From the Swiss Newspaper Der Bund, translated from German by Google
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From Der Bund (Translated from the German by Google)
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Christian Zaschke
If the situation in the UK were not so serious, it could all be really funny. The country is governed by a speech robot, Maybot, who managed not to talk to helpers or survivors after the Hochhausbrand (Translation failure here)
Two years ago David Cameron emerged as a dazzling winner from the parliamentary election. He had won an absolute majority, which meant that the career of this cheerful light weight seemed to be an astonishing accomplishment. The economy grew faster than any other industrialized country in the world. The Scottish independence, and with it the disintegration of the United Kingdom, was averted. For the first time since 1992 there was again a conservative majority in the Lower House. Great Britain understood herself as a universally respected actor on the international scene.
That was the starting pointIn the shortest possible time, from this comfortable position into the chaos of the present, there was essentially two things: on the one hand the obsessive hatred of the conservative right to the EU and on the other the irresponsibility of Cameron, who risked the future of the country with the referendum To pacify a few fanatics in his party. It is becoming increasingly clear what an exceptionally bad decision that was. The fact that Great Britain has become Europe's laughter number is directly related to the vote for Brexit.
The British citizens, who were lied to by the Brexit supporters during the referendum campaign and betrayed by parts of their press and sold as stupid, are the victims.The shamelessness still has no limits. The "Daily Express" in all seriousness asked whether the high-rise fire might be related to the fact that the building was disguised according to EU regulations. It is easy to find out that the answer to this question is no, but by putting it unchecked, the suspicion is in the world: it is probably the fault of the EU. By the way, a country with a press that is so demotivated in parts is so disinterested in the truth and uses a catastrophe like the fire of the Grenfell Tower for its absurd propaganda has a serious problem.
In the end, Great Britain will be weakened in every respect.
Already prices are rising in the stores, inflation is already rising. Investors hold back. The economy is growing more slowly. The negotiations on the Brexit have not begun. Prime Minister Theresa May has already wasted an eighth of the available time with her unnecessarily scheduled election. As in the remaining time a complex undertaking like the Brexit is to be negotiated, is a mystery.
In the end, Great Britain will leave its most important trading partner and be weakened in every respect. To remain in the internal market and the customs union would probably be economically reasonable, but it would have to be subject to regulations which would have no influence. It would have been better to stay in the EU right away. The government would now have to develop a plan that is politically mediocre and has the least possible economic disadvantages. It is only a matter of damage limitation, and yet there are politicians in Westminster who are trumped with complacency, if the EU does not feel it, they will see what they have.
The EU is facing a government that does not know what Brexit wants it to be and is led by a world-class politician whose days are counted. She is facing a party in which old trenches are breaking open: the more moderate Tories are just hoping to make the exit more gentle. But the hardliners among the conservatives, including a few ideologically bored concrete heads, have already threatened a rebellion. There is an epic dispute that will paralyze the government.The EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said that he expects the British to finally clarify their position more clearly that he can not negotiate with himself. The point of this statement is that it would be best for the British to do the same thing if Barnier did exactly that. Then they would know a representative on their side, who is looking at the extent of the task and is able to find a deal that is fair for both sides. They do not have a negotiator of this format in their ranks. Quite apart from the modalities of the withdrawal, debate and voting on the Brexit have proved to be a poison, the effect of which is now felt.
The division in society is no more so since the English Civil War in the seventeenth century. This is reflected in the parliamentary elections, which account for 80% of the votes on the major parties. None of these parties offered a program of the middle, the choice existed between hard right and hard left. The political center is orphaned, which is never a good sign. In a country like Great Britain, so long considered pragmatic and rational, this is a cause for concern.
After the loss of the empire, the United Kingdom had begun to search for a new place in the world. It finally found it as a strong, uncomfortable and influential part of a larger network: as part of the EU. This place has given up without a need. The result, as now becomes apparent, is a veritable identity crisis, from which the country will not recover for a long time."
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