Désastre électoral en vue pour #Theresa_May, privée de majorité absolue
▻https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/090617/desastre-electoral-en-vue-pour-theresa-may-privee-de-majorite-absolue
Theresa May semblait vendredi en passe de perdre son pari des élections anticipées au Royaume-Uni, où le Parti conservateur pourrait perdre sa majorité absolue, selon les projections au terme du scrutin de jeudi qui a vu une forte mobilisation des jeunes en faveur de l’opposition travailliste.
Royaume-Uni : Theresa May a perdu son pari électoral à haut risque
▻http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2017/06/09/01003-20170609ARTFIG00001-la-sanction-des-urnes-pour-theresa-may.php
À l’inverse, après son succès au référendum sur le Brexit, le parti europhobe Ukip (United Kingdom Independence Party) s’effondrerait, sans aucun député.
L’extrême droite, montrée comme la faiseuse du Brexit, ne confirme pas lors des élections suivantes... et « on » continue de faire comme si le Brexit était une réussite de l’extrême droite... Quand il ne s’agit en fait que de faire croire que le Brexit est un truc repoussant...
Cassetteboy vs Theresa May
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7iUYWMD77w
On 8 June 2017 : vote, vote, VOTE !
Fear of Brexit brain drain as EU nationals leave British universities
Failure to guarantee rights of staff and students will damage ability to recruit, say academics
▻https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/03/brexit-universities-academics-eu-rights
#brain_drain #université #UK #Angleterre #Brexit #étudiants #citoyens_européens
’A bit of me is dying. But I can’t stay’: the EU nationals exiting Britain
Feeling betrayed and bewildered after years in the UK, many EU citizens are leaving before Brexit. And some Britons are going too …
Struggling UK universities warn staff of possible job cuts
Deteriorating balance sheets and political uncertainty blamed for redundancy threats.
Universities are warning staff to prepare for redundancies in the new year as a result of deteriorating balance sheets and lowered forecasts for student recruitment, coupled with the uncertainty of Brexit and sudden shifts in government policy.
In recent days more than half a dozen universities have told staff there could be job cuts in 2019, including members of the research-intensive Russell Group such as Cardiff University, while others are privately bracing for cuts later in the year.
Universities are in the midst of reporting their financial results for 2017-18 and are monitoring student applications coming in for next year. Several have been alarmed by the projections they are seeing before a 15 January deadline for undergraduates.
Insiders say universities are more likely to cut staff because of a number of other threats in the next 12 months, including the potential effect on international students of a no-deal Brexit, as well as cuts to tuition fees in England as a result of a review of funding ordered by Theresa May that will report early next year.
“Knee-jerk cuts to staff will harm universities’ ability to deliver high-quality teaching and research and provide the support students need. Staff are already overstretched and asking those who remain to do even more is not a sustainable strategy,” said Matt Waddup, head of policy for the University and College Union (UCU).
“Students repeatedly say they want greater investment in their staff as a top priority, yet the proportion of expenditure spent on staff has fallen. Cutting staff will send out entirely the wrong signal to potential students. Axing educators is obscene at any time, let alone during the current uncertainty when we need our universities firing on all cylinders.”
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Among the group of universities that have gone public, the University of Reading told staff in an email on Monday evening that a voluntary redundancy scheme was being drawn up and would open in January.
“I want to emphasise that voluntary redundancies are only one tool available to us,” wrote Prof Robert Van de Noort, the acting vice-chancellor, suggesting that staff should consider early retirement, reduced hours or changes to contracts to help to avoid compulsory redundancies.
Reading’s accounts, published a few days ago, reveal that the university made a £20m loss for the financial year, including a £27m loss on its subsidiary in Malaysia. Reading’s balance sheet was brought into the black only by £36m of pension “remeasurements”.
Van de Noort told staff: “There is no doubt that the year ahead will be difficult at times, but I am confident that as a university community we can address these difficulties and remain a leader in teaching and research in the UK and globally.”
Despite Reading’s deficit, the previous vice-chancellor, Sir David Bell, saw his total pay rise by £10,000 to £329,000. Bell announced his departure this year and is now vice-chancellor of the University of Sunderland.
At Cardiff, the vice-chancellor, Colin Riordan, has also written to staff telling them they will be offered voluntary redundancy from January. The university has said compulsory staff cuts “cannot be ruled out”.
In a joint statement the Cardiff University branches of the Unite, Unison and UCU unions said: “We are astonished that Cardiff University staff are facing their third voluntary severance scheme in six years, and we are very worried that the vice-chancellor still refuses to rule out further compulsory redundancies.”
At the University of Gloucestershire, based in Cheltenham, unions say they have been advised of more than 100 job cuts and other redundancies as a result of what the university called a “rebalancing” in challenging conditions.
“There is a demographic fall in the number of 18-year-olds in the population, which is affecting demand for higher education, the level of tuition fees universities are permitted to charge home undergraduate students is capped by the government, and there is increasing competition for recruitment,” the university said.
“At the same time, we are facing large increases in some of our costs, particularly external increases in what we are required to spend on staff pensions. The combined effect of these factors is that, in common with many other universities, our costs are rising faster than our income. That is not a situation we can allow to continue.”
