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3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Cameron's integrity threatened
Following the resignation of the London police chief Paul Stephenson and his deputy John Yates, the credibility of Prime Minister David Cameron hangs in the balance, the left-liberal daily Der Standard writes: "Up till now the chief actors in British politics had been able to follow the Rupert Murdoch's affair from a certain distance. The Australian media magnate and Her Majesty's ministers had certainly developed an unhealthily close relationship; ... But now things have gone beyond Murdoch's profits and the moral backbone of politicians. Now that the country's most important criminal investigation authority is headless, national security is at risk. ... The words of a police chief who opened himself to attack by accepting free hospitality at a health spa worth 13,700 euros certainly speak of frustration. But Cameron can no longer dodge the issue of whether his own judgement was sound. He must bid farewell once and for all to his old-boy networking with Murdoch's people."
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More from the press review on the subject » Domestic Policy, » Politics, » Media, » United Kingdom
Peace process to blame for riots
To a certain extent the riots in Belfast are a consequence of the successful peace process, writes the left-liberal daily Frankfurter Rundschau: "With Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, Belfast's all-party government comprises a leading former IRA commander. And Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has also found his way from the violence of the seventies to the politics of the 21st century. Particularly in working-class neighbourhoods - where there are neither jobs nor hopes for a brighter future - the gentrification of these leaders is viewed askance. In the Catholic Republican movement there are small but growing groups that still believe violence is the best way to a united Ireland. ... Added to that are the usual authority problems of many parents, who either don't want to or cannot exercise even a moderate influence over their children as they come of age."
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More from the press review on the subject » Security Policy / Crises / War, » Ireland
Encouragement instead of Sharia
After the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Phillips, Chief Justice of England and Wales, has sparked heated controversy by saying Muslims in Britain should be able to live according to the Sharia the daily Der Standard argues for adopting another tactic: "Orthodox Jews are already bringing various disputes before religious judges without bothering the state. No one is stopping Muslims from doing the same. And conversely, no one should prevent British citizens, especially women, from seeking the protection of the civil courts. Anyone working in the law will be quick to tell you that this freedom is all too often lacking." Muslims should be involved more closely in British politics and legal practice, writes the paper, because "that would be much more useful to the two million Muslims living on the British Isles than considerations on special legal forms that will only be made use of by the deeply religious minority."
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More from the press review on the subject » Religion, » Integration, » United Kingdom
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