THE YANKEE DOODLE “INVASION” BY MELANIE SULLY In preparation for the D Day landings in the Second World War many US troops were stationed in the UK in places like the West of England. They arrived after long journeys by boat and often were to receive a mixed reception by the locals. For ... Weiterlesen >
WHO IS "THE BRITISH MOTORING INDUSTRY" IN 2020? BY WOLFGANG BUCHTA In 2019 the United Kindom produced - according to the "European Automobile Manufacturers Association" - more than 1.3 million passenger cars which put the UK into the fifth position in Europe after Germany, Spain, France and the Czech Republic. So everything is ... Weiterlesen >
THE PREMIER LEAGUE IN TIMES OF CORONA BY CHRISTIAN STEINER Just like more or less every football league in Europe, the English Premier League was forced into taking a break in the middle of March with Leicester City's 4-0 victory against relegation threatened Aston Villa on the 9th of March being the final ... Weiterlesen >
“BEING BRITISH MEANS BEING FOR AMERICA AND AGAINST EUROPE. BEING BRITISH ALSO MEANS BEING PROTESTANT, AND BEING PROTESTANT ALSO MEANS BEING ANTI-CATHOLIC” BY WOLFGANG GEISSLER This Blog comes with a Health Warning because it can be seen as controversial! In six previous Blogs and essays I have attempted to shed light on some of the ... Weiterlesen >
IS THERE A WAY TO SUCCEED FOR POLITICIANS IN TIMES OF CRISIS? BY JOCHEN RESSEL “Politik ist die Kunst des Möglichen” said the German statesman Otto von Bismarck once – a quote which can be translated only in a humbling way: „Politics is the art of the possible.” But is there anything possible ... Weiterlesen >
WHAT THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL CLASS AND THE BRITISH SYSTEM OF PLEBISCITARY DEMOCRACY HAVE TO DO WITH THE PRESENT COVID-19 CRISIS IN THE UK. BY WOLFGANG GEISSLER You may be forgiven to wonder whether it is the similar hairstyle that is the reason for the catastrophic handling of the Covid-19 crisis on either ... Weiterlesen >
IS THE DEMOCRATIC CONCEPT OUT OF DATE OR HOW CAN IT BE MADE ATTRACTIVE AGAIN? BY JOCHEN RESSEL It’s election time again! But imagine, that only 2 out of 3 persons are taking part in the decision process. The rest is neglecting the chance to participate. From the 67,3 % of participants of ... Weiterlesen >
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 >