In Scotland, union members at Queen Margaret University in Musselburgh begin voting on Wednesday on strike action over the possibility of 40 job cuts – about 10% of its staff – although the university says it hopes to meet the number through voluntary redundancies.
Other universities considering redundancies include Birkbeck, University of London and Bangor University in Wales.
The university financial reporting season also reveals that some universities continue to thrive. The University of Oxford said its income topped £1.5bn for the first time in 2017-18, with an overall surplus of £150m.
Oxford’s investments grew by £286m, which was £68m more than the previous year, while the Oxford University Press contributed a further £205m.
The financial statements suggest the public controversy over vice-chancellors’ high rates of pay has had some effect, with many leading universities showing little or no growth in pay for their leaders.
At the University of Manchester, where revenue topped £1bn for the first time, the total earnings of the vice-chancellor, Nancy Rothwell, fell from £306,000 to £276,000 owing to lower pension contributions.
▻https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/dec/11/struggling-uk-universities-warn-staff-of-possible-job-cuts
Brexit: EU citizens’ children could lose right to stay in UK, senior MP warns
‘You could have quite a lot of children who could pass the deadline for the settlement scheme, be completely unaware of their rights – and to lose their rights’
▻https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-settled-status-application-children-eu-citizens-yvette-cooper-
Harriet Harman: Legislative protection must be provided to EU citizens in the UK
The Immigration Bill strips EU citizens living in the UK of their rights and leaves them in limbo. Legislative protection must be guaranteed, says Harriet Harman
▻https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/foreign-affairs/brexit/house/house-magazine/102890/harriet-harman-legislative-protection
#protection_législative
Bitter sweet citizenship: how European families in the UK cope with Brexit
About 80,000 EU nationals have applied for British citizenship since the UK voted to leave the European Union. The decision has rarely been easy. On the contrary, it has often been perceived as “forced” or as an attempt to “take back control” of life amid the Brexit uncertainty, a new research has revealed.
The contrasting feelings were highlighted in a study by “EU families and Eurochildren in Brexiting Britain”, a project by the University of Birmingham in cooperation with civil rights group the3million, Migrant Voice, and immigration barrister Colin Yeo.
Researchers interviewed 103 families in the UK in which at least one of the partners is a non-British EU national. They wanted to understand how Brexit is impacting the decisions they make about their legal status.
The study shows that while many are applying for naturalization, many more are still uncertain and “considering their options.” Better off and educated EU nationals from Western European countries are the most resistant to the idea of becoming British citizens as a solution to Brexit. This is especially true for Germans, “who feel like they somehow betray the European ideal in doing so,” says the report.
Others, particularly from Eastern Europe, take a more pragmatic approach. Those who apply often do it to protect their children. But instead of being seen as “the culmination of a path to integration”, naturalisation often generates “feelings of un-belonging and of disintegration”.
Lead author Nando Sigona, deputy director of the Institute of Research into Superdiversity at the University of Birmingham, discusses the research findings with Europe Street News.
Why a research on families rather than individuals?
We focused on families in which at least one of the partners is a non-British EU national because Brexit has legal implications for their rights and social implications for their choices. We wanted to explore the dilemmas these families face. For example, in a mix family ‘going back home’ is a complex issue: if you are a Polish-German couple who has met in the UK and speak English as main language, where is home? Probably in the UK.
We also thought about their children, the next generation. Even pro-migration groups have been very utilitarian in their approach to European migrants. They say they are needed because they work hard, they are young and they contribute to the economy. I personally hate this narrative because I do not like to have a price tag on my head. And for children the situation is even more complicated: they are not productive, they use schools and services, and yet they are in the UK as legitimate residents. According to Migration Observatory, there are more than 900,000 children of EU parents (Ireland excluded) in the UK. How will British society look like in 20 or 30 years, when these children will be adult? What will be the impact of the way they have been treated? These are the questions we wanted to examine.
Is this why the project refers to ‘Eurochildren’?
Yes, but let’s not forget that in these families there are British nationals too. We could have called the project “British families with European heritage” and probably we would have got more attention from politicians who have a responsibility towards their citizens, those they do not treat as “others”.
We usually refer to the 3.8 million EU nationals in the UK, according to the latest Eurostat data. But, as you say, many of them have British partners and children. How many people are really impacted by Brexit?
It is almost impossible to know because of the way official data are collected. In case of dual nationality, the Office for National Statistics prioritises the British one so people disappear from the statistics on EU nationals. Our research also looked at the census data of the past 40 years, with children of earlier migrants now registered as British. The legacy of EU’s free movement in the UK is much larger that what people think.
This means that no one knows how many people might or might not be protected by the withdrawal agreement – if there is one – or by the “settled status” scheme.
The situation is so complicated. Within the same family different members may have different rights. The problem with European families is also that, when they moved to the UK, this was not part of the deal. Their legal status was not something they had to worry about. The government is now ignoring or underestimating this situation by imposing a retroactive bureaucratic monstrosity like the “settled status”. The risk is that many will be left out. The only solution would be to turn the process into a registration rather than an application, and to leave it open. Some people will be inevitably left out, but at least they won’t become unlawful.
Based on your interviews, what has changed for these families since the Brexit vote?
