Six candidates have published their wish to participate in the Primary Debates, to be held on the 9th and 16th October, 2011 to determine the Official and Sponsored Socialist Candidate for the Presidential Election to be held in April/MAY 2012. They are:
Martine Aubry
François Hollande
Ségoléne Royal
Arnaud Montebourg
Manuel Valls
Jean-Michel Baylet
The first three candidates have all been active leaders in the Socialist Party for a long time and have a great deal of experience. They all worked with the former Socialist President, Francois Mitterand. it is generally expected one of these three will ultimately become the chosen candidate.
The next two candidates, Arnaud Montebourg and Manuel Valls are two young Socialists who will probably be leading challengers in the next ten to twenty years.
As for Jean-Michel Baylet, he is President of the Radical Party of the Left, a very small Party.
To put it quite simply, it is expected that the first three candidates will get approximately 80% of the votes. The last three candidates will not get more than 20% of the total votes. One should remember that Ségoléne Royal was the Socialist Candidate the last time but lost against Nicolas Sarkozy who became President. She may be eliminated early this time as it expected that the run-off will be between Martine Aubry and François Hollande.
Just over two months ago all the Socialist voters expected that DSK would be nominated as the Socialist Candidate, but his sudden legal problems in New York and now also in France, have put paid to any hopes he had. Things change rapidly in the political world !!!
Friday, 15 July 2011
GORDON BROWN FAILED THE PUBLIC IN NEWS of the WORLD CASE !!!
The plea Gordon Brown made to the Commons to absolve himself for his inaction in the News of the World Hacking Scandal, was lamentable !!! Quite succinctly, he blamed a civil servant for the advice he was given and on which he acted !!!
In fact it transpires that part of the advice that he received indicated that it would not be in the interests of the Labour Party if the scandal broke before the next General Election. This is a critical point when one remembers that a Coalition was finally necessary if the Conservatives were to form a Government !!!
This is just one more problem for David Cameron to correct and which should have been covered by the Socialists, or to be more precise, by Gordon Brown or Tony Blair !!!
In fact it transpires that part of the advice that he received indicated that it would not be in the interests of the Labour Party if the scandal broke before the next General Election. This is a critical point when one remembers that a Coalition was finally necessary if the Conservatives were to form a Government !!!
This is just one more problem for David Cameron to correct and which should have been covered by the Socialists, or to be more precise, by Gordon Brown or Tony Blair !!!
REBEKAH BROOKS RESIGNS !!!
For someone who knew nothing, as I reported in this Blog on July 10, in resigning Rebekah Brooks has done the right thing, even if one cannot be sure that the honourable thing has been done !!!
She will certainly get an honourable pay-off from the Murdoch Group, or be conveniently employed somewhere else in the Group, but she will not be able to escape a summons from the enquieries which are now on-going in the United Kingdom !!!
Reporting ethics appear to have been infringed for a long time in the Murdoch Group and to such an extent, that one wonders whether in the Press in Great Britain there were any defined ethics at all. Who in Great Britain had the responsibility to act if ethics were contravened ? What did he do ?
Another question which needs to be addressed is the action, or inaction, of the police. Did no one from the public ever complain of hacking or other types of interference ?
A fundamental enquiery is the only way to discover the truth behind the cover up of all those who were involved. Afterwards we may get some rules to prevent a repetition in the future.
She will certainly get an honourable pay-off from the Murdoch Group, or be conveniently employed somewhere else in the Group, but she will not be able to escape a summons from the enquieries which are now on-going in the United Kingdom !!!
Reporting ethics appear to have been infringed for a long time in the Murdoch Group and to such an extent, that one wonders whether in the Press in Great Britain there were any defined ethics at all. Who in Great Britain had the responsibility to act if ethics were contravened ? What did he do ?
Another question which needs to be addressed is the action, or inaction, of the police. Did no one from the public ever complain of hacking or other types of interference ?
A fundamental enquiery is the only way to discover the truth behind the cover up of all those who were involved. Afterwards we may get some rules to prevent a repetition in the future.
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
ITALY AND BERLUSCONI, IS REALITY FINALLY IN SIGHT ?
One cannot deny that ITALY, or "ITALIA", is not facing a major crisis!!! It will in fact be the 4th country in EU history of the 17 countries that adopted the EURO as its currency, to be filing for "bankruptcy", i.e. "requesting "aid" !!! Just to be quite clear, the next country which is studying its "options" is SPAIN !!! For some time Spain has been biding its time !!!
BERLUSCONI, following his last court case (there are others to come) was ordered to pay a hefty settlement of 570 Million euros of damages !!! As Prime Minister of his country, finally stripped of his immunity from prosecution, a short term future political carreer can be predicted.
On a philosophical basis, how often has one seen recently the abuses which set in when Presidents or Prime Ministers are re-elected after a second term in office ? This observation concerns not only E U countries but former communist states, Arab States, and African Countries. In fact what will happen in Russia next, and for that matter in other less important countries ?
The EU has lost any control it ever had of the EURO since its introduction in 2000 !!! What can you expect if a currency is not centrally controled ? This Blog has repeated this same criticism many times !!!
The only solution is to permit countries, which can no longer honour their obligations, is to withdraw from the EURO !!! Those countries must then adopt a new local currency, convert EURO Debts and other debts expressed in a foreign currency into the new local currtency, and then devalue the local currency !!! At that point in time the country concerned could start anew !!!
When ex-EURO countries want to rejoin the "NEW EURO" perhaps the EU experts will have had enough time to set up a centralised system of control of the NEW EURO !!! Because there were no real systems of control in place, European Leaders do not want to accept the inevitable solution that a EURO member in difficulty must abandon the EURO. The same EURO leaders do not realize that throwing good money after bad is like a boomerang !!! It comes back with twice the impact !!! Taxpayers bear the brunt of the cost !!!
