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The Guardian (October 23)

2017/ 10/ 25 by jd in Global News

“Weak, depressed and despondent” describes the government benches as Prime Minister Theresa May made her “now-ritual update” to the Commons “on the continued lack of progress in the Brexit negotiations.” The update has “become as painful for the Conservative party as it has for the prime minister.” That said, it should be noted that some “deranged Brexiters” found a chance to roar “their approval at Britain becoming worse off than Mongolia and Mauritania.”

 

Korea Times (September 15)

2017/ 09/ 17 by jd in Global News

South Koreans were not pleased by an editorial in the English version of the state-run People’s Daily, which stated “”Korean conservatives have become stupid after eating too much kimchi.” In response, the Korea Times noted that “being a state mouthpiece, the paper is deceitful as well,” before taking a shot at Chinese journalists. “People do not become stupid only because they eat specific foods. They become so because they are unable to think logically due to blind emotion or obedience (to government authorities).”

 

The Week (November 14)

2016/ 11/ 16 by jd in Global News

“Success has its own kind of persuasion. And in the wake of Donald Trump’s stunning electoral victory, many conservatives who long opposed him are trying to talk themselves into President Trump.” Even though “we don’t know what sort of president Trump will be, largely because he campaigned out of both sides of his mouth,” there may still be “a path whereby Republicans really can save Trumpism from Trump, and reinvigorate the country.”

 

LA Times (November 6)

2016/ 11/ 07 by jd in Global News

“Conservatives shouldn’t trust Trump with their votes, or the Constitution.” If elected, he would “be able to abuse his power with impunity — and, based on his own statements and his track record, he would feel little restraint in doing so.

 

New York Times (October 21)

2015/ 10/ 23 by jd in Global News

“The sweeping victory of Justin Trudeau in Canada’s elections on Monday shows how ready Canadians were to emerge from a decade under the Conservative government of the secretive and combative Stephen Harper,” who proved to be “at odds with” Canada’s identity, which features “core values, like a generous safety net, active participation in international organizations like the United Nations, a humanitarian foreign policy and an inclusive concept of nationhood.”

 

The Guardian (May 7)

2015/ 05/ 08 by jd in Global News

Everyone “had predicted a dead heat” in the UK election. “If the exit survey is right, they weren’t even close.” The conservatives now appear to be running away with the election. “It’s fair to say no one was expecting that. Not the political parties, not the punditocracy and – least of all – the pollsters.”

 

Time (May 6)

2011/ 05/ 10 by jd in Global News

Over the past year, Britain’s first coalition government since World War II has performed better than many expected, exemplified by compromise and common ground. But the honeymoon may be coming to an end. Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative party did well in recent local elections while Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats fared poorly. Both leaders campaigned on opposite sides of the Alternative Vote referendum, which voters rejected. Time writes “What is certain is that the year-long honeymoon enjoyed by Clegg and Cameron after they sealed their union in the rose garden of 10 Downing Street last May is well and truly over. The question now is whether they can avoid divorce.”

Over the past year, Britain’s first coalition government since World War II has performed better than many expected, exemplified by compromise and common ground. But the honeymoon may be coming to an end. Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative party did well in recent local elections while Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats fared poorly. Both leaders campaigned on opposite sides of the Alternative Vote referendum, which voters rejected. Time writes “What is certain is that the year-long honeymoon enjoyed by Clegg and Cameron after they sealed their union in the rose garden of 10 Downing Street last May is well and truly over. The question now is whether they can avoid divorce.”

 

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