Most people feel unsettled because they failed to see Brexit coming. They did not think a majority would vote against the EU and they were not prepared for it. Secondly, they feel forced to consider their options and to make important decisions such as applying for British citizenship or leaving. The configuration of the family, for example whether or not the partners are from the same EU country, can make a difference for their opportunities. There is also a sense of being forced to define themselves. Previously mix families could reconcile their identities under a European umbrella, but Brexit is changing that. However, it is important to acknowledge that people have different feelings about the situation and to not monopolise their voices.
Are the responses you received uniform across the UK?
There are places where people feel more secure. London feels safer, respondents said, as a majority voted to stay in the EU, the environment does not feel hostile and there are long standing EU communities. In Scotland, the positive narrative coming from the government helped too. In contrast, people in areas with a strong leave vote felt very isolated. Outside big cities, where immigration is a fairly new phenomenon, Polish and Eastern Europeans in particular did not have established communities and social networks to support them in this hostile transition.
Many of the people we interviewed were reflecting on neighbours and family members who voted for Brexit. It felt very personal. We heard of families avoiding Christmas meals and, in the most tragic situations, splitting up because the additional tension brought by Brexit pushed them beyond the tipping point. We have also seen tensions between parents and children, for example children asking parents not to speak their mother tongue in public or parents not speaking with their children in the native language because they do not feel safe. The Home Office and migration policies do not consider the reverberations within families of big geopolitical shifts.
What is the approach of these families to naturalisation?
Part of our respondents showed a lot of resistance to naturalisation. Especially those with higher social stardards do not want to be forced into it. Some who never felt the urge to become British eventually applied. Among the people who did so, there were often feelings of anger and frustration but this was seen as a strategy to secure the future of children, a sort of parental duty.
A number of people said they have lost trust in the British government, they are sceptical about the settled status and they think naturalization is the safest option. Others want to retain the right to move freely in and out of the country: becoming British for them does not necessarily mean wanting to stay but keeping all options open for themselves and their children. A minority also said they want to be able to vote. But there are large groups who are not applying. Some cannot because their countries do not allow dual citizenship. The cost attached to the process is also a factor. There are strict eligibility criteria and the test is not easy. Citizenship is not a right: it is something you have to earn, pay for and deserve.
What do you think of Michael Gove’s proposal to grant citizenship for free to EU nationals, if he becomes the leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister?
Great, but I’d feel uncomfortable if this applies only to Europeans. Fees are unfair for everyone and the government makes a large profit from them. Fees should be cut and the process simplified in general, especially for children. It would guarantee their future status and it would be good for the country.
Are there groups of EU nationals applying more than others?
Central and Eastern Europeans started to apply for British citizenship early, before the EU referendum. They were already victim of the hostile environment and they felt negatively targeted by populist media, so they tried to secure their rights earlier on. Free movement is also fairly recent for them [the country joined the EU in 2004].
For French, Spanish, Italian and German nationals there has been a 250-300% increase in applications since the referendum, but this is mostly because few were applying before June 2016. Before the Brexit vote they felt their position in Britain was fully secured.
Who is not applying?
There are people who cannot apply because they do not have regular jobs, they are from minorities, for example the Roma, they struggle with the procedure or cannot afford it. We heard of parents who had to prioritize which one of their children could apply for naturalisation, as they could not afford to pay for all. There were people at the margins before Brexit and they will be even more so when they will lose the protections of EU law.
How do children feel about these changes?
It depends on the age. Children up to 3 years old are usually shielded by their parents. The 5-6 years old are aware that something is going on and ask questions. Teenagers are aware and sometimes join the conversation, for example participating in demonstrations. Maybe they are more conflicted about family decisions. But kids are the ones normalising the situation trying to be like others.
Is the European identity of these families at risk?
Not necessarily. For the first time in Britain we see large numbers of European flags. In a sense, the European identity has become a topic of conversation. For many British citizens and policy makers the EU has only just been an economic project, but now it is a political one and this can further develop. The European heritage is not going to disappear. If anything, some of the people we interviewed started teaching their language to the kids or sending them to language schools. What is clear is that the EU is a topic we will have to confront for years to come. The issue of belonging will have repercussions that can go in many directions, depending on how things will settle. One of the challenges of this research is precisely that it is happening while event are unfolding.
▻https://europestreet.news/bitter-sweet-citizenship-how-european-families-in-the-uk-cope-with-br
US academic given two weeks to leave UK after eight years
#Visa system for researchers is hostile and costly and risks jamming a pipeline of talent, universities warn
▻https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/sep/17/us-academic-given-two-weeks-pack-up-after-eight-years-visa-system-resea
Attentat de Londres : « Theresa May prône un Brexit dur qui risque d’affaiblir l’antiterrorisme »
▻http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2017/06/05/theresa-may-prone-un-brexit-dur-qui-risque-d-affaiblir-l-antiterrorisme_5139
Philippe Bernard, le correspondant du « Monde » à Londres, a répondu à vos questions après l’attentat qui a fait sept morts le 3 juin sur le London Bridge et au Borough Market.
