… das bisher nur in Medien-Phantasien existierende Paralleluniversum „4 Wochen sibirische Kälte“ erlogen in der leider berechtigten Hoffnung, dass alle nachziehen.
Daily Archives: 21. Januar 2019
Schneehelden im Schneechaos
Die offene Frage bleibt allerdings, warum die zivilen Katastrophenschutzbehörden des Freistaats z.T erst Tage später in Bewegung gesetzt wurden. Die Mobilisierung von 500 bayerischen Bereitschaftspolizisten erfolgte am selben Tag wie das Anlaufen des militärischen Großeinsatzes. Die (Freiwilligen-)Feuerwehren und das THW aus der Region um Nürnberg machten sich hingegen erst am 13. Januar in die Schneegebiete auf den Weg[6] – zwei Tage nachdem der „militärische Katastrophenalarm“ bereits ausgelöst worden war. In diesem Vorgehen zeigt sich deutlich, dass der Mythos der Bundeswehr als letzte Hilfsinstanz für den absoluten Ausnahmefall längst der Vergangenheit angehört.
Five Eyes
Experten in Australien spekulieren, Berlin könne für eine Teilnahme an dem Boykott die Aufnahme in die Five Eyes erhalten, die der BND seit vielen Jahren anstrebt. Zugleich heißt es in Berlin, man müsse 5G von Konzernen aus der EU errichten lassen, um „die eigene Technologie-Kompetenz zu erhalten“.
Der Vertrag von Aachen
Ergänzend zu den Bestimmungen des Vertrags von Aachen hat sich kürzlich eine rund 25-köpfige deutsch-französische „Strategiegruppe“ für weitere Schritte zum Ausbau der deutsch-französischen Militärpolitik ausgesprochen. Der Gruppe gehören vorwiegend Außenpolitikexperten aus Think-Tanks, parteinahen Stiftungen und Parlamentsapparaten an
Geheimprojekt: Facebook testet mit Airbus Internet-Drohnen in Australien
Mit Hilfe der Airbus-Drohne Zephyr möchte der Social-Media-Konzern künftig aus der Stratosphäre Internet auf die Erde strahlen. Die Drohnen steigen den Plänen nach in eine Höhe von 20 Kilometern auf. Dort nehmen sie per Mikrowellen-Strahlung Verbindung zum Boden auf. Selbst entlegene Erdgegenden sollen damit online gebracht werden – und Facebook nutzen.
Emails in support of our deselection campaign are flying in today! The most popular candidate for deselection is Mr Dominic Grieve. Take note, @BeaconsfieldCCA. If you‘re a Conservative party member and wish to show Remoaners who is truly sovereign, get in touch at info@leave.eu
The small-print of Grieve’s amendment is most revealing
as ever, it’s worth reading a lawyer’s exact words rather than simply accepting assurances about intent. Here is the precise wording (with my emphasis):
‘…a Motion in connection with the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union in the name of at least 300 Members of the House elected to the House as members of at least five parties and including at least 10 Members elected to the House as members of the party in Government shall stand as the first item of business;’
So such a motion would not require the support of ten MPs from the governing party, only ten MPs ‘elected to the House as members’ of such a party. In other words, MPs who had defected, or resigned the Whip, or been expelled from the governing party would still count as lending support from the Government benches. How convenient.
Statement on the impartial relationship between clerks and Members of Parliament
Copy of the letter of complaint sent to Sunday Times from Sir David Natzler, Clerk of the House of Commons:
I write as Head of the House of Commons service to complain formally about the article published on the front page of The Sunday Times on 20th January.
Your claim that a named official was “drawing up plans to overturn the normal rules of parliament” in support of “rebel MPs” are insinuations of improper behaviour and support for a particular political position, and a gross misrepresentation of the nature of the relationship between Clerks and Members of Parliament. Providing advice to MPs is a key part of the job of Clerks. MPs from all parties and with a range of views will regularly approach the Clerks to get advice on how to get their view into a motion or amendment, or how to draft a Private Member’s Bill on a particular topic. They will offer such advice regardless of any personal views on the subject.
NEW: PM sets out argument against a 2nd #Brexit referendum: -Could strengthen ‚the hand of those campaigning to break up our UK‘ (i.e. SNP). -Would require extension of Article 50 & more MEPs elected in May. -Could ‚damage social cohesion by undermining faith in our democracy‘.
PLOT FURY: Remainer ringleader Dominic Grieve blasted for ‘bitter, twisted and dangerous’ plot to block Brexit
The pro-EU Tory will this week table an amendment which would give a minority of MPs the power to keep Britain in the EU.
He wants to hijack the Commons statement being made today by Theresa May on the way forward for Brexit.
If successful, his amendment would allow Article 50 to be suspended indefinitely on the say-so of 300 MPs.
Theresa May in Brexit meltdown
Leaked emails obtained by this newspaper show that Dominic Grieve, the former attorney-general, has been in secret communications with Colin Lee, the clerk of bills, with the explicit intention of suspending Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Lee drew up three versions of the plan for Grieve — each of which would overturn centuries of parliamentary precedent — and then swore him to secrecy.
So the debate on 29 Jan might not be a debate on a plan B but could be debate on how you get to a plan B. (Worth noting that we don’t know the rules that will apply for the debate eg number of amendments and those rules themselves might be contested). 5/
9:02 AM – 18 Jan 2019
No second vote on Brexit deal likely before February, says No 10
May’s spokesman said the vote due to be held on 29 January was not “a second meaningful vote” and the government’s motion would not spell out in detail the next stage of the prime minister’s plan to get a Brexit agreement through parliament.
