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A study published by the Royal College of Radiologists said cancer centres were reporting dire staffing levels, with half of all posts vacant, being so for more than a year. Demand for therapy is rising 2% a year and it identifies EU staff leaving in large numbers as a major reason. Additionally, it said there are concerns over whether a No Deal Brexit will adversely affect the steady supply of isotopes for cancer treatment
Pro-Brexit truckers are planning to bring the motorways of Britain to a halt this Friday
A Reuters story featured a worried multi-million pound UK asparagus farmer, who is concerned that he would not get foreign labour to pick his harvest easily, as UK staff won`t replace the Eastern European staff, who are now far less likely to come
Police Scotland said they had put hundreds of extra police on standby because of Brexit. These police are ready to step in, should protests, or logistical issues, arise across Scotland during the coming months
Travelodge is seeking to fill its huge staffing gap, down to EU nationals leaving, by targetting working parents who seek flexible hours and extra income
Rightmove said its survey of the housing market shows asking prices are falling
A children`s legal charity, Coram, estimates there are 900,000 EU national children in the UK, with about 285,000 born here. The charity believes children in foster care, care homes and in vulnerable families could slip through the new Home Office compulsory scheme to register all EU nationals net
Bercow throws a 1604 spanner in the works
The House of Commons Speaker invoked a 1604 Parliamentary Convention to stop the government repeatedly bringing the same motion back to the Commons for a vote in an unchanged format
The government had no advance warning of the Speaker`s decision and was flat footed by it. It had planned to carry on lobbying its MPs for a 3rd meaningful vote on Theresa May`s EU Withdrawal Agreement which had been scheduled for Tuesday
Some commentators were predicting May would lose Meaningful Vote 3 (MV3), so the Speaker`s ruling could be a blessing in disguise as she has more time to lobby MPs
The Kyle-Wilson Amendment (proposed by Labour) is now being promoted by the People`s Vote campaign and supporters as a `classic compromise.` In practice, the Labour Party abstains on the vote for MV3. In return, the Withdrawal Agreement is submitted to the people in the form of a referendum, with Remaining in the EU also on the ballot paper alongside it
The government told The Sun it was `drawing up a letter to the EU Council to make a formal request for a long delay, of around 9 months to 1 year. But, this delay period will have an escape clause active between nine and twelve months`
The SNP is growing increasingly unhappy with the extremely strong influence of the DUP on the Conservative government and, along with the Welsh Assembly, it is expressing a more rebellious sentiment towards Westminster
Theresa May had promised to `name the day she would step down as PM` as part of the deal to get the Eurosceptics to vote for her deal on Tuesday (before Speaker Bercow`s decision). She had also promised to offer them the head of her chief negotiator, Olly Robbins, who would step down once her deal passed
May`s deal would have had difficulties, as a hard core of 20-30 Tory MPs said they would not vote for it under any circumstances. So May would still need Labour Leave MPs to replace these votes
With the 29th March departure date still looming, The Guardian reported on MEPs getting ready to clear their desks and vacate their offices
The EU Commission were said to be `gaming` the possible resignation of Theresa May and her replacement as PM by a hardline Eurosceptic successor, during a meeting of EU ambassadors and senior officials last Friday
MP`s are now suggesting alternative next steps publicly - Crispin Blunt MP called for a General Election to break the deadlock
James Gray MP, an ardent Brexit supporter, told ITV Brexit will not happen now
Hardline Tory MPs suggested to The Sun that they go on a voting strike if she asked the EU for another year`s extension to the leaving date.
Dawnus administrators cite Brexit
Administrators for Welsh construction group Dawnus say that while Brexit did not directly cause the business to fail, it made it harder to save. Whilst the financial difficulties of the group were not a consequence of Brexit, there is no doubt that Brexit uncertainty impacted the ability to rescue the business," said administrators - 700 people are affected across a number of sites in the UK
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/dawnus-administrators-cite-brexit
M1 and 'all major roads in Yorkshire' set to be targeted by Pro-Brexit go slow protests
Angry lorry drivers are set to stage a nationwide pro-Brexit go-slow protest which could bring Britain's motorways to a standstill. Truck and HGV drivers across the country are planning a series of demonstrations across the UK on Friday and Saturday, threatening to disrupt rush hour traffic.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/m1-and-all-major-roads-in-yorkshire-set-to-be-targeted-by-pro-brexit-go-slow-protests-1-9656922
Brexit crisis tipped for British asparagus as EU seasonal workers stay away
Uncertainty over eastern Europeans' employment rights and how long they can stay, combined with a fall in the value of the pound, meant Germany and the Netherlands were now considered more attractive destinations. "They go somewhere which is most straightforward and any, even minor, hurdles you put in their way is just nudging them ever closer to going somewhere else," he said. With just 11 days to go until Britain is due to leave the EU, the government is yet to agree a withdrawal arrangement or an extension, meaning the risk of a disorderly "no-deal" Brexit cannot be ruled out.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-farming-labour-idUKKCN1QZ06R
Brexit billionaire chooses BMW engine for 'British' 4x4 project
The UK's richest man, expat Brexit supporter Jim Ratcliffe, has enlisted Germany's BMW to supply engines for a "British" successor to the Land Rover Defender, after handing the vehicle design contract to another German firm last year. Ineos, the chemicals company Ratcliffe founded in 1998 that is responsible for his estimated £21bn fortune, said BMW had joined a partnership aiming to build an "uncompromising" new 4x4 vehicle. He called the tie-up with BMW a "major step forward" in its plans, called Projekt Grenadier, to build a vehicle to be marketed to customers around the world.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/18/land-rover-project-uk-brexit-billionaire-chooses-bmw-engine
Hundreds of Scottish police on standby for Brexit fallout
Police in Scotland will be ready to respond to any emergencies during an "unprecedented set of circumstances" after Brexit, a senior officer has said, with hundreds of officers ready to step in should protests or logistical issues arise. Assistant chief constable Steve Johnson, Police Scotland's EU exit tactical commander, said the force would be prepared to handle a range of potential challenges presented within the coming months. It included having 360 officers on standby to cover unforeseen eventualities. Johnson, who met the Scottish justice secretary, Humza Yousaf, said preparations would extend to any delays at ports, as well as possible political protests.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/18/hundreds-scottish-police-on-standby-brexit-fallout
Brexit: Wales sets out environment protection plans
Action to ensure protection of wildlife and the environment is not lost after Brexit has been unveiled by the Welsh Government. It said it was committed to maintaining and enhancing existing standards. But a 12-week consultation will ask how potential breaches of environmental law should be investigated in future. Nature groups have warned that time is running out to get these safeguards in place.
Travelodge targets parents to fill post-Brexit staffing gap
Budget hotel chain Travelodge is targeting parents who want to return to work to fill a potential post-Brexit staffing gap if EU worker numbers fall. It plans to open 100 new hotels creating 3,000 jobs by 2023, and says it hopes to attract parents by offering flexible hours and school hour roles. The firm, which in 2012 was on the brink of administration, reported strong sales and profits for last year. Travelodge said sales rose 8.8% to £693.3m in 2018. Staff from the EU make up nearly a quarter of all jobs in the hospitality sector. But there are concerns that proposed regulations could dictate what type of workers are allowed to come to the UK after Brexit. The government is consulting on a minimum salary requirement of £30,000 for foreign workers seeking five-year visas.