Le système n’est jamais à court de bassesses pour pousser sa #propagande pro-européenne (ou pour faire le parallèle avec l’expression "europhobe", sa propagande eurobéate)
Attentat de Londres : le projet d’accroître la surveillance du Web suscite de vives critiques
▻http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2017/06/05/attentat-de-londres-le-souhait-de-mme-may-d-accroitre-la-surveillance-du-web
Au lendemain de l’attentat, Theresa May a accusé les entreprises du numérique de « fournir au terrorisme des espaces sûrs pour se propager ». Lors de son allocution devant le 10 Downing Street, dimanche 4 juin, au lendemain de l’attentat qui a frappé Londres, la première ministre britannique, Theresa May, a critiqué Internet et les grandes entreprises du numérique, les accusant de « fournir au terrorisme des espaces sûrs pour se propager ». « Nous devons travailler avec les gouvernements démocratiques (...)
Theresa May mieux que Sarkozy Le Grand Soir - Bernard GENSANE - 5 Juin 2017
▻https://www.legrandsoir.info/theresa-may-mieux-que-sarkozy.html
On se souvient que Sarkozy avait supprimé près de 13 000 postes dans les forces de police et de gendarmerie. Cameron, suivi par Theresa May, ont fait mieux : une suppression de 15% des forces de l’ordre. Le gouvernement a imposé une réduction de budget de 20 % aux forces de police. La police des West Midlands a supprimé 2 764 postes de 2013 à 2015. Dans tout le pays, ce devrait être le cas pour 34 000 postes, au cours du même laps de temps.
Derrière ces chiffres impressionnants, il y a des réalités humaines. Imaginons une telle suppression dans une chaîne de supermarchés, dans les écoles primaires d’un département français, dans une maternité du Morbihan. Comment les personnels susceptibles d’être victimes d’une telle mesure vont-ils vivre cela, vont-ils réagir à une telle menace ? Comment chaque individu ne va pas regarder son voisin du coin de l’œil et le considérer, soit comme un danger personnel, soit comme un parasite à éliminer ?Par delà les coupes claires, Les conservateurs britanniques ont lancé un vaste programme de privatisation de la police. Cela a débuté en 2013, avec un transfert au secteur privé et à ses actionnaires de près de 4 milliards d’euros. Pour justifier d’une manière libérale ce « faire mieux avec moins », le porte-parole de l’association des chefs de la police du grand Manchester (une ville qui a beaucoup souffert récemment, n’est-ce pas ?) expliquait – ce qui est une vaste blague – qu’il y a deux types de missions policières et que l’une peut être confiée à des entreprises privées : « cette offre permettra de fournir du personnel qui pourra mener des tâches de routine et répétitives à un coût réduit, et fournira l’accès temporaire à du personnel qualifié – comme des équipes d’enquête sur les meurtres. Celles-ci pourront être employées pour des événements qui sont rares, mais pour lesquels toutes les forces doivent garder en permanence un groupe de personnel très coûteux. Il sera alors possible de dépenser plus pour les services qui requièrent, en raison de leur complexité, de leur impact sur la sécurité publique ou de leur rôle central, d’être menés entièrement par des officiers assermentés ».
Mais le privé ne va pas se contenter du suivi des chiens écrasés, actionnaires obligent. La société privée G4S, qui a raflé la mise, a ses exigences. Deux mots sur cette entreprise. Elle emploie 620 000 personnes dans 120 pays de notre joli monde. Elle est, par exemple, implantée au Luxembourg depuis 1971. Cette seule filiale a un chiffre d’affaires de 60 millions d’euros. Il faut dire que ce riant pays compte plus de banques que de voleurs à la tire ! GS4 fut choisie comme prestataire officiel pour les Jeux Olympiques de Londres. Elle « reconnut ne pas pouvoir honorer son contrat du fait d’une pénurie de main-d’œuvre. » Le 2 avril 2013, de vilains garçons attaquent le siège de l’entreprise à l’explosif et tirent sur des policiers avant de s’enfuir.
Le 12 juin 2016, une boîte de nuit d’Orlando, fréquentée par des homosexuels, fait l’objet d’une fusillade de masse. 49 personnes sont tuées. L’auteur du massacre est un employé de GS4 d’origine afghane ayant échoué aux examens d’entrée dans la police et, par ailleurs, violemment anti-homosexuel.
Deux régions du Royaume-Uni, le West-Midlands et le comté du Surrey, ont confié à GS4 des missions délicates : suivi d’individus à haut risque, détention de suspects potentiellement dangereux. Sans pouvoir d’arrestation, cela dit. Ce pouvoir reste la prérogative de la vraie police qui est plus autonome que la police française, par exemple. Les directeurs de police britannique se disent indépendants de tout contrôle politique. Ils ne sont pas, comme en France, sous la coupe des autorités judiciaires pendant le déroulement de leurs enquêtes. Ils détiennent un pouvoir d’inculpation.
Après les trois dernières tueries de masse, on comprend que Theresa May ait reconnu, mais un peu tard, qu’il fallait repenser entièrement les missions de la police et sa place dans la société.
