most important facet of his transition is that, as Kenworthy says: “I’m just much happier now than I was back then when I wasn’t living my life authentically. I wasn’t being my true self and it definitely took a toll.”
Kenworthy will soon talk eloquently of his misgivings about competing in China, where there is disregard for some basic human rights, but I ask him first about Sochi. He had not come out then but was he distressed by homophobia in Russia? “It ate away at me. In the buildup to the Games we did lots of media training about the anti-LGBTQ legislation they had in place that foreigners wouldn’t be exempt from. We were told not to talk about it. You couldn’t paint your nails or wear anything rainbow. I remember being really upset – but I was still in the closet and I was scared.”
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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 »
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