Instead, it is likely to be a vehicle for multiple solutions from backbench and opposition MPs, who will attempt to amend it.
House of Commons: Monday 21 January 2019
Meeting started at 2.33pm
Prime Minister @theresa_may is to reveal her #Brexit ‚plan B‘ in the Commons at 3.30pm. She‘s expected to propose ditching the controversial Irish backstop, in a bid to win over the DUP.
For more about Brexit, the backstop and the PM‘s plan, head here: http://po.st/1LmqJB
This week parliament voted down a “motion of no confidence” in Theresa May’s government, following the rejection of her Brexit withdrawal agreement. Despite the government surviving this vote, another no confidence vote can be called at any time.
(19.1.2019)
Tory plotters need to understand the concept of winning and losing and not hand victory to those defeated in the Brexit referendum
Shifty Dominic Grieve fancies himself as a Remain superhero, outwitting the Government to rob 17.4million voters.
He doesn’t give a damn about the little people, of course, being a grand QC and former Attorney General.
But Grieve is doing catastrophic harm to his party, to Parliament and our democracy. History won’t be kind to him.
Brexit crisis: Leeds debaters back ‚no-deal‘ exit and reject second EU referendum
As for leaving the EU without a deal, Sky‘s Leeds participants went against the grain of the rest of the country with 54% of the audience wanting a clean break from the bloc.
„It‘s not just about me, it‘s about sovereignty and democracy,“ said a business owner, whose import firm will be affected by a no-deal Brexit.
Theresa May asks her MPs to ‘think about history’. She should do so too
As the smoke clears at the end of one hell of a week at Westminster, Theresa May has to choose between her party and her country. Either she decides to risk the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal on March 29 or she pivots to pursue a softer Brexit with the help of the Opposition, thereby risking the wrath, and perhaps even the departure, of some of her own MPs.
Why the Government‘s latest plan to ditch the backstop won‘t take off
The whole reason for the backstop being in the Withdrawal Agreement that sets out the terms of the UK‘s divorce from the EU is that the Republic‘s border with Northern Ireland would, after Brexit, be the external border of the EU‘s single market – and therefore has to be governed by a treaty between the UK and EU, and not one between the UK and the ROI.
An official from an EU capital also questioned whether the Republic could possibly accept „a bilateralisation that would deprive it of the clout of the EU“.
Amending the Good Friday Agreement will never fix backstop issue
The plan, it is reported, is to “amend” the 1998 Good Friday Agreement in order make a new joint Anglo-Irish commitment that there will be no return to a hard border in Ireland and no infrastructure on that border in any eventuality.
It is argued that this, coupled with some new EU concessions time-limiting the backstop, will be enough get a decent slice of the 118 Tory and 10 DUP on board.
Karfreitagsabkommen
Das Karfreitagsabkommen (englisch Good Friday Agreement, Belfast Agreement oder Stormont Agreement, irisch Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta) ist ein Übereinkommen zwischen der Regierung der Republik Irland, der Regierung Großbritanniens und den Parteien in Nordirland vom 10. April 1998.
Cabinet members reveal that in tonight‘s conference call May talked of trying to find deal with ERG and DUP She has virtually abandoned reaching out to anyone else Another pleading trip to Brussels + bid to strike separate deal with Ireland on Backstop – they‘ve already said No
Newspaper headlines: ‚May blames Corbyn as cross-party talks fail‘
The Times says Theresa May used a conference call on Sunday evening with the Cabinet to say she has halted the cross-party approach to Brexit, and will now focus on securing changes from Brussels designed to win over rebel Conservatives and the DUP.
Could there be an “implementation period” after a no deal Brexit?
Over the past few years, the terms “transition period” and “implementation period” have come to specifically describe this two year period post-Brexit during which the UK temporarily stays in the single market and customs union. That period would be used to negotiate the future trade relationship with the EU.
But this two year “implementation period” only happens if the UK and EU agree a withdrawal deal before 29 March 2019—something that won’t have happened in a no deal scenario.
Brexit is already a complex topic; that’s probably not helped by politicians using terms that have commonly understood meanings in an imprecise or ambiguous way.
Bericht: Berlin verhängt neue Sanktionen gegen den Iran
Die deutsche Regierung verhängt einem Medienbericht zufolge neue Sanktionen gegen den Iran. Grund sei der Verdacht, dass der Geheimdienst des Landes Mordanschläge in Europa verübt und weitere geplant habe, berichteten die „Süddeutsche Zeitung“ (Montag-Ausgabe), NDR und WDR.
Israel fliegt Angriffe auf iranische Einheiten
Das israelische Militär hat nach eigenen Angaben Angriffe auf iranische Einheiten in Syrien geflogen. Zugleich warnte Israel die syrische Armee vor Attacken auf israelisches Staatsgebiet oder Truppen.
The Latest: Israel announces attacks on Iran forces in Syria
The army issued the statement early Monday, hours after Israel carried out a rare daylight air raid near the Damascus international airport.
Until now Israel has largely refrained from public admissions of military operations in neighboring Syria.
In New Video, Netanyahu Says Bribery Indictment Would Be Surrender to Left and Media
In a video released Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a decision to indict him for bribery would be a surrender by the attorney general to the left and the media.
Mandelblit on record: Vote won’t delay PM corruption decision
The election will not delay the decision regarding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public corruption cases, Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit told Hadashot News in a rare on-the-record interview aired Saturday night.