Trois PS qui n’ont rien à voir, mais qui ont à voir tout de même. Suite à la tuerie du Pont de Londres, Theresa May a remis en question le modèle communautariste qui donne, par exemple, pleins pouvoirs à des tribunaux islamiques pour régler des problèmes de justice civile (ce qu’elle a personnellement toujours accepté). Ce modèle communautariste fonctionne depuis la deuxième moitié des années soixante. Il a donc déjà concerné trois générations. Si Theresa May parvient à renverser la vapeur, je lui tire mon chapeau.
Emmanuel Macron qui, décidément, n’éprouve guère d’empathie pour les petites gens qui souffrent, a supprimé le secrétariat d’État aux victimes du terrorisme mis en place par Hollande.
Les caméras de surveillance ne servent qu’à retrouver plus rapidement les criminels et autres auteurs de délit. Elles ne les empêchent pas d’agir. Y compris à Londres, l’une des villes les plus maillées au monde. Dans chaque station du métro de Lyon, un panneau nous informe charitablement que les caméras nous « protègent ». Mensonge ! Elles permettent seulement de repérer les délinquants une fois que le mal a été fait.
Publié aussi sur : ▻https://blogs.mediapart.fr/bernard-gensane/blog/050617/theresa-may-mieux-que-sarkozy
#Theresa_May #Manchester #Police #Angleterre #budget #atentas #conservateurs #privatisation #G4S #Victimes_du_terrorisme #caméras_de_surveillance
Bernard GENSANE Theresa May mieux que Sarkozy
Captain SKA - Liar Liar
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxN1STgQXW8
Jeremy Corbyn makes terror speech in Carlisle
▻http://www.itv.com/news/border/2017-06-05/jeremy-corbyn-makes-terror-speech-in-carlisle
After Mrs May said that combating terrorism would require “difficult conversations” with Muslim communities in the UK, Mr Corbyn said that the PM must also be ready to have difficult discussions with close ally and major arms customer Saudi Arabia about terror funding.
He cited the delayed publication of an investigation commissioned by David Cameron into the foreign funding of extremist Islamist groups, which is reported to focus on the Gulf kingdom.
“We do need to have some difficult conversations, starting with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states that have funded and fuelled extremist ideology,” said Mr Corbyn.
“It is no good Theresa May suppressing a report into the foreign funding of extremist groups. We have to get serious about cutting off the funding to these terror networks, including Isis, here and in the Middle East.”
Indicents de Londres : un « potentiel acte terroriste » selon Theresa May
▻http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2017/06/03/une-voiture-fauche-cinq-a-six-personnes-sur-le-london-bridge_5138513_3214.ht
Plusieurs attaques ont touché le cœur de la capitale britannique, dans la nuit du samedi 3 juin au dimanche 4 juin.
Track Calling Out Conservative Lies Races Up British Music Charts
▻http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/track-calling-out-conservative-lies-races-up-british-music-charts
NHS crisis, education crisis, u turns ... you can’t trust Theresa May. All proceeds from downloads of the track between 26th May and 8th June 2017 will be split between food banks around the UK...
Theresa May to create new internet that would be controlled and regulated by government
▻http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/theresa-may-internet-conservatives-government-a7744176.html
Theresa May is planning to introduce huge regulations on the way the internet works, allowing the government to decide what is said online. Particular focus has been drawn to the end of the manifesto, which makes clear that the Tories want to introduce huge changes to the way the internet works. “Some people say that it is not for government to regulate when it comes to technology and the internet,” it states. "We (...)
Grande-Bretagne : Theresa May veut créer un nouvel Internet contrôlé et réglementé par le gouvernement
▻https://www.developpez.com/actu/138339/Grande-Bretagne-Theresa-May-veut-creer-un-nouvel-Internet-controle-et-re
Theresa May est revenue à la charge avec un nouveau projet visant à autoriser son gouvernement à prendre le contrôle d’Internet en Grande-Bretagne en choisissant le contenu qui peut être publié ou pas.
Theresa May promises a British version of Iran’s Halal Internet / Boing Boing
▻http://boingboing.net/2017/05/19/little-england-little-internet.html
The government now appears to be launching a similarly radical change in the way that social networks and internet companies work. While much of the internet is currently controlled by private businesses like Google and Facebook, Theresa May intends to allow government to decide what is and isn’t published, the manifesto suggests.
The new rules would include laws that make it harder than ever to access pornographic and other websites. The government will be able to place restrictions on seeing adult content and any exceptions would have to be justified to ministers, the manifesto suggests.
The manifesto even suggests that the government might stop search engines like Google from directing people to pornographic websites. “We will put a responsibility on industry not to direct users – even unintentionally – to hate speech, pornography, or other sources of harm,” the Conservatives write.
The laws would also force technology companies to delete anything that a person posted when they were under 18.
But perhaps most unusually they would be forced to help controversial government schemes like its Prevent strategy, by promoting counter-extremist narratives.
Cosy Propaganda - Don’t We Deserve Better?
▻http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/cosy-propaganda-dont-we-deserve-better
George Monbiot and Russell Brand analyse Theresa May’s recent appearance on BBC’s The One Show, with her husband.
