Daily Archives: December 18, 2014

In 2014, Labour and the Tories learned – for the first time – that they could both lose – New Statesman

December 18, 2014 By in Austerity, Boris Johnson, Business Administration, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy, George Osborne, Growth, Healthcare, Immigration, Keynesian, NHS, Politics, UK, Unemployment Tags: , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment
UK Independence Party

UK Independence Party (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an excellent, must-read article from the New Statesman. Check it out!

via In 2014, Labour and the Tories learned – for the first time – that they could both lose – New Statesman.

The article takes a hard-look at the game-changers in UK politics in 2014. MPs in the mainstream political parties, Conservatives, Labour and the Liberals are worried about their futures after the next election. Meanwhile, the Greens and UKIP have been gaining ground strongly. UKIP has shrewdly been taking traditional Labout voters to add Conservative voters which it had previously woed. Meanwhile, the anti-austerity platform of the Greens provides a serious alternative to Labour’s left-wing flank.

Personally, I feel that it is time for a radical shake-up of the UK political classes. The Coalition of the Conservatives and the Liberals has abandoned their traditional voters. We have witnessed a swing towards minorities, like gays.

Any thoughts on the UK’s political landscape in Dec. 2015?

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President Erdoğan says EU cannot give ‘democracy lesson’ to Turkey – POLITICS – Hurryat

December 18, 2014 By in Austerity, Business Administration, Defense Policy, Democracy, Education, Foreign Policy, People, Politics, Russia, Turkey, US Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Turkish P...

Russian president Vladimir Putin and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This article in leading Turkish news source is a recommended read. Check it out!

via President Erdoğan says EU cannot give ‘democracy lesson’ to Turkey – POLITICS – Hurryat.

To me, Turkey’s President seems seriously rattled. I’m not surprised with the number of balls that he has in the air at any one time. Whilst the mainstream Western media has focused on Russia’s economic problems recently, a number of commentators have picked up that Turkey is also caught in the geo-political fall-out.

This year Turkey’s growth has stumbled. It is desperately dependent upon Western multi-national investment in Turkey – this provides jobs and keeps the educated young people in Turkey from focusing upon other political challenges.

I predict that multi-national will increasingly factor in political risk ahead of investment decisions in Turkey. This will increase the pressure on President Erdoğan.

This leads me to an interesting open question:

Will Turkey’s President Erdoğan avoid the mistakes of Russia’s President Putin?

Thoughts?