TE summary_17th Jun '17_Chaos-on-Thames_British politics staggers from crisis to crisis
http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21723443-election-designed-build-strong-and-stable-government-has-not-gone-entirely-plan-british
Chaos-on-Thames
British politics staggers from crisis to crisis
An election designed to build "strong and stable government" has not gone entirely to plan
Print edition, Britain, 17th June 2017
Summary
1. May's calling a snap election to secure her majority had the opposite impact and put the British politics into more chaos.
2. May's resignation seems more likely to be more probable after the epic failure.
3. Nevertheless, she is unlikely to resign immediately because she displayed her willings to get out of the problem.
4. In the meantime, other defeated leaders such as the UK Independence Party and the Liberal Democrats quit and will quit soon.
5. Rather than being an autocratic prime minister before the election, now it means more of cabinet government and government by Sir Humphrey.
A lease with all too short a date
6. Fear of a Tory civil war caused by divisiveness between Mr. Jonhson and Mr. Davis and Europhiles are one of the two factors to why Mrs. May survived.
7. Second, fear of a fresh election enables her to balance fraction against fraction fearing about rising of Jeremy Corbin.
8. Mrs May can form a majority by a coalition with ten MPs of Northern Ireland's DUP(Democratic Unionist Party), but it can toxify the Tory brand again.
Supplementary_A MayDUP Alliance_Theresa May risks the peace in Belfast to stay in power_Jun 17th, 2017
9. Nevertheless, a charismatic liberal Tory leader, Ruth Davidson, a key to success of keeping Tory within striking distance of a majority, has more influence, arguing softer Brexit.
10. In the upcoming Queen's speech, Mrs. May will slim down plans to support schools' budget and and social care without raiding pensioners' benefits.
11. Having lost experience ministers as negotiators and kept flair-lacking ones, a change of good government is getting more unlikely.
12. If another election comes, a new leadership battle would begin along with the civil war between Europhile and Europhobes, and the luckiest was Mr. Corbyn.
Words and expressions
1. clout: influence or power, especially in politics or business
2. in flux: a state of uncertainty about what should be done
3. contrition: the state of feeling remorseful and penitent
4. KBO(Keep Buggering On)
5. sufferance: absence of objection rather than genuine approval; toleration
6. ride roughshod over: carry out one's own plans or wishes with arrogant disregard for (others or their wishes)
7. drain away: disappear completely
8. for the chop: going to lose their jobs.
9. cabinet government: the real executive power rests with a cabinet of ministers who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature
10. civil service: the permanent professional branches of a government's administration, excluding military and judicial branches and elected politicians
11. autocratic: relating to a ruler who has absolute power
12. Sir Humphrey: A high-ranking bureaucrat, particularly one who is elitist and deliberately obscure
13. divisive: tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people
14. bumbler: a clumsy idiot who happens to be funny looking too
15. popinjay: a vain or conceited person, especially one who dresses or behaves extravagantly
16. faction: a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics
17. austerity: sternness or severity of manner or attitude
18. Schism: a split of division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief
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Chaos-on-Thames
British politics staggers from crisis to crisis
An election designed to build "strong and stable government" has not gone entirely to plan
Print edition, Britain, 17th June 2017
Summary
1. May's calling a snap election to secure her majority had the opposite impact and put the British politics into more chaos.
2. May's resignation seems more likely to be more probable after the epic failure.
3. Nevertheless, she is unlikely to resign immediately because she displayed her willings to get out of the problem.
4. In the meantime, other defeated leaders such as the UK Independence Party and the Liberal Democrats quit and will quit soon.
5. Rather than being an autocratic prime minister before the election, now it means more of cabinet government and government by Sir Humphrey.
A lease with all too short a date
6. Fear of a Tory civil war caused by divisiveness between Mr. Jonhson and Mr. Davis and Europhiles are one of the two factors to why Mrs. May survived.
7. Second, fear of a fresh election enables her to balance fraction against fraction fearing about rising of Jeremy Corbin.
8. Mrs May can form a majority by a coalition with ten MPs of Northern Ireland's DUP(Democratic Unionist Party), but it can toxify the Tory brand again.
Supplementary_A MayDUP Alliance_Theresa May risks the peace in Belfast to stay in power_Jun 17th, 2017
9. Nevertheless, a charismatic liberal Tory leader, Ruth Davidson, a key to success of keeping Tory within striking distance of a majority, has more influence, arguing softer Brexit.
10. In the upcoming Queen's speech, Mrs. May will slim down plans to support schools' budget and and social care without raiding pensioners' benefits.
11. Having lost experience ministers as negotiators and kept flair-lacking ones, a change of good government is getting more unlikely.
12. If another election comes, a new leadership battle would begin along with the civil war between Europhile and Europhobes, and the luckiest was Mr. Corbyn.
Words and expressions
1. clout: influence or power, especially in politics or business
2. in flux: a state of uncertainty about what should be done
3. contrition: the state of feeling remorseful and penitent
4. KBO(Keep Buggering On)
5. sufferance: absence of objection rather than genuine approval; toleration
6. ride roughshod over: carry out one's own plans or wishes with arrogant disregard for (others or their wishes)
7. drain away: disappear completely
8. for the chop: going to lose their jobs.
9. cabinet government: the real executive power rests with a cabinet of ministers who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature
10. civil service: the permanent professional branches of a government's administration, excluding military and judicial branches and elected politicians
11. autocratic: relating to a ruler who has absolute power
12. Sir Humphrey: A high-ranking bureaucrat, particularly one who is elitist and deliberately obscure
13. divisive: tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people
14. bumbler: a clumsy idiot who happens to be funny looking too
15. popinjay: a vain or conceited person, especially one who dresses or behaves extravagantly
16. faction: a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics
17. austerity: sternness or severity of manner or attitude
18. Schism: a split of division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief
Permalink: http://eoesociety.blogspot.com/2017/06/te-summarychaos-on-thamesbritish.html
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