Chargée du #Brexit, #Theresa_May reste une énigme
▻https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/280417/chargee-du-brexit-theresa-may-reste-une-enigme
Theresa May en campagne à Bridgend, au pays de Galles, le 25 avril 2017. © Reuters/Rebecca Naden. Theresa May participe samedi à un sommet européen sur le Brexit. La Britannique a provoqué des élections anticipées, dans l’espoir de renforcer sa position dans les négociations avec l’UE. Mais la conservatrice reste évasive sur l’action qu’elle entend mener. Après vingt ans de carrière politique, l’atypique cheffe du gouvernement demeure une interrogation.
#International #David_Cameron #Grande-Bretagne #Jeremy_Corbyn #Royaume-Uni #Tories #UE
En charge du #Brexit, #Theresa_May reste une énigme
▻https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/280417/en-charge-du-brexit-theresa-may-reste-une-enigme
Theresa May en campagne à Bridgend, au pays de Galles, le 25 avril 2017. © Reuters/Rebecca Naden. Theresa May participe samedi à un sommet européen sur le Brexit. La Britannique a provoqué des élections anticipées, dans l’espoir de renforcer sa position dans les négociations avec l’UE. Mais la conservatrice reste évasive sur l’action qu’elle entend mener. Après vingt ans de carrière politique, elle demeure une atypique interrogation.
#International #David_Cameron #Grande-Bretagne #Jeremy_Corbyn #Royaume-Uni #Tories #UE
Netanyahu to German Foreign Minister: Cancel meeting with Israeli leftists or we won’t meet
▻http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.785477
Germans say meetings with B’Tselem, Breaking the Silence still scheduled after prime minister issues ultimatum to Sigmar Gabriel, who is visiting Israel.
Barak Ravid Apr 24, 2017 11:54 PM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is demanding that German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, who arrived on Monday for a visit to Israel, cancel his planned meeting on Tuesday with representatives of B’Tselem and Breaking the Silence.
Senior officials in the Prime Minister’s Office said that Netanyahu issued an ultimatum to Gabriel, saying that if the latter does not cancel his meetings with the left-wing groups, the prime minister won’t meet with him. The ultimatum was first reported by Israel Channel 2 News.
As of Monday night, the meeting with the two groups’ representatives had not been canceled, and German diplomats said it would take place. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Gabriel, but the meeting was not listed on his schedule for Tuesday given to the media. The meeting between Gabriel and the leftist groups is planned for Tuesday evening.
The German foreign minister is expected to meet with President Reuven Rivlin and opposition chairman Isaac Herzog. Herzog issued a statement Monday condemning Netanyahu for the ultimatum and accused him of harming Israel’s foreign relations.
“Netanyahu is fleeing from the field,” Herzog said. “Netanyahu’s ultimatum to the German foreign minister is a serious blow to Israel’s foreign relations with the biggest economy in Europe and a true friend of Israel. Instead of running away from the campaign, I call on Netanyahu to meet with the German foreign minister and present his positions and Israel’s positions, without fear of any organizations.”
Two months ago, the Belgian ambassador to Israel was summoned to a clarification meeting at the Foreign Ministry after Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel met with representatives of Breaking the Silence and B’Tselem during his visit to Israel. The previous day Netanyahu had met with Michel and asked that the Belgian government stop funding left-wing organizations in Israel.
The week before that, during his meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May in London, Netanyahu asked that Britain stop funding Israeli left-wing groups, first and foremost Breaking the Silence
Netanyahu menace d’annuler un entretien avec un ministre allemand
AFP / 25 avril 2017
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Le Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu menaçait mardi d’annuler un entretien prévu avec le chef de la diplomatie allemande Sigmar Gabriel si celui-ci rencontrait des représentants d’organisations critiques du gouvernement, a indiqué un responsable israélien.
Ce responsable a confirmé auprès de l’AFP, sous couvert de l’anonymat, des informations d’abord rapportées par la chaîne israélienne Channel 2.
L’annulation de l’entretien entre MM. Netanyahu et Gabriel représenterait un accroc rare dans les relations diplomatiques entre Israël et l’Allemagne, l’un des plus fermes soutiens européens de l’Etat israélien.
Elle surviendrait cependant dans un contexte de rafraîchissement des relations entre les deux pays.
M. Gabriel a dit mardi matin qu’une telle annulation serait « impensable ».
« Nous apprenons par les médias israéliens que le Premier ministre Netanyahu, que j’ai de surcroît rencontré très souvent, veut annuler cette visite parce que nous voulons rencontrer des représentants critiques de la société civile », a-t-il déclaré à la télévision publique allemande ZDF.
« Je peux à peine imaginer cela, car cela serait extrêmement regrettable », a-t-il ajouté, « il est tout à fait normal que, lors d’une visite à l’étranger, on parle à des représentants de la société civile ».
M. Gabriel prévoit de rencontrer mardi des représentants de B’Tselem, une ONG israélienne qui documente les violations des droits de l’Homme dans les Territoires palestiniens occupés depuis 50 ans par l’Etat hébreu, et de Breaking the Silence, autre ONG israélienne qui offre sous le couvert de l’anonymat une plateforme aux soldats israéliens pour raconter leur vécu et dénoncer les agissements selon eux condamnables de l’armée.
Les deux ONG comptent parmi les bêtes noires du gouvernement israélien.