Some current Leaders hope the problem will go away !!! Many leaders already realize that in the next 12 months they will lose their re-election !!!
BERLUSCONI, following his last court case (there are others to come) was ordered to pay a hefty settlement of 570 Million euros of damages !!! As Prime Minister of his country, finally stripped of his immunity from prosecution, a short term future political carreer can be predicted.
On a philosophical basis, how often has one seen recently the abuses which set in when Presidents or Prime Ministers are re-elected after a second term in office ? This observation concerns not only E U countries but former communist states, Arab States, and African Countries. In fact what will happen in Russia next, and for that matter in other less important countries ?
The EU has lost any control it ever had of the EURO since its introduction in 2000 !!! What can you expect if a currency is not centrally controled ? This Blog has repeated this same criticism many times !!!
The only solution is to permit countries, which can no longer honour their obligations, is to withdraw from the EURO !!! Those countries must then adopt a new local currency, convert EURO Debts and other debts expressed in a foreign currency into the new local currtency, and then devalue the local currency !!! At that point in time the country concerned could start anew !!!
When ex-EURO countries want to rejoin the "NEW EURO" perhaps the EU experts will have had enough time to set up a centralised system of control of the NEW EURO !!! Because there were no real systems of control in place, European Leaders do not want to accept the inevitable solution that a EURO member in difficulty must abandon the EURO. The same EURO leaders do not realize that throwing good money after bad is like a boomerang !!! It comes back with twice the impact !!! Taxpayers bear the brunt of the cost !!!
Some current Leaders hope the problem will go away !!! Many leaders already realize that in the next 12 months they will lose their re-election !!!
Sunday, 10 July 2011
REBECCA BROOKS KNEW NOTHING !!!
In the press this morning one reads that Rebecca Brooks told a commitee of MPs that she had "no knowledge whatsoever" of Phone Hacking while she was editor of the News of the World.
Let's be clear, one has the impression that in the News of the World there were only Saints and Virgins, but no Sinners !!!
If there were any Sinners, they were the object of a thorough investigation, like in a Scoop !!!
What in fact, was Rebecca Brooks paid for ? Just to protect her Hierarchy ?
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N of the W - R.I.P. !!! LONG LIVE THE SCOOPS !!!
At the time when the News of the World was commonly known as the Barmaids Bible, there were few "Scoops" compared with what we are used to nowadays. There were no Mobile Phones and there was little "Investigative Journalism".
What the N of the W did was to publish detailed reports of court cases which revealed the consequences when young ladies strayed from the straight and narrow path. Victorian principles were still the fashion and the moral standard in an era when "The Pill", or anti natal pill, had not yet been produced.
Just as preachers were moralizing their flocks, each Sunday morning, the News of the World was also published for its readers; they were hungry for more stories.
Television coverage, "The Pill", Mobile Phones and other modern means of communication, increased competition for "Scoops" which also led to Investigative Journalism where no holds were barred. This was also visible in other countries, not just in Great Britain. In some cases judges were encouraged, not to say obliged, to impose reporting restrictions. In fact what is really required is a code of conduct for reporting with stiff penalties (fines and/or imprisonment) for Journalists and Editors who abusively invade the privacy of others.
Today the N of the W publishes its last edition. Surely a sister newspaper will try to recover its millions of abandoned readers !!! Scoops will still be required in future, they do sell a lot of newspapers, but the winding up costs may be heavy.
What the N of the W did was to publish detailed reports of court cases which revealed the consequences when young ladies strayed from the straight and narrow path. Victorian principles were still the fashion and the moral standard in an era when "The Pill", or anti natal pill, had not yet been produced.
Just as preachers were moralizing their flocks, each Sunday morning, the News of the World was also published for its readers; they were hungry for more stories.
Television coverage, "The Pill", Mobile Phones and other modern means of communication, increased competition for "Scoops" which also led to Investigative Journalism where no holds were barred. This was also visible in other countries, not just in Great Britain. In some cases judges were encouraged, not to say obliged, to impose reporting restrictions. In fact what is really required is a code of conduct for reporting with stiff penalties (fines and/or imprisonment) for Journalists and Editors who abusively invade the privacy of others.
Today the N of the W publishes its last edition. Surely a sister newspaper will try to recover its millions of abandoned readers !!! Scoops will still be required in future, they do sell a lot of newspapers, but the winding up costs may be heavy.
Friday, 8 July 2011
DSK HAS A DOUBLE EDGED METHOD OF DEFENCE
In his current case in the NY court, where DSK is accused of sexually attacking a chambermaid in his SOFITEL hotel room, the DSK lawyers have undermined the credibility of the chambermaid by proving that she made fraudulent statements when she applied for immigration to the USA many years ago !!! As a result her accusations and evidence must be viewed with reserves.
Now Madame Tristane Banon has filed a case against DSK in the French courts in Paris for Attempted Rape eight years ago. A preliminary investigation has been started. Lawyers for DSK have entered a plea by saying that the events referred to by Mme Banon are imaginary. They have countered by suing for Libellous Accusations !!!
If DSK is proved to have lied in the case by Mme Banon, would he be discredited in the same way as the SOFITEL chambermaid ?
Now Madame Tristane Banon has filed a case against DSK in the French courts in Paris for Attempted Rape eight years ago. A preliminary investigation has been started. Lawyers for DSK have entered a plea by saying that the events referred to by Mme Banon are imaginary. They have countered by suing for Libellous Accusations !!!
If DSK is proved to have lied in the case by Mme Banon, would he be discredited in the same way as the SOFITEL chambermaid ?
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