Brexit or no Brexit, universities must be bridge across a Europe simmering with discontent
Looking around the situation in Europe can be an uncomfortable experience for those who believe in inclusive, open and progressive societies. The rise of populism in many capitals and a growing disregard for evidence-based policymaking is worrying, particularly for those of us working in universities with a mission to advance our collective knowledge base and to work collaboratively to meet the problems our societies face. No part of Europe is immune. We have seen discontent in France, Italy, and even in countries which in the last 30 to 40 years have been more stable politically, like Germany and the UK. Universities spanning countries and sharing education and ideas, can be the beginning of a process to put some of what has been lost together again once more
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/18/brexit-no-brexit-universities-must-bridge-across-europe-simmering/
Brexit fears dampen spring property revival as asking prices fall
Brexit anxiety has all but killed the traditional spring property revival, pushing down asking prices across the UK by 0.8% in the year to March, according to property website Rightmove. Inner London saw the sharpest falls, followed by boroughs across the rest of the capital and surrounding counties, as separate reports showed that Brexit uncertainty was also damaging UK exports and the broader economy.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/18/brexit-property-uk-asking-prices-fall-rightmove
Revealed: The Swindon hospital risk assessments for no-deal Brexit
In one risk assessment, GWH's head of procurement warned hospital executives: "There could be difficulties in manufacturers sustaining support (repair, parts and documentation) for devices, if we are not part of an agreement with the EU." The hospital said it had contacted EU-citizens on the staff roster, informing them of changes to the rules requiring non-UK nationals to pay for settled status. The staff turnover rate for EU nationals was lower now than it was six-months-ago. Currently, it stands at almost 19 per cent compared to 23 per cent half a year ago.
https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/17502165.revealed-the-swindon-hospital-risk-assessments-for-no-deal-brexit/
Northern Ireland's farmers urge DUP to back Brexit deal
Ivor Ferguson has farmed quietly in Northern Ireland's County Armagh for decades. But Brexit has thrust him into the political battle in faraway Westminster.
https://www.ft.com/content/4a10a60e-48b3-11e9-bbc9-6917dce3dc62
Thousands of children 'could become undocumented' after Brexit
Thousands of children of EU nationals risk becoming a new "Windrush generation", a children's legal charity has said. They are concerned that vulnerable children could become undocumented in the same way as the Caribbean children who came to the UK decades ago only to suffer at the hands of the Home Office's hostile environment decades later. An estimated 900,000 EU national children are in the UK with about 285,000 born in the country. Coram Children's Legal Centre fears that children in foster care, in care homes, and others from vulnerable families could slip through the net of the new Home Office registration scheme for EU nationals after Brexit.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/18/thousands-of-children-could-become-undocumented-after-brexit-new-windrush-generation
Additional sources: (Aljazeera)
John Bercow's ruling has changed everything – Europe now decides the fate of Brexit
The one novel option that is now emerging from the fog of Brexit war is the grand compromise of a second referendum coupled with conditional approval of the May deal. This is the so-called Kyle-Wilson amendment which has won the, albeit confused, support of Jeremy Corbyn (who wants to vote Leave in the subsequent referendum, but on Labour terms which do not of course exist). It is "substantially different" from previous meaningful votes because it has a national referendum attached to it – a big move by anyone's standards.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-eu-article-50-delay-theresa-may-a8828081.html
Speaker's unchanged Brexit deal vote ban could be good news for Theresa May
Sky News' senior political correspondent Jon Craig says the PM has more time to win over enough waverers and serial malcontents as she was not looking likely to get her deal through this week, before the EU Summit
https://news.sky.com/story/speakers-unchanged-brexit-deal-vote-ban-is-good-news-for-theresa-may-11669656
EU could hand May lifeline with formal offer of new Brexit date
The EU is set to offer Theresa May a helping hand after her plan for a new meaningful vote was derailed, by formally agreeing on a new delayed Brexit date at upcoming summit. This will focus her campaigning on seeking support for a deal and help sell the deal as different from the earlier two
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/18/eu-could-hand-may-lifeline-with-formal-offer-of-new-brexit-date
@Channel4News Commons Speaker John Bercow says Theresa May cannot hold a third vote on her Brexit deal if her motion is the same, or very similar to, the one that was heavily defeated last week, citing 'convention' dating back to 1604.
Commons Speaker John Bercow says Theresa May cannot hold a third vote on her Brexit deal if her motion is the same, or very similar to, the one that was heavily defeated last week, citing 'convention' dating back to 1604.
@Brexit Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow just said Theresa May will not be allowed to bring forward a third similar vote on her deal this week
BLOCKED. Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow just said Theresa May will not be allowed to bring forward a third similar vote on her deal this week
https://twitter.com/Brexit/status/1107668874923778048
Theresa May to ask for one year Brexit delay after smug Speaker John Bercow torpedoes third vote on EU deal
Speaker John Bercow said "b*ll*cks" to the British people by torpedoing Theresa May's deal and forcing her to ask the EU to delay Brexit for up to a year. The shock ruling – a year after a row over a "Bollocks to Brexit" car sticker was spotted in his wife's motor – sparked jubilation from Labour 'Remainers' pushing for a referendum. Amid scenes of chaos in Parliament, he said a third vote on her Brexit deal could only take place if the offer before MPs was "substantially" different. He signalled updated legal advice would not be enough. senior Government figures revealed that the Ulster unionists took fright at Mr Bercow's ruling. And they said there is now "almost no chance" at getting an agreement with the DUP over the line before a crunch EU summit on Thursday. Instead, No10 sources said the PM was drawing up a letter to EU Council president Donald Tusk to make a formal request for the long delay, instructed by Parliament last week if her deal still hadn't been passed by the Commons. But the PM will also ask Brussels for an escape clause to the delay - expected to be between nine and 12 months.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/8666578/brexit-delay-theresa-may-john-bercow-third-vote/
The Chaotic Triumph of Arron Banks, the "Bad Boy of Brexit"
The U.K. is in a panic over voters' decision to withdraw from the E.U. But the pugnacious millionaire whose donations—and Trumpian scare tactics—helped sway Britons has no regrets.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/25/the-chaotic-triumph-of-arron-banks-the-bad-boy-of-brexit
Two thirds of Tory Brexit rebels vow to stay firm in major blow for Theresa May
A survey by The Sun has found that among the 75 rebels who voted against the PM's deal, 32 said they would not back it if it was brought back to the Commons unchanged
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/8666550/brexit-theresa-may-deal-tory-rebels/
Brexit latest: West Dunbartonshire MP thinks second referendum is best option
A second referendum remains the best option to break the Brexit deadlock, according to West Dunbartonshire's MP. Martin Docherty-Hughes has called on the UK government to take immediate action to extend Article 50. The local SNP MP, who voted against Theresa May's proposed Brexit deal for a second time last week, said he will not support a Tory hard Brexit that he claim hurts the jobs and living standards of his constituents in West Dunbartonshire.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/brexit-west-dunbartonshire-referendum-government-14154094
Brexit: Jacob Rees-Mogg hints at backing deal
Leading Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned Britain may never leave the European Union if Theresa May's deal is voted down by MPs for a third time. Mr Rees-Mogg, chairman of the influential Conservative European Research Group (ERG), said he still regarded the Prime Minister's Withdrawal Agreement as a "very bad deal". However, he expressed concern that if there was now a long delay to the UK's departure from the EU - due to take place on March 29 - Brexit could be thwarted altogether. "No deal is better than a bad deal but a bad deal is better than remaining in the European Union," he said during an LBC radio phone-in.