Netanyahu annule une rencontre avec un ministre allemand
AFP / 25 avril 2017
▻https://www.romandie.com/news/ZOOM--Netanyahu-annule-une-rencontre-avec-un-ministre-allemand/790615.rom
Le Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu a annulé mardi une rencontre avec le chef de la diplomatie allemande Sigmar Gabriel après une dispute très inhabituelle sur le programme du ministre.
M. Netanyahu avait prévenu qu’il ne recevrait pas M. Gabriel si ce dernier rencontrait en soirée des représentants de deux ONG israéliennes très critiques de son gouvernement.
Cette annulation est un rare accroc public dans les relations d’Israël avec l’Allemagne, qui est un de ses plus fermes soutiens européens.
Elle survient dans un contexte de rafraîchissement des relations bilatérales, notamment au sujet de la colonisation, c’est-à-dire la construction par Israël d’habitations civiles dans les Territoires palestiniens occupés, critiquée par Berlin.
« Je peux confirmer que la rencontre est annulée », a affirmé à l’AFP un haut responsable israélien qui a requis l’anonymat. Il a précisé que l’annulation avait été décidée à l’initiative de Benjamin Netanyahu.
M. Gabriel avait indiqué plus tôt qu’une telle annulation serait « impensable ».
B’Tselem to Netanyahu: We will not take orders or succumb to pressure
April 26, 2017 4:30 P.M. (Updated: April 26, 2017 4:30 P.M.)
▻http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=776672
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — After German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel met with Israeli human rights groups Tuesday night, in defiance of an ultimatum by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who asked the diplomat to cancel the meetings, B’Tselem — one of the organizations Gabriel met with — affirmed that it would not succumbed to pressure from Netanyahu and reiterated its opposition to the Israeli occupation.
In a continuation of rising the Israeli government’s intolerance for criticism targeting the state, Netanyahu canceled a scheduled meeting with Gabriel, after the foreign minister committed to meeting with B’tselem, Breaking the Silence — a group dedicated to publicizing the testimonies of former Israeli soldiers who had committed or witnessed human rights violations while deployed in the occupied Palestinian territory — and other “left-wing” groups.
The Israeli prime minister’s office said in a statement that Netanyahu’s policy was “not to meet foreign visitors who on trips to Israel meet with groups that slander (Israeli) soldiers as war criminals.” However, both Netanyahu and Gabriel have since assured that relations between Israel and Germany would not be harmed by the incident.
Gabriel said that "you can’t get a proper and comprehensive picture in any country on Earth if you only meet in government offices,” and reportedly refused to take a phone call from Netanyahu on Tuesday afternoon explaining his position.
Mark Steel On Conservative Doublespeak
▻http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/mark-steel-on-conservative-doublespeak
Mark Steel on Theresa May’s snap general election.
#Theresa_May, générale en chef du #Brexit, convoque des élections
▻https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/190417/theresa-may-generale-en-chef-du-brexit-convoque-des-elections
Theresa May annonce la tenue d’élections anticipées, mardi 18 avril 2017. © REUTERS En réclamant l’organisation d’élections #législatives anticipées le 8 juin prochain, avec trois ans d’avance, la première ministre britannique espère terrasser toute forme d’opposition et profiter un maximum de la faiblesse des travaillistes.
#Theresa_May, générale en chef du #Brexit
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Theresa May annonce la tenue d’élections anticipées, mardi 18 avril 2017. © REUTERS En réclamant l’organisation d’élections #législatives anticipées le 8 juin prochain, avec trois ans d’avance, la première ministre britannique espère terrasser toute forme d’opposition.
Royaume-Uni : Theresa May passe en force - Le Point
▻http://www.lepoint.fr/europe/royaume-uni-theresa-may-passe-en-force-18-04-2017-2120568_2626.php
La tentation est d’autant plus grande que les tories devancent d’une vingtaine de points un parti travailliste divisé entre l’aile réformiste qui avait été au pouvoir avec Tony Blair et une frange gauchisante que sa radicalité condamne à une opposition durable . Le Labour est tellement mal en point que certains s’interrogent sur ses chances de survie. En outre, son leader, Jeremy Corbyn, cumule les handicaps : à la fois héritier de cette « gauche folle » qui effraie l’électorat modéré, dépourvu de charisme et incapable d’imposer son autorité.
De toute évidence, ça ne paie pas d’être critique de l’Europe, et de ne pas appeler à la quitter... en tout cas dans la tête des électeurs.
Et puis comme chez nous avec le PS, le Labour est embourbé par ses élus qui n’imaginent pas de suivre autre chose qu’une ligne purement Blairiste, et donc totalement déconnectée de la majorité de la population...
Je reste perplexe sur la suite des évènements si ce n’est ni Mélenchon, ni Le Pen qui passent... (ça ne sera de toute façon ni Hamon, ni un des autres « Frexiters »... il ne reste donc que Fillon et Macron, les deux accros à l’Austérité qui rend beau et intelligent)
Good Gravy Not Another Bloody Election
▻http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/good-gravy-not-another-bloody-election
As I write, a million words are being typed on the same subject as quickly as fingers can slam downwards, in a quest to shovel something regarding Theresa May’s election plans onto front pages...
