UK Labour’s anti-Semitism row will not abate soon

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labour Party ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political News ◽  
Opposition Party ◽  
Anti Semitism ◽  
The Government

Significance Corbyn's video appeal, directed at Jewish members of the Labour Party, followed a similar approach to Jewish groups the previous day. However, his attempts to address the anti-Semitism dispute that has engulfed his party are failing to convince either the target audience or his internal critics, with deputy leader Tom Watson warning the same day that the opposition party was failing to present itself as fit to lead the nation. Since parliament went into summer recess on July 24, political news has been dominated not by the Conservative Party’s evident difficulties with Brexit but by the Labour Party’s self-inflicted wounds over anti-Semitism. Impacts The anti-Semitism row limits Labour’s ability to provide effective opposition to the government, including on Brexit. The dispute is likely to alienate Jewish voters. Unaddressed, the issue makes it more likely that Labour MPs will break away from the party in 2019-20 once the Brexit terms are settled.

New UK Labour leadership will concern the government

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Lower Order ◽  
Labour Party ◽  
Party Leader ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Opposition Party ◽  
The Government ◽  
Jeremy Corbyn

Subject A profile of Keir Starmer. Significance On April 4 Keir Starmer was elected Labour Party leader with 56.2% of the vote, replacing hard-leftist Jeremy Corbyn. Starmer’s background as a former director of public prosecutions who hails from Labour's more moderate wing gives him the gravitas and experience necessary to turn Labour into a more serious opposition party. Impacts The scale of Starmer’s victory has given him a mandate to reform the party. The broad ideological spectrum of Starmer’s shadow cabinet reflects his intentions to unite the party. Starmer will primarily focus on regaining seats in England and Wales; those lost in Scotland over the last decade are a lower-order concern.

Narrow win limits new Jamaican government's options

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Labour Party ◽  
Window Of Opportunity ◽  
National Party ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Message ◽  
The Government ◽  
Opinion Polls

Subject Outlook for the new government. Significance Despite opinion polls before the February 25 election indicating a victory for the incumbent People's National Party (PNP), the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won a narrow one-seat victory and JLP leader Andrew Holness was sworn in as prime minister for a second time on March 3. The PNP ran a lacklustre campaign that failed to galvanise its core supporters. In contrast, the JLP offered a positive message of tax cuts and job creation. Impacts Absent rapid economic improvements, public opinion may turn against the new government. Juggling IMF targets and popular demands may prove beyond the JLP's capabilities. The government has only a narrow window of opportunity before the PNP recovers from its surprise defeat.

United Kingdom's Corbyn unlikely to face coup soon

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Labour Party ◽  
General Election ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
The Government ◽  
Parliamentary Support

Significance The centrist, 'Blairite' section of the party has been defeated and largely excluded from leadership positions. Corbyn's past statements and policy stances are widely believed to render him implausible as a potential prime minister, and thus the Labour Party unelectable with him as leader. The likelihood of the governing Conservatives winning the 2020 general election has increased. Impacts Corbyn is likely to back continued UK EU membership in the referendum, helping to protect him from an early party coup. Because of his previous ambivalence, Corbyn's backing for continued EU membership will make it harder for the left to back 'Brexit'. Foreign policy issues will be among the most difficult under Corbyn, both within the party and with the government. Given the government's small majority, Corbyn's win will make parliamentary support for air strikes against Syrian targets harder to secure. Corbyn's win is unlikely to restore Labour's fortunes in Scotland, potentially boosting support for independence.

Norway’s new coalition could prove fragile

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Labour Party ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Coalition Government ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Campaign Strategy ◽  
Electoral Defeat ◽  
Grassroots Support ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right

Significance On September 11, Norwegian voters signalled their continued confidence in Solberg and her centre-right coalition government. After a very close election in which all governing parties lost ground, those on the right defended their parliamentary majority, even as two potential coalition members appear reluctant to join the government. Impacts The largest electoral victor, the Centre Party, gained eight new seats, reflecting a growing rural-urban divide. The small Christian Democrats have become an effective kingmaker. The once-ostracised Progress Party has been normalised and maintained its grassroots support, despite participating in government. The Labour Party will undergo a critical evaluation of its campaign strategy and electoral defeat, with a likely change in leadership. The new parliament will contain more female representatives than ever in its history: 69, or 41%.

Anti-Semitic violence is rising in France

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Regional Inequality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Anti Semitism ◽  
Violent Acts ◽  
The Government ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
Careful Management

Subject Anti-Semitism in France. Significance French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner stated earlier this year that "anti-Semitism is spreading like poison", in the wake of violent acts and hardening xenophobic rhetoric. Upward trends in anti-Semitic violence are heightening pressure on the government to impose educational and punitive measures. At the same time, political actors are using the rise of anti-Semitic violence to discredit opponents. Impacts Action against anti-Semitism will need careful management to avoid resentment among other groups suffering from exclusion. The Israel-Palestine conflict will feed anti-Zionist narratives within anti-globalisation groups and Muslim communities. The inability to solve regional inequality in France will increase the level and diversity of extremism.