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/brexit-jacob-rees-mogg-hints-at-backing-deal-1-4891229
DUP's influence over Brexit is 'unacceptable', Nicola Sturgeon tells Theresa May
Theresa May is unfairly favouring Northern Ireland over Scotland and the UK's other devolved nations in the hope of forcing her Brexit deal through, Nicola Sturgeon has said. In a letter to the Prime Minister, she claimed the Government's actions on Brexit had done "sustained and consistent" damage to the idea that the UK was a partnership of equal nations. "It seems clear that maintaining your majority in the UK Parliament comes before respect for the properly constituted governments" Nicola Sturgeon The Scottish First Minister also accused Mrs May of putting her slim working majority at Westminster ahead of respecting the devolved governments by trying to win the DUP's support. Ms Sturgeon was responding to reports that the Government is preparing to offer Northern Ireland extra funding in a final desperate attempt to get its Brexit deal through the House of Commons.
https://inews.co.uk/news/scotland/dup-influence-over-brexit-unacceptable-nicola-sturgeon-theresa-may/
Brain of Brexit fears DUP could be bought into backstop U-turn
One of the key brains of the Brexit campaign has expressed concern that the DUP might do a U-turn on the backstop in return for money. In comments which are implicitly withering, Dan Hannan said it was possible that the DUP would back down because "unionism has a materialistic side". Two weeks ago Mr Hannan said that "government strategists believe that the DUP is looking for an excuse to climb down and that, if it does so, the ERG will follow". Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Mr Hannan, a Tory intellectual who is respected on the right of the Conservative Party, noted the reports of Mrs May hoping "to induce the DUP to vote for a deal that has been expressly designed to weaken the Union". He said that under the backstop "Northern Ireland would remain under the regulatory control of the EU, but have no representation there.
https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/brain-of-brexit-fears-dup-could-be-bought-into-backstop-u-turn-1-8854080
Brexit: Jeremy Hunt says a 'lot more work' needed to get deal through
A "lot more work" is required to get MPs to back Theresa May's Brexit deal, Jeremy Hunt has said, amid uncertainty over whether it will be put to a vote for a third time this week. The foreign secretary said there were "encouraging signs" that opponents of the deal were slowly coming round. But he said another vote would only be held before Thursday's EU summit if ministers were "confident" of victory. A number of Brexiteers have signalled they will continue to oppose the deal. Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson called for further changes to the terms of withdrawal, which the EU has rejected, while 22 Tory MPs have written to the Daily Telegraph saying that leaving without any agreement - known as a no-deal exit - on 29 March would actually be a "good deal" for the UK.
Britain's Brexit crisis is rooted in the power of our public schools
Among the myriad absurdities of Brexit, one has repeatedly taken the whole thing into the realms of the surreal: the gifting of the whip hand to the Tory faction known as the European Research Group. At the start of yet another watershed week, it is still this 90-strong band of ideologues that holds the keys to both Theresa May's political future and the fate of her deal.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/18/bitain-brexit-crisis-public-schools
Theresa May turns to Vienna for Brexit help
London is looking for creative — some say dubious — ways to bring opponents on board. That's where Article 62 of the Vienna Convention — a treaty that lays down the rules about international treaties, or legal agreements between countries — comes in. Under one option set out by the Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay, the U.K. could make a statement saying that if there are "unforeseen circumstances" arising from the implementation of the backstop, the U.K. would have the right to walk away.
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-prime-minister-theresa-may-turns-to-vienna-for-brexit-help-delay-irish-backstop/
Priti Patel's brazen anti-aid agenda is ultimately all about Brexit
Patel, you might think, given the nature of her departure, might not be best thought of as a star turn on the future of British aid, unless you are, of course – like her hosts the TaxPayers' Alliance – essentially ill-informed and hostile to the idea of international development as most understand it. In endorsing the pressure group's new report, which calls for a shift in priorities in British aid, what Patel actually exposed was their profound shared misunderstanding of how aid works.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/mar/18/priti-patel-brazen-anti-aid-agenda-all-about-brexit
Brexit: 'No vote' on deal this week without DUP and ERG support
DUP says talks with UK government are focusing on legal assurances and not cash.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/brexit-no-vote-on-deal-this-week-without-dup-and-erg-support-1.3829665
Jacob Rees-Mogg says THIS person should take over Brexit negotiations from Olly Robbins
Jacob Rees-Mogg disclosed who he thinks should take over trade negotiations between the UK and EU, urging Theresa May to announce the change at the next European Council meeting. Mr Rees-Mogg believes Crawford Falconer, who is currently the UK's Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser, should step in for the next stage of Brexit negotiations. LBC host Nick Ferrari remarked: "Boris Johnson suggests that Theresa May needs to go back to Brussels to seek and I quote, 'real change'. Is he right?" Mr Rees-Mogg replied: "Well there is a council this week on March 21, on Thursday, I think that will be an opportunity to say to them look you do not want the backstop, we do not want the backstop, let's put an end date in.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1101872/brexit-news-latest-uk-eu-jacob-rees-mogg-olly-robbins-john-bercow-commons-vote
Chief Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins will quit if deal goes through, Tory MPs told
Theresa May is under growing pressure to postpone a third Brexit vote after a suggestion that she would replace her chief EU negotiator to get her deal through left her still facing defeat. A meaningful vote that was widely expected tomorrow night could now be held on Wednesday or moved to next week unless there is a major breakthrough this evening. In a desperate last ploy to save her deal, Downing Street has told Tory MPs that Mrs May's chief Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins will quit if it goes through.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-mays-chief-brexit-negotiator-could-be-ousted-in-bid-to-save-deal-a4094491.html
DUP backing will not secure May's Brexit deal, says Jim Wells
Theresa May could lose a third vote on her Brexit plan even if the Democratic Unionists back it in the Commons, due to the number of Conservative rebels, a former DUP minister has predicted. Amid a final scramble by the prime minister to bring her informal coalition partners onboard before a probable vote this week, Jim Wells, who was the DUP's minister for health in the Northern Ireland assembly, said he believed up to 30 Tories would still vote against the plan. "So even with the DUP support, I think it's inevitable that Theresa May, if she pushes a third vote, will go to yet another defeat," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/18/dup-backing-will-not-secure-may-brexit-deal-says-jim-wells
For all our sakes: Theresa May's Brexit deal must be voted down
It is utterly inexcusable that a softer Brexit in the form of a customs union has not been subject to debate in the House of Commons. It is a condemnation of parliament's absurd polarisation and archaic submission to the government of the day. For Britain to proceed towards departing the EU without even voting on what was promised – a "frictionless" leave – would beggar belief. Now, at least, that option will be up for discussion.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/18/theresa-may-brexit-deal-fail-eu-compromise
Steve Bannon talks Russia, Brexit, 2020 and his controversial following
Mr Bannon, who since leaving the White House has become a sort of intellectual guru for nationalist uprisings in Europe, also says Nigel Farage has more influence on Mr Trump than the British prime minister. He went on to heap praise on former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, but for an unexpected reason. He said: "I think Boris Johnson would make a good prime minister. I think Boris Johnson is a guy with big ideas. I think he's the new recreated Boris Johnson who's lost 30 pounds - he's got a new haircut, he's a role model - the way he's lost so much weight... very inspiring."
https://news.sky.com/story/steve-bannon-talks-russia-brexit-2020-and-his-controversial-following-11668563
Theresa May warned she cannot hold another vote on same Brexit deal
Speaker John Bercow has warned Theresa May he will veto a third vote on her Brexit deal unless it is "substantially" different from the previous two versions. He cited a more than 400-year-old Commons rule that blocks parliament being forced to vote on the same issue repeatedly in a short space of time.