Les citoyens de l’UE ne se sentent plus bienvenus au Royaume-Uni
▻https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/160417/les-citoyens-de-l-ue-ne-se-sentent-plus-bienvenus-au-royaume-uni
En arrivant à Downing Street, Theresa May s’est engagée à diviser par trois le solde migratoire annuel du pays. Son prédécesseur, David Cameron, n’y était pas parvenu. Mais à l’heure du Brexit, May a fait de la lutte contre l’immigration son Graal. Les Européens du Royaume-Uni redoutent de servir de « monnaie d’échange » durant les négociations avec Bruxelles.
Les citoyens de l’UE ne se sentent plus bienvenus au Royaume-Uni
▻https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/160417/les-citoyens-de-lue-ne-se-sentent-plus-bienvenus-au-royaume-uni
En arrivant à Downing Street, Theresa May s’est engagée à diviser par trois le solde migratoire annuel du pays. Son prédécesseur, David Cameron, n’y était pas parvenu. Mais à l’heure du Brexit, May a fait de la lutte contre l’immigration son Graal. Les Européens du Royaume-Uni redoutent de servir de « monnaie d’échange » durant les négociations avec Bruxelles.
Russia ’furious’ with Assad over gas attack
▻http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/04/russia-us-chemical-weapons-attack-assad-putin-tillerson.html
WASHINGTON — Privately, Russian officials are furious with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a suspected April 4 chemical weapons attack in Idlib province that killed over 80 people, Russia analysts said. They see it as threatening to sabotage the potential for US-Russia rapprochement ahead of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s first visit to Moscow this week.
Syria’s alleged chemical weapons attack in Idlib province has threatened to sabotage potential US-Russia rapprochement, and Russia is privately furious with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Author Laura Rozen Posted April 10, 2017
But Russia is also confused by what it perceives as contradictory statements from various top Trump Cabinet officials on whether US policy is shifting to demand Assad’s ouster, to what degree does the United States think Russia is culpable for Assad’s behavior, and more broadly, who from the administration speaks for Donald Trump, they said.
“Assad committed suicide here,” Michael Kofman, a Russia military expert with the Kennan Institute, told Al-Monitor in an interview April 10. Russia “will never forgive him for this.”
The suspected April 4 nerve gas attack on rebel-held Khan Sheikhoun that killed over 80 people, many of them children, “is a complete disaster” for Russia, Kofman said. “It destroyed the legacy of the 2013 deal [to remove Syria’s chemical weapons] that both countries [the United States and Russia] certified. So it made liars of both of us.”
He noted, “It provided all the ammunition to sabotage rapprochement between the United States and Russia. Look at the atmospherics. It caused public embarrassment. [Russian President Vladimir] Putin has to swallow US cruise missile strikes. Notice he has not defended Assad. It looks bad for Russia.”
Kofman added, “It demonstrates … in terms of Putin being a power broker … that the Russian role is very aspirational. It prevented him from doing this.”
“The Russians weren’t happy about what happened,” Nikolas Gvosdev, a Russia expert and professor at the US Naval War College, told Al-Monitor, referring to the April 4 chemical weapons attack. “They don’t like unpredictability … when things happen that throw what they are planning off course.”
“The Russians don’t like to be surprised,” Gvosdev added. “They don’t like … [to be made to] look like they can’t enforce agreements or don’t have as much influence over Assad as they were suggesting.”
Trump discussed Syria during a phone call with British Prime Minister Theresa May on April 10, and according to the British readout, the two leaders said they saw an opportunity to press Russia to break its alliance with Assad.❞
#Russie #Syrie #armeschimiques
C’est une impression ou bien tous les russes interrogés sont membres d’organisations US ?
@biggrizzly Oui ce qui est tendancieux, car ils appartiennent l’Institut Kennan de Mr Kennan qui a organisé le containment de l’Urss depuis le début de la guerre froide. Il vaux mieux passer par d’autres sources pour avoir l’avis réel des russes et mieux pour lire entre les lignes de cette affaire qui ressemble à un « casus belli » comme en 2013 ! Pour ceux que ça interesse les mensonges d’Eliot Higgins et Daniel Kaszta sur le présumé « smocking gun » contre Assad lors d’un tir de « gaz sarin » dont on sait que ce sont les djihadistes les vrais responsables : ▻https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1B_DCeZ6N6OTlRpMFAtV1VEZGM/view
Tant qu’on est dans les mensonges pour appuyer une nouvelle guerre, repensons a Collin Powel et sa fiole d’Anthrax dont on sait maintenant que les CIA et FBI étaient derrière l’intox :
iecesetmaindoeuvre.com/IMG/pdf/L_anthrax_et_Wired.pdf
Et dès 1982 les Usa dont la DIA avait le projet d’attaque la Syrie laique des Assad en se servant des Frères Musulmans comme chair à canon pour créer une guerre religieuse et ethnique :
►https://syria360.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/dia-syria-muslimbrotherhoodpressureintensifies-2.pdf
Exactement ce qui se passe à l’heure actuelle ...
Sur France inter à 19h réquisitoire assez convaincant contre la Russie ; puis on passe à la situation du Yémen, où « la violence de la guerre » et « la famine » menacent des centaines de milliers de personnes. Là par contre je n’ai pas entendu les mots « Arabie saoudite » ou « États-Unis ». C’est juste « la guerre » qui est mise en cause.