Israel’s Netanyahu will court Trump carefully

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Family Ties ◽  
Military Aid ◽  
Anti Semitism ◽  
Israeli Government ◽  
President Elect ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Military

Significance Netanyahu and his various right-wing coalition partners reacted with evident enthusiasm to Trump's election victory. However, the government fears a proliferation of messages, following several outspoken interviews by ministers. During his election campaign, Trump emphasised his positive attitude towards Israel, family ties to US Jews and Jewish advisers. Nevertheless, Israelis are doubtful over Trump’s enigmatic positions on Russia, Syria and Iran. Netanyahu may be worried about possible surprise moves by the unpredictable president-elect. Impacts Fears among US Jews of alleged anti-Semitism among Trump’s advisers could cause tension between that community and the Israeli government. If the new US president acts on his campaign promise to move the embassy to Jerusalem, Palestinian violence could spike. Trump could try to push Israel to give better value in exchange for US support, potentially threatening the military aid package.

Migrant crisis to complicate Cameron's EU negotiation

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Labour Party ◽  
House Of Commons ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Election Result ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
The Government

Significance As intended, the changes will temporarily ease the Conservative Party's internal atmosphere, most importantly before the October annual party conference. However, they are unlikely to alter the fundamentals of the referendum or its outcome. The more significant internal party battle will be over the terms of Prime Minister David Cameron's EU membership renegotiation. Impacts The government could still face a September 7 House of Commons defeat over 'purdah', despite its reversal on the issue. This would boost eurosceptic elements in the Labour Party before the September 12 leadership election result. Cameron's wish to discourage migration from the Middle East could intensify his foreign policy focus on the region.

New Malaysia opposition party may hit UMNO support

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resource ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Political Identity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Opposition Party ◽  
The Government ◽  
Resource Sector

Significance To further this aim, Mahathir is establishing a new political party. This will add to the plethora of Malaysian opposition voices, which were joined recently by a second opposition coalition, and could become a platform for former ministers to push against the government. Impacts UMNO will use the period of opposition negotiation to emphasise the opposition's disunity. The new Saksama coalition may strengthen East Malaysian political identity and autonomy calls. Greater East Malaysian autonomy could affect extractive and natural resource sector royalties.

National protests put government on notice in Brazil

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Approval Ratings ◽  
Opposition Party ◽  
The Government

Significance The protests followed smaller pro-government demonstrations on March 13. Rousseff faces growing social discontent, not only over corruption claims linked to the Petrobras scandal, but also rising unemployment, inflation and taxes. Although no leading opposition party or organisation is coordinating the protests, the government is concerned about the negative impact on Rousseff's approval ratings. Impacts Inflation this year is forecast to surpass the 6.5% maximum target by at least 1 percentage point. Unemployment rose from 4.3% in December to 5.3% in January; companies involved in the Petrobras scandal may see heavy job losses. The government is tightening fiscal policy and establishing new rules to fight tax evasion, but faces congressional opposition.

A benchmarking study of Indian seaports

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-102
Author(s):  
Sajeev Abraham George ◽  
Anurag C. Tumma
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Operational Parameters ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Port Authorities ◽  
Financial Performance Measures ◽  
The Government

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to benchmark the operational and financial performances of the major Indian seaports to help derive useful insights to improve their performance. Design/methodology/approach A two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology has been used with the help of data collected on the 13 major seaports of India. The first stage of the DEA captured the operational efficiencies, while the second stage the financial performance. Findings A window analysis over a period of three years revealed that no port was able to score an overall average efficiency of 100 per cent. The study identified the better performing units among their peers in both the stages. The contrasting results of the study with the traditional operational and financial performance measures used by the ports helped to derive useful insights. Research limitations/implications The data used in the study were majorly limited to the available sources in the public domain. Also, the study was limited to the major seaports which are under the Government of India and no comparisons were carried out with other local or international ports. Practical implications There is a need to prioritize investments and improvement efforts where they are most needed, instead of following a generalized approach. Once the benchmark ports are identified, the port authorities and other relevant stakeholders should work in detail on the factors causing inefficiencies, for possible improvements in performance. Originality/value This paper carried out a two-stage DEA that helped to derive useful insights on operational efficiency and financial performance of the India seaports. A combination of the financial and operational parameters, along with a comparison of the DEA results with the traditional measures, provided a different perspective on the Indian seaport performance. Considering the scarcity of research papers reported in the literature on DEA-based benchmarking studies of seaports in the Indian context, it has the potential to attract future research in this field.

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