https://news.sky.com/story/theresa-may-warned-she-cannot-hold-another-vote-on-same-brexit-deal-11669533
Brexit: John Bercow rules out third meaningful vote on same deal
The solicitor general, Robert Buckland, said the decision was a "constitutional crisis" and that the government might have to consider the drastic step of ending the parliamentary session early and restarting a new session. "We're in a major constitutional crisis here ... This has given us quite a lot to think about in the immediate term. There are ways around this – a prorogation of parliament and a new session – but we are now talking about not just days but hours to 29 March," Buckland told BBC News. "Frankly we could have done without this, but it's something we're going to have to negotiate with and deal with." Downing Street was blindsided by the announcement and unable to give a response at its regular afternoon briefing for journalists. "The speaker did not forewarn us of the content of his statement or the fact that he was making one," May's spokeswoman said.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/18/brexit-john-bercow-rules-out-third-meaningful-vote-on-same-deal
Brexit deal MUST change or I'll block third vote, John Bercow says in urgent statement
The speaker of the House of Commons said MPs have expressed concerns about being asked to vote on Mrs May's controversial deal more than once. He said unless her deal is revised, he will prevent the third meaningful vote on it. He said: "It has been strongly rumoured that third and even possibly fourth meaningful vote motions will be attempted. Hence this statement is designed to signal what would be orderly and what would not. "If the Government wishes to bring forward a new proposition that is neither the same nor substantially the same as that disposed of by the House on March 12 this would be entirely in order.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1101809/brexit-latest-news-brexit-statement-theresa-may-john-bercow
Watch: John Bercow lays into Andrea Leadsom
Today, the Speaker John Bercow dealt a harsh blow to the government's Brexit strategy after announcing that he would block a third vote on Theresa May's withdrawal agreement, unless it changed in a substantial way. Not content though with just one attack on the government, the Speaker also found time to launch a dig at his favourite rival in the House of Commons: Andrea Leadsom. 'I note that as the right honourable gentleman asks his question and I respond, the leader of the house [Leadsom] is playing with her electronic device and so is the deputy chief whip [Pincher]. I didn't include him in the category of very senior people in the house, but that's a debatable proposition.'
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/03/watch-john-bercow-lays-into-andrea-leadsom/
Third Brexit vote must be different - Speaker
Speaker John Bercow has thrown the UK's Brexit plans into further confusion by ruling out another vote on the PM's deal unless MPs are given a new motion. In a surprise ruling, he said he would not allow a third "meaningful vote" in the coming days on "substantially the same" motion as MPs rejected last week. With 11 days to go before the UK is due to leave the EU, ministers have warned of a looming "constitutional crisis". The UK is currently due to leave the EU on 29 March. Theresa May has negotiated the withdrawal deal with the EU but it must also be agreed by MPs. They have voted against it twice, and the government has been considering a third attempt to get it through Parliament. Mr Bercow cited a convention dating back to 1604 that a defeated motion could not be brought back in the same form during the course of a parliamentary session.
Government's Brexit deal needs 'substantial changes' before MPs can vote on it again
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has ruled out another vote on Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement if the motion is substantially the same as last time. The ruling means May's deal, as it stands, will not be put before MPs as anticipated would happen this week. Bercow said the government cannot "resubmit to the House the same proposition, or substantially the same proposition," for a third time. The Speaker cited the Commons rulebook Erskine May as he set out a convention dating back to 1604 that a defeated motion cannot be brought back in the same form during the course of a parliamentary session.
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-03-18/governments-brexit-deal-needs-substantial-changes-before-mps-can-vote-on-it-again/
Bercow detonates May's third vote with dramatic Brexit intervention
John Bercow blew the whole thing apart. After years of petty sneers and active sabotages of parliament by the government, he finally took his revenge. And it was huge: dramatic, constitutionally-explosive and with far-reaching repercussions for Brexit and British democracy. Once he was done, the prime minister's strategy was in ruins. This was a long time coming. The referendum had created a new kind of sovereignty in British democracy. Since the English civil war in the 1600s, sovereignty lay with parliament, which gained its legitimacy through the elections held by the public. But the referendum result created a new form of political legitimacy: that of direct democracy.
https://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2019/03/18/bercow-detonates-may-s-third-vote-with-dramatic-brexitinterv
https://www.channel4.com/news/conservative-mp-rachel-maclean-speaker-has-increased-risk-of-very-long-extension-or-no-deal
Brexit: Bercow chucks a hulking great spanner in the works
"He's breaking the constitution" - quite the accusation, laid at the door of John Bercow's grand speaker's apartments. It's notable because it's the view of a government minister who is not one of those whose pulse quickens when discussing leaving or trying to stay in the European Union. There is, of course, precedent in the very well-thumbed copies of Erskine May, the parliamentary rules, for the speaker's decision. Quoting decisions as far back as 1604, John Bercow was quite clear that governments are not meant to be able to keep asking parliament the same question, in the hope of boring MPs into submission if they keep saying no. But as another member of the government put it mildly, the speaker has a reputation for being "interventionist", and he has, this afternoon, chucked a hulking great spanner in the works.
@JolyonMaugham Here's the page from Erskine May which the Speaker is reading out.
Here's the page from Erskine May which the Speaker is reading out.
https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1107667240785199105
Brexit: EU wary of divisions over UK delay
The EU has almost given up understanding what's going on in UK politics. This weekend, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte compared UK Prime Minister Theresa May to the Monty Python knight whose limbs get cut off in a duel, but insists to his opponent that the fight was a draw. Elsewhere in the EU, there is less attempted humour about the situation, especially with the prospect of a lengthy delay to Brexit on the cards. "The whole point of Article 50 [which sets out the legal process for leaving the EU] is to go," a diplomatic contact from one of the UK's closest trading partners told me. "The UK triggered Article 50 two years ago, but it prevaricates, debates with itself and hovers around on the EU stage."
Brexit: Frustrated voters in Labour's Wales heartlands just want it to be over
Nestled at the foot of the Gwent Valleys just north of Newport, Cwmbran forms part of the safe Labour constituency of Torfaen. Residents voted by 59.8% to 40.2% to Leave at the 2016 referendum. It is typical of the traditional Labour heartlands which ...
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/frustrated-voters-labours-wales-heartlands-14153770
With Brexit approaching UK's voice in Brussels grows quiet
Although delay is on the cards, wheels are in motion for the long-planned Brexit day. British MEPs have been told to clear their offices by 29 March, as their passes will stop working soon after. Redundancy notices have been served to British MEP assistants, although contract renewal notices are now in the works for some. "It's uncertain, it's unnerving that we still don't have an answer," one assistant said. "If there is any kind of extension that is a bonus, but for me I've always been planning on 29 March." Outside the Brexit hothouse, the reality has not fully hit home for everyone. "I'm getting invites to host events in Brussels in April," the Labour MEP Seb Dance tweeted recently. "What can I say?!" "There is a sort of resignation in the air in recent weeks," he told the Guardian. "It is not one I share. I have always said all along the odds are against stopping Brexit – that's obvious, but if anything is going to change it will be in the last few weeks."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/18/with-brexit-approaching-uks-voice-in-brussels-grows-quiet
Leave MPs must take responsibility for the horrors of a long Brexit delay
In a letter published in the Daily Telegraph, 23 Conservative MPs explained why they still wouldn't vote for Theresa May's Brexit deal, despite the alternative before them of a potentially lengthy delay to the whole idea. As long-standing supporters of leaving the EU, they said that their "moral course is clear". They argued that it is not their fault that they are now confronted by what they regard as "two unacceptable choices" – a bad deal or a prolonged delay – "but it will be our fault if we cast a positive vote in favour of either for fear of the other". This statement has important implications and is also a fascinating argument.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/03/18/leave-mps-must-take-responsibility-horrors-long-brexit-delay/
Believe me, the Civil Service is trying to sink Brexit. I have seen it from the inside
As a civil servant I can tell you large parts of the Whitehall machine are systematically working against leaving the EU. I have met thousands of civil servants in the past few years: I can only recall five who voted for Brexit. At first, I thought they were perhaps just staying quiet given the political climate, but my worst fear was confirmed during the high-profile remainer Gina Miller's successful court case to make sure Parliament has a say on the Brexit outcome
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/03/18/believe-civil-service-trying-sink-brexit-have-seen-inside/
EU plans for Theresa May's departure 'after losing confidence' in prime minister
EU officials are preparing contingency plans on how to deal with a hardline successor to Theresa May. European leaders revealed at the weekend that they have lost confidence in the prime minister's ability to govern and are concerned she will be replaced by a leader who will try and unpick the withdrawal agreement. During a meeting of EU ambassadors and senior officials on Friday the European Commission's secretary general Martin Selmayr raised the scenario of May leaving office.
