WHO YIELDS THE REAL POWER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TODAY? BY WOLFGANG GEISSLER Let’s start with the tantalising introduction to something called “The Royal Prerogative”. The royal prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege and immunity attached to the British monarch or “sovereign”, recognised in the United Kingdom. Prerogative powers were formerly ... Weiterlesen >
A CURABLE DISEASE OR SOCIETAL NECESSITY? BY JOCHEN RESSEL There is hardly any problem in the English language with it: The differentiation between female and male addressing is minimal. Not so in German. To guarantee gender equality, most of the text writers carefully observe that the concept of women to be treated with ... Weiterlesen >
OMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW, THE HEADY MIX OF INCOMPETENCE AND DISILLUSIONMENT WITH PARLIAMENT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE THAT PIGS WILL FLY IN NEVERLAND BY WOLFGANG GEISSLER Hand on heart, who still remembers Gisela Stuart? On that morning, Friday, 6 April 2018 at the venerable “Presseclub Concordia” I felt I was in the wrong ... Weiterlesen >
MEDIA COMPETENCE AND WHY PILATUS' QUESTION IS HIGHLY RELEVANT TODAY BY JOCHEN RESSEL He is accused and questioned by the executive representative of the Roman Empire, Pontius Pilatus: “What have you done?” It’s Jesus from Nazareth giving his answer, bringing up his role as the guardian of truth, to which Pilatus replies ironically, ... Weiterlesen >
BORIS JOHNSON SAYS: “WE NEED TO RESTORE THE CLAPPER, IN ORDER TO BONG BIG BEN ON BREXIT NIGHT AND THAT IS EXPENSIVE.” BY WOLFGANG GEISSLER “The bongs cost £500.000 … but we are working on a plan so that people can bung a bob for a Big Ben bong” “Bung a bob” is ... Weiterlesen >
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BRING A DIVIDED SOCIETY TOGETHER? BY JOCHEN RESSEL Following the Austrian mass media through the last years made it quite clear: The Brexit is perceived as an error by the UK people. Politicians should just go for a new referendum (no clue why they simply don’t do it…) ... Weiterlesen >
HOW BRITAIN IS ABOUT TO LOSE THE PEACE. HOW A GREAT COUNTRY IS TRAPPED IN THE HISTORY OF ITS OWN MAKING BY WOLFGANG GEISSLER In 1604 Parliament passed an act requiring all clergy of the Church of England to take an Oath of Allegiance at their ordination to the diaconate or priesthood in ... Weiterlesen >
In einem kurzen Referat vor einer coronabedingt kleinen Gruppe der Österreichisch-Britischen Gesellschaft, dem eine Diskussion folgte, zog Peter Bichler, Inhaber des „House of Scotland“ diesen kontroversiellen Schluss in der Beziehung Englands (im Gegensatz zu Schottland) zu Europa. Einleitung. Otto von Habsburg: „Für mich ist schrittweise immer klarer geworden, dass vor allem England uns fallen ließ. ... Weiterlesen >
Der Vorstandsvorsitzende(CEO) der Austrian Airlines, Dr. Alexis von HOENSBROECHlegte in einem spannenden, informativen und an Dramatik reichen Vortrag am 8. Oktober vor unserer Gesellschaft die Krise der Luftfahrt mit Schwerpunkt auf die heimische Fluglinie dar. Die Lage der internationalen Luftfahrt war durchaus rosig: die Globalisierung schritt voran, die Passagierzuwächse jedes Jahr waren beeindruckend- die AUA ... Weiterlesen >
Die "ehrenwerte Gesellschaft" der ABS ist ja traditionell Stammgast bei Joanna Godwin-Seidl in der Wiener Drachengasse, wo wir ebenso traditionell mit spannenden Theaterstücken konfrontiert werden. Diesmal Corona bedingt auf 42 Personen beschränkt... Aber beginnen wir mit einer resp. zwei kleinen Geschichtsstunden: Lektion 1:Nina Simone (1933 - 2003) war Sängerin, Pianistin, Songschreiberin und Bürgerrechtsaktivistin, die ... Weiterlesen >