https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/17/eu-plans-for-theresa-mays-departure-after-losing-confidence-in-pm-8916055/
Tory MP Says Theresa May Should Call Snap Election To Break Brexit Deadlock
A Conservative MP says Theresa May should now call a snap general election in a bid to break the Brexit impasse. Crispin Blunt told Eddie Mair the Prime Minister should seek a "new mandate from the electorate" after Speaker John Bercow ruled MPs can't vote on her Brexit deal for a third time without "substantial" change.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/eddie-mair/tory-mp-saystheresa-may-call-snap-election-brexit/
London: The Athens of the north
The ignorance of so many at Westminster in this matter of the utmost national importance is truly staggering. And it is that revelation that many of my journalistic colleagues from across Europe have found most disturbing; that so many British politicians are prepared to take such monumental decisions on the basis of such colossal ignorance of that which they claim is damaging their country. Know thy enemy is sound advice. They refuse to follow it. Just ask Sir Ivan Rogers when he is in Dublin next week. The celebration of the unlearned by the unprincipled, the elevation of dogma over fact, the rewarding of bullying over brains - all have led the British political class to where they are now: clawing at each other in last minute desperation, seeking to find answers to questions that should have been asked, and answered, long before they set the Article 50 clock in motion.
https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2019/0318/1036746-brexit-whelan-analysis/
Rees-Mogg: Brexit 'has made no difference to my financial situation'
Despite statistics continually showing Brexit is leaving the British people worse-off, Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg says that it has made "no difference" to his financial situation. That the country as a whole, in his view, would see the benefit not just him
https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/jacob-rees-mogg-says-bad-deal-better-than-remain-1-5943779
@ITVNews 'Brexit will not now occur.' Ardent Leaver and Conservative MP James Gray gives his reaction to the speaker's decision on a third meaningful vote.
'Brexit will not now occur.' Ardent Leaver and Conservative MP James Gray gives his reaction to the speaker's decision on a third meaningful vote.
France's EU minister names her cat 'Brexit' because 'he meows loudly to be let out but won't go through the door'
France's minister for European affairs says she has named her cat "Brexit" on account of its indecisive nature. Nathalie Loiseau told Le Journal du Dimanche that her pet meows loudly to be let out each morning, but then refuses to go outside when she opens the door. The comments from the French government's lead in Brexit talks come ahead of a decision by EU leaders on whether to extend the Brexit negotiating period at the request of the UK. And this week will see a possible third rejection of Theresa May's Brexit deal by the House of Commons. "He wakes me up every morning meowing to death because he wants to go out, and then when I open the door he stays put, undecided, and then glares at me when I put him out," Ms Loiseau said.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/brexit-france-theresa-may-deal-nathalie-loiseau-cat-a8828026.html
Hardline Tory Brexiteers threaten to go on strike if Theresa May carries out vow to delay Brexit by a year
Hardline Tory Brexiteers have threatened Theresa May they will go on strike if she carries out her vow to delay Brexit by a year. No10 on Monday set a deadline of late on Tuesday for MPs to agree the PM's exit deal before Thursday's European summit.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/8666568/
@ByDonkeys Day 3 of the #MarchToLeave. Looks like we're down to about 60, though could be some stragglers. Still no sign of @Nigel_Farage
Day 3 of the #MarchToLeave. Looks like we're down to about 60, though could be some stragglers. Still no sign of @Nigel_Farage
Revealed: How dark money split the Tories' ruling elite
One of the remarkable features of Brexit is that this rule has been broken. The Conservative party has wrenched itself asunder over an issue which most people in the UK didn't much care about before 2016. This group is desperate to pull Britain away from the European regulated space, and drag it into the deregulated American-sphere, where the winner takes it all, and they've already decided who the winner will be. And no, it's not you. First, there's a large chunk of the media – papers like the Telegraph and the Sun, owned by multi-millionaires who live, respectively, in the Channel Islands and the US, and who have been the biggest institutions driving Brexit. There's the people who funnelled dark money into the Leave campaigns – the cash openDemocracy revealed, which went through former Scottish Tory golden boy Richard Cook to the DUP, and the cash which came through Arron Banks, via Gibraltar, and which we've spent much of the last two years tracing.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/17506649.revealed-how-dark-money-split-the-tories-ruling-elite/?ref=twtrec
UK reaches post-Brexit trade agreement with Iceland and Norway
Britain on Monday reached an a deal with Iceland and Norway to allow trade to continue unchanged if it leaves the European Union without a deal, trade secretary Liam Fox said. Britain is seeking to replicate around 40 EU bilateral trade deals ahead of its exit from the bloc.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-trade/uk-reaches-post-brexit-trade-agreement-with-iceland-and-norway-idUKKCN1QZ2C3
Brexit: trading insults
The UK government set out its proposed tariffs if there is a 'no deal' Brexit. Even if they aren't applied, they may indicate where negotiations will go after the Withdrawal Agreement phase. This united the Irish, Northern Irish and UK business lobbies in fury at the consequences and lack of consultation, though some farming interests can feel relieved. Some EU imports - notably of cars and meat - would become more expensive, and foreign buyers of some UK exports would face price hikes, requiring a sharp shift in the business model of these sectors in the UK. The next phase of negotiations could be cruel in exposing both the paucity of options facing the UK and the inexperience of Britain's trade negotiators. And even more complex than goods trade is the more important services sector.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-47608760


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July 31, 2015 Kurdish News Weekly Briefing
KURDISH NEWS WEEKLY BRIEFING, 27 – 30 July 2015
Open Letter to the Turkish Government
Restart the Peace Process in Turkey – No to Turkey's military intervention in Syria – Defend Rojava!
We have watched with increasing alarm and frustration as the peace process between the Turkish government and the Kurds has stalled and been brought to a halt. Just a few months ago talks between Turkish officials and jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan promised to herald a historic breakthrough in the protracted conflict.
We believe that President Erdogan had deserved credit for enabling these talks to go ahead with a view to finding a lasting resolution to the decades-long conflict which has brought incalculable damage to Turkish and Kurdish communities alike and needlessly claimed thousands of lives on both sides.
But recently, and at least since the run up to Turkey's June general election, President Erdogan has abruptly changed track and allowed himself to become embroiled in a reckless gamble that sees him playing with the country's future […]
Read the letter in full and view our list of signatories
For news and views from the Kurdish movement, there are several English-language Kurdish news outlets that you can follow which offer up-to-date reports, news items and statements. While our briefings aim to provide a round-up of interesting articles from a spectrum of international news sites and political perspectives, we also encourage readers to check ANF, Hawar News and other Kurdish news services to access news from the ground.
Here are a few useful sites:
ANF Firat News
Hawar News Agency
Jinha News
Kurdish Info
www.kurdishquestion.com
Kurdistan National Congress (KNK)
Syrian safe zone: US relents to Turkish demands after border crisis grows
Kurds slam Turkey 'safe zone'
30 Turkish fighter jets in new strikes against PKK in Iraqi Kurdistan
HDP co-chair Demirtaş reveals details of peace process
Investigation against HPD Co-Presidents Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ
More remanded in custody in ongoing political operations
1050 Detentions in 4 Days in 34 Cities
KCK official says PKK not responsible for murders of 2 Turkish policemen
Report: ISIS Ousted From Syrian City of Hasakah
Crowd-funding campaign initiated to reconstruction of Kobane
Communal Economy Grows In Rojava Despite War
Interview with Polat Can, the Representative of the People`s Protection Units to the International Coalition
COMMENT, OPINION AND ANALYSIS
The West is betraying the Kurds and allowing them to be massacred
Fighting Both Sides of the Same War: Is Turkey Using Attacks on ISIL as Cover
The Politics of Betrayal: Obama Backstabs Kurds to Appease Turkey
Is PKK real target of Turkish strikes?
US caught between Turkey, Kurd rivalry in war against 'IS'
The true danger of Turkey's double game: it's all on the map
Is Turkey really committed to fighting IS?
Turkey: Erdogan responds to election with war
Turkey's bombing campaign in Syria and Iraq is the last thing we need in the fight against Isis
US deal with Turkey over Isis may go beyond simple use of an airbase
Charlie Rose on ISIS and Turkey
Rojava Is A Beacon Of Hope For Radical Democracy
Why are Anarchists and Libertarians divided over Rojava?
Syria Safe Zones Will Undermine US Fight Against ISIS
Suruc And The Rising Movement's Threat To Erdogan
U.S. Makes a Deal with the Turkish Devil
Congratulations on the liberation of the town of Sirrin
Urgent Appeal: Turkey's military attacks against the Kurds continue
Turkey: Attacks against Kurds unmask Ankara's deceitful policy
26 July 2015 / Guardian
After several days of prevarication, US officials have confirmed the Obama administration's agreement to Turkish demands to set up a coalition-protected "safe zone" inside northern Syria in return for permitting US aircraft to use Turkey's military bases to attack Islamic State. The safe zone will stretch for 68 miles along the Turkey-Syria border, from the town of Jarabulus to Marea, and will be about 40 miles deep, reaching to the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria's second city. Under a deal agreed last week by Barack Obama and and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, US and coalition air strikes will attempt to clear the area of Isis fighters.
28 July 2015 / Al Arabiya
A "safe zone" Turkey and the U.S. are creating in Syria is an attempt by Ankara to stop Kurds from forming their own territory, the leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish party has told the BBC. Chairman of the People's Democratic Republic (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas has called on Turkey and the PKK to return to peace negotiations – follow a series of recent clashes between the two sides. The so-called safe zone was announced after ISIS-linked militants carried out attacks on Turkish border towns – including a recent attack on Suruc last week where 32 people were killed – the BBC added.
31 July 2015 / eKUrd
Turkish war planes launching a wave of new assaults on PKK targets after five more people were killed in attacks blamed on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants. Ankara says it is fighting a two-pronged "war on terror" against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria and the PKK in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, after a spate of attacks in the country.
28 July 2015 / Hurriyet
The resolution process started with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan's letter that was read out loud during Nevruz in Diyarbakır in 2013, saying, "The era of armed struggle has ended." This process has now come to a serious standstill. In the last 10 days, the Suruç massacre occurred. Next, the PKK executed policemen in two cities and Turkey organized air operations both against Kandil, the mountainous area across the border where guerilla headquarters are based, and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in Syria. There is a serious state of war in the country. Everybody has a chronology and/or a claim about how we arrived at this stage.
31 July 2015 / ANF
Diyarbakır Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş on the grounds of "arming and provoking a part of the people against the other part" in line with the Article 214/2 of the Turkish Penal Code.
More people have been remanded in custody as part of the ongoing political operations in line with the total warfare concept put into effect by the AKP recently. Three youths who had been detained in house raid operations in Antep were referred first to the prosecution office, then to a court last night. All the three were remanded in custody and sent to Antep H Type Closed Prison on charges of "membership to a terrorist organization". With the arrest of the three youths, the number of those remanded in custody in the most recent operations in Antep rose to 14, including 11 out of 21 people who had been detained on July 28.
28 July 2015 / Bianet
Prime Ministry Coordination Center stated that 1050 people were detained in 34 cities during police operations started on Friday. Judicial process is going on for the detainees. It was claimed that police operations were carried out against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), PKK and Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) but names of illegal organizations to which 1050 people were linked weren't explained.
29 July 2015 / Todays Zaman
A senior member of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), an umbrella organization that includes the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), told the BBC Turkish service on Wednesday that the PKK is not responsible for the execution-style murders of two Turkish police officers who were found shot in the head at their home in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa last week.
30 July 2015 / Newsweek
Kurdish fighters and Syrian regime forces ousted the Islamic State (ISIS) from the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakah on Tuesday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K. based group that monitors the conflict. ISIS militants had launched an assault on the city last month, particularly the city's government held southern areas, in a bid to tighten its grip on territory surrounding its de-facto capital, Raqqa.
30 July 2015 / Peace in Kurdistan Campaign
We would like to draw your attention to an urgent appeal for funds from a project which was developed by the official Kobanê Reconstruction Board. Obviously, this is deserving cause. But it urgently needs your support to continue and expand its vital work to help the people of Kobane to rebuild their community. Every little helps. Please respond to the appeal, which states: "Our infrastructure is secure and tested. We are capable of crowdfunding Kobanê. But we are still in beta, and we have much to do before we can offer this tool for movements around the world. Under normal circumstances, we would have waited on the final version."
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31 July 2015 / Rojava Report
Rojava is quickly becoming a center of trade and production despite the shortages and sufferings caused by the ongoing war, according to an article from ANHA carried by Özgür Gündem. Economic development is occurring along the lines set forth by the leadership of the Kurdish Freedom Movement, and current economic growth is being led by newly found communes, committees, unions and civil organizing as part of the democratic economy model.
24 July 2015 / Washington Kurdish Institute
The Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) met with Mr. Polat Can, the Representative of People's Protection Units (YPG) to international coalition. Mr. Can, one of the founding members of the YPG, was previously a YPG spokesperson and headed the Kobani media center. He has spent many years working in media, helping found a number of radio and TV stations in Rojava (western Kurdistan), and has published numerous articles in Kurdish, Arabic and Turkish.
28 July 2015 / Telegraph
Stabs in the back don't get much nastier than this. For the past year, Western leaders have feted the Kurds of Northern Iraq, praising them as one of the few forces gutsy enough to face down the death cult of Isil. Now, those leaders turn a blind eye, or even worse give an active nod, to attacks on Northern Iraqi Kurds by the Turkish air force. Heroes one minute; fair game for massacre the next. In the long list of Western betrayals of former allies overseas, this one feels especially grotesque. Last Friday, following months of negotiation with Washington, Turkey launched its first-ever air strikes against Isil in Syria.
Fighting Both Sides of the Same War: Is Turkey Using Attacks on ISIL as Cover for Assault on Kurds? Interview with Kani Xulam.
27 July 2015 / Democracy Now
Turkish jets have reportedly launched their heaviest assault on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq since airstrikes began last week, effectively ending a two-year truce. Over the past week, the Turkish military has launched combat operations on two fronts: one against the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Syria and another against Kurds inside Turkey and in northern Iraq, where Kurdish groups have been fighting against the Islamic State. This means Turkey is now essentially bombing both sides of the same war.
29 July 2015 / Counterpunch
The Kurdish militias (YPG, PKK) have been Washington's most effective weapon in the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. But the Obama administration has sold out the Kurds in order to strengthen ties with Turkey and gain access to Turkey's Incirlik Air Base. The agreement to switch sides was made in phone call between President Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan less than 48 hours after a terrorist incident in the Turkish town of Suruc killed 32 people and wounded more than 100 others.
27 July 2015 / Al Monitor
On July 23, Turkish air force F-16s attacked Islamic State (IS) targets in northern Syria in response to a July 20 suicide bombing in Suruc and an IS attack on an army border patrol that killed one soldier. These events were followed on July 24 by the first Turkish aerial bombing since 2011 of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets, in northern Iraq.
28 July 2015 / Deutsche Welle
According to the Turkish government, there's no difference between "Islamic State" and the Kurdish militant group PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party). They're both terrorist organizations. "Whichever terrorist organization poses a threat to the borders of the Turkish Republic, measures will be taken without hesitation," said Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu after Turkey launched operations against both groups. "No-one should have any doubt."
28 July 2015 / Carol Mann
In just one week, Turkey has demonstrated how skilfully it manipulates NATO's realpolitik, thereby simultaneously achieving its own ends in terms of home politics, without keeping any of its promises to its partners. And getting praises from world leaders to boot. Ankara's carefully crafted campaign has gone full circle from the massacre last Monday in Suruç to the bombings of the Kurdish villages of Zor Mixar and Tel Findir in Rojava, with in its centre Kobani which represents everything Erdogan's ruthlessly autocratic government opposes.
In joining the fight against the Islamic State (IS) — following the July 20 attack by the group in the town of Suruc that killed 32 people, most of them Kurdish peace activists, and another near the town of Kilis on July 23 that left a Turkish officer dead — Ankara has clearly moved in the direction long desired by its Western allies. The decision to open the Incirlik Air Base to the US-led coalition for use against IS provides tangible evidence that Turkey has turned a corner in this respect.
31 July 2015 / Revolutionary Communist Group
President Erdogan and the Turkish state have responded to the electoral success of the People's Democratic Party (HDP) on 7 June 2015 with war and repression. By achieving 13.1% of the vote and 80 MPs in Turkey's general election, President Erdogan's plan to change Turkey's constitution from a parliamentary into a presidential system was thwarted by the HDP. The HDP combines socialist and democratic forces and is primarily Kurdish-led. Immediately after the election increased Turkish military activity was accompanied by murder and arrests of Kurdish activists and their supporters. The peace process, underway since March 2013, was effectively over and unilaterally ended by the Turkish state with the all-out bombardment of Kurdish areas beginning on 24 July. Trevor Rayne reports.
28 July 2015 / Independent
Turkey's president, Recep Tayip Erdogan, is playing a dangerous game of divide and conquer, both at home and in the region. Having spent the best part of the conflict in Syria acquiescing to Isis – which has been using Turkish territory as a transit point into Syria, and using it to build a lucrative commercial hub – Turkey has started targeting the jihadis in Syria.
24 July 2015 /Guardian
In what may prove a turning point in the fight against Islamic State (Isis), Turkey has struck a military and security cooperation pact with the US that could greatly enhance the effectiveness of coalition air strikes. But what US officials describe as a game-changing deal also comes with a potentially high price tag: the escalating spillover of the Syria-Iraq conflict into neighbouring Middle East countries.
28 July 2015 / Charlie Rose
Discussion on ISIS and Turkey with Ambassador Francis Ricciardone, Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations, Henri Barkey, director of the Middle East program at the Wilson Center, and David L. Philips, author of "The Kurdish Spring."
28 July 2015 / Left Project Scotland
All too often, reports from Syria describe a civil war where each combating force seems worse than the last; but in that unlikely political maelstrom a new society is being forged that should provide a beacon of hope for progressive people everywhere. That society is the autonomous Kurdish region of Rojava, in northern Syria, which, against all the odds, is developing a new form of bottom-up democracy.
29 July 2015 / Lib.com
Like leftists and communists, anarchists and libertarians have been divided over Rojava. Some of them are very supportive and optimistic about the future of this experiment and the others are skeptical and suspicious. There are many factors contributing to this. Some of these factors apply not just to anarchists, libertarians and others, but to the Kurdish people too. So this article may also be the answer to those Kurdish people who frequently ask why they do not receive support from political groups and ordinary people, not just about Rojava, but about any event in any part of Kurdistan.
29 July 2015 / Chatham House
In the lead up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, US policy-makers scrambled to persuade Turkey to join the coalition against Saddam Hussein. The backing of Muslim-majority Turkey, in their view, would have pre-empted accusations in the region that the US was waging war against Islam. Ankara eventually rejected the US's entreaties, and Western troops partnered instead with Iraqi Kurds in the march on Baghdad. Despite Ankara's protests, US-Kurdish cooperation formed the foundation for a Kurdish statelet in Iraq's north, today the only part of that country with effective government.
On 20th of July 2015, 32 young people, consisting of activists and volunteers brutally died in Suruç, Turkey. They were young people from different parts of Turkey and members of the Federation of Socialist Youth Associations (SGDF) who gathered in Suruç, on the Turkish side of the border with Syria near Kobane. These young people wanted to rebuild war-torn Kobane. They wanted to build libraries, bring books and clothes. During a press conference, these activists faced a barbaric attack from ISIS – a suicide bomb.
There are recent revelations from The Guardian that the U.S. deal with Turkey involves a "no fly zone" (that would only apply to Assad's Syrian Regime, as neither ISIS nor the Kurds have planes) in exchange for a tacit agreement that Turkey can prevent further land acquisitions by the Kurdish PYD in their quest to unify Rojava by connecting the Kobane and Afrin Cantons. Essentially, the U.S. gets use of a closer location at Incirlik Air base to bomb ISIS from, in exchange for selling out the Kurdish PYD (which includes their heroic YPG & YPJ guerrillas), who were the only ground forces effectively defeating ISIS.
Congratulations on the liberation of the town of Sirrin, KNK Press Release, 27 July 2015.
Urgent Appeal: Turkey's military attacks against the Kurds continue, KNK Appeal, 30 July 2015.
Turkey: Attacks against Kurds unmask Ankara's deceitful policy, Society of Threatened People's Press Release, 27 July 2015.
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These black-eyed peas with spinach are considered to be a good luck food and are a New Year's tradition in the South. The combination of beans onion, tomato, and spinach is so surprisingly delicious that any additional good fortune seems like an added bonus.
1. Place the onion in a small bowl, add enough cold water to cover, and sprinkle with the salt. Let stand for about 30 minutes or so. Rinse and drain well, squeezing out the excess water with your hands, and place the onion in a small serving dish. Place the tomatoes, parsley, and lemons in separate small dishes.
2. Meanwhile, rinse the soaked peas and place them in a large saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover by an inch or two and bring to a boil. Skim any scum from the surface with a slotted spoon. Drain the peas, return them to the pan, and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil again, decrease the heat slightly, and cook, uncovered, for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until the peas are soft but not mushy. You want the water level to always remain just above the peas; if the water evaporates, add extra hot water as necessary.
3. Toward the very end of the cooking time, season the peas with salt. Tear the spinach into bite-size pieces, toss them into the pan, and cook just until the spinach wilts, another 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Using a slotted spoon, divvy the peas and spinach among individual bowls, including just a spoonful or so of the cooking liquid. Place the onion, tomatoes, parsley, and lemons, along with the salt, pepper, and the olive oil, on the table and pass them separately so each person can dress their peas and spinach as desired.
Black-Eyed Peas with Spinach Recipe © 2009 Tessa Kiros. Photo © 2009 Manos Chatzikonstantis. All rights reserved. All recipes and photos used with permission of the publisher.
I have to admit that I've never cooked black-eyed peas before. After this, I'll cook them again. This was a very easy and satisfying dish. I appreciated the smoothness of the peas and then the olive oil and lemon dressing.
Next time I make this, I might lightly sauté the onions before dressing the peas only because I don't care for raw onions.
I think this makes a simple, rustic dinner for almost anytime of year. The barely cooked spinach and soft, rich black-eyed peas come together with the bright lemon juice and acidic tomatoes perfectly. My only problem is that I'd rather not have raw onions. In the future, I'll sauté or caramelize them before serving.
I'm also glad that I checked the peas about 15 minutes early because they were done enough by then, but that may have more to do with the freshness of the local peas than anything else. If I was going to make this all my own, I'd probably cook a garlic clove with the peas and add hot sauce at the table to go with the other condiments.
Being from the South, I'm a huge fan of black-eyed peas, and this dish didn't disappoint!
I liked the idea of wilting spinach in the peas; it's a great way to add color and extra nutrition to the dish. The tomatoes on the side were fantastic as well. I usually add diced tomatoes to the peas when they're just about cooked, but never had them raw on top of the peas. I liked the freshness of this method. The salted onions were a tasty addition to this recipe as well. My grandmother used to serve whole, raw green onions as a condiment at every dinner and this addition of the diced onions really brought back to mind that fresh onion punch that I loved on her dinner table.
The only thing I'd change about the recipe is the cooking time—my peas were ready to eat after only 50 minutes of cooking, not 1 1/2 hours.
This is a very good make-ahead supper for those nights where you're busy running here and there. Overall, the recipe as-is was a little bland for me. Next time, I'd season the cooking liquid for the beans with maybe a quartered onion, some garlic cloves, and a sprig of rosemary or thyme. We ate it warm with a little salsa and some cornbread.
I served this pea and spinach dish as an accompaniment to oven-roasted chicken and it paired very nicely. We found that the combination of the spinach and peas with the lemon juice, tomatoes, onions, and parsley worked very well.
Be careful not to overcook the spinach—a quick wilting is just the right texture for this dish. Salting and soaking the raw onions definitely helped remove some of their "bite." We also liked the fact that diners can choose what they want to dress their spinach and peas with.
I like black-eyed peas but rarely cook them except on New Year's Day as part of our traditional good-luck Southern meal. It's nice to have another recipe and reason for serving them anytime.
I agree that this is a cross between a soup and a salad, and a nice change for black-eyed peas. Not sure why the author has you presoak and precook, as I'd never heard of using both methods at one time and think it'd only be necessary to do one or the other. But being the dutiful tester that I am, I did both as stated. I did end up with a nice lunch and would make this one again. Next time I'll probably just use one of the methods stated above.
This looks wonderful. I started eating black-eye peas after my husband and I got married as they are a staple food in West Africa. I am going to have to try this. I never have soaked by peas before hand and they always turn out good.
Do let us know when you've made it, Marlys. We quite like the simple flavors and the soupy salady consistency and hope that you do, too.
Saw this recipe for black-eyed peas, and wanted to try something different. This was perfect! Love that it had spinach and tomatoes, who would have thought!? Found a new dish for New Year's Day. Thank you.
Think of all the good luck you will have for the upcoming year, Martha!


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Icon A5 Ready For Deliveries
It's been a long road, but Icon announced in June that its A5 light sport amphibian met all FAA requirements and the company was ready to start serial production. The first customer delivery was scheduled to take place at EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, with about 60 more deliveries expected within the next 12 months. The all-composite A5 offers a spin-resistant design, a cockpit inspired by luxury automobile styling, and folding wings to make it easy to transport by trailer or store in a garage. It's powered by a Rotax 912iS and sells for up to $250,000. The company first introduced its design in 2006.
Sikorsky Raider First Flight
The S-97 Raider helicopter prototype by Sikorsky flew for the first time late in May. The aircraft is designed to demonstrate "a game-changing combination of maneuverability, hover ability, range, speed, endurance, and survivability," the company said. The aircraft is based on the company's X-2 technology demonstrator that achieved a 250-knot cruise speed and won the Collier Trophy in 2010. The S-97's coaxial counter-rotating main rotors and a pusher propeller are expected to provide cruise speeds up to 240 knots. The Raider also could be developed into a multi-mission military aircraft with room for six troops plus external weapons, the company said. The company is planning a demo tour of the Raider for 2016.
Airbus Unveils X6 Helicopter Design
Airbus Helicopters announced its latest project at the Paris Air Show in June – a heavy-lift twin-engine helicopter for civilian use, targeting the oil and gas industry. The X6 will feature fly-by-wire flight controls and all-weather capabilities, including full de-icing capability. It also will have a smooth and comfortable ride, with low noise levels and high fuel efficiency. Concepts for the X6 design will be evaluated with customer input over the next two years, the company said. Deliveries of the new design are expected to start in 2020. The X6 also could be used for search and rescue, VIP transport, and more, the company said.
Diamond Hybrid Electric Plane In Development
Diamond Aircraft is working on a third-generation hybrid-drive electric aircraft design at their headquarters in Austria. The airplane is based on a DA40 composite airframe, but instead of a geared conventional prop driven by a diesel engine, the aircraft will have a single Austro AE300 diesel driving a generator to power a pair of small, high-output electric motors, designed by Siemens. Each motor weighs less than 30 pounds, and they will be mounted on a canard. About 440 pounds of lithium batteries will be stowed in the space where the back seat would be, giving the aircraft an endurance of up to 10 hours. CEO Christian Dries told AVweb the airplane will use 30 percent less fuel than a comparable conventional system. He said the test program will take two or three years.
Airbus: Software Glitch Caused Fatal Crash
The loss of an Airbus A400M and four crew on a test flight in Seville, Spain, about 15 minutes after takeoff on May 9, was caused by incorrectly installed software, an Airbus official said late in May. No problems were found with the software itself, which controls the airplane's four turboprop engines, and the 12 airplanes already in service were not affected, the company said. The A400M was undergoing its first test flight, with six Airbus employees on board. About 15 minutes after takeoff, the airplane lost power, hit an electrical tower and crashed into a field. The two who survived were seriously injured. The aircraft was designed as a military airlifter to replace the C-130 Hercules and similar aircraft and has been in service since 2013.
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Seymour Duncan reveals more information on the Custom Shop High Voltage humbucker used in Angus Young's SG.
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With AC/DC's reputation for outstanding straight-to-amp rock and roll tones, many guitar players are curious as to what pickups they were using. The secret is now out thanks to a recent interview with the band's guitar techs, who revealed intimate details about Angus Young's main touring guitars, including the artist's use of custom made Seymour Duncan pickups.
Without specifically name dropping, the company describes this pickup as being developed for one of rock's most iconic guitar players. But we do know him to be Angus Young, and the story goes that he was looking of a dirty and mean sounding pickup with vintage style tonalities.
So Seymour Duncan custom made a set for him, with some similarities to their Pearly Gates pickup but substantially different. The press release describes the pickup as being very clean and bluesy, with some of the low end trimmed, ideal for driving cranked Marshall amplifiers - much like how Angus would.
Seymour Duncan expounds: "One of the keys to the High Voltage sound is the selection of specifically calibrated Alnico II magnets to provide an even response between the bridge and neck pickups. The neck pickup is wound to a DC resistance of 7.7k, with the bridge wound a little hotter at 8.6k for a little more sonic T.N.T.
Another important feature of the High Voltage humbucker set is the use of lightly aged chrome covers, that were prepared using a special process that's different from their Antiquity series pickups. What it does is protect the components from corrosive sweat which many in the rock guitar style would be encountering. It also gives the pickup an slightly aged aesthetic, so it doesn't look out of place when swapped with your existing pickups.
Being a Seymour Duncan Custom Shop pickup, ordering one will let you choose from a number of aesthetic options including the actual finish of pickup cover, the finish of the screws, type of hook-up-cable and many more.
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You can head over to Seymour Duncan for further details and the complete specifications of the pickup.
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