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Demos: Telling a story, creating ideas
Demos is one of the most unusual think tanks in the UK. Founded by radical Marxists, the Demos staff were influentual advisors to New Labour. But Demos argues it’s not affiliated with a particular party and is now working on a project with the Conservative Party. I spoke with Demos’ spokesperson Peter Harrington on the power of story telling, involving people in think tank research and the dissemination of ideas.
Source: Demos is one of the most unusual think tanks in the UK. Founded by radical Marxists, the Demos staff were influentual advisors to New Labour. But Demos argues it’s not affiliated with a particular party and is now working on a project with the Conservative Party. I spoke with Demos’ spokesperson Peter Harrington on the power of story telling, involving people in think tank research and the dissemination of ideas. Read the <a target="blank" href="http://www.thinktankdirectory.org/blog/2009/09/16/demos-telling-a-story-creating-ideas/">full interview</a> on thinktankdirectory.orgHere Are Some *Actual* Stylish Peeps to Follow on Insta
Warum Westerwelle Außenminister wird
"Der Außenminister muss deshalb zwingend derselben Partei angehören wie die Kanzlerin", forder Katinka Barysch, stellvertretene Direktorin des britischen Think Tanks Centre for European Reform. Eine Replik.
Source: Auch ich habe in diesem Blog schon vermutet, dass Guido Westerwelle nach den Wahlen vielleicht nicht als Außenminister, sondern als Finanz- oder Wirtschaftsminister aufwachen könnte – <a href="https://www.danielflorian.de/2009/05/04/der-vielleicht-aussenminister-guido-westerwelle/">allerdings nur unter bestimmten Bedingungen</a>. Im Falle einer schwarz-gelben Koalition (damals hieß das noch so, heute müsste man vermutlich "Tigerentenkoalition" sagen) sei sein Einzug ins Auswärtige Amt jedoch sicher, so so mein Verdikt damals und heute. <a target="blank" href="http://www.cer.org.uk/about_new/about_cerpersonnel_barysch_09.html">Katinka Barysch</a>, stellvertretende Direktorin des britischen Think Tanks Centre for European Reform (CER), sieht das anders. Ihr Kernargument, <a target="blank" href="http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,652507,00.html">ausgeführt bei <em>Spiegel Online</em></a>: Die traditionelle Postenverteilung in der Bundesregierung – die stärkste Fraktion stellt den Kanzler, der Koalitionspartner den Außenminister – schwäche die außenpolitische Entscheidungsfähigkeit der Bundesrepublik, weil der Außenminister aus parteitaktischen Gründen stets gezwungen sei, sich auf Kosten des Kanzlers zu profilieren. Baryschs Schlussfolgerung: "Der Außenminister muss deshalb zwingend derselben Partei angehören wie die Kanzlerin." Baryschs Argument ist falsch: in den vergangenen 60 Jahren waren Kanzleramt und Außenamt fast immer in der Hand zweier unterschiedlicher Parteien und dennoch gab es keine großen außenpolitischen Fehlentscheidungen. Im Gegenteil: gerade bei den wichtigsten und umstrittensten Themen – Adenauers Westbindung und Brandts Ostpolitik – gibt die Geschichte den damaligen Regierungen Recht. In einer Rede in der <a target="blank" href="http://www.thinktankdirectory.org/directory/dgap.shtml">Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik</a> im Mai 2009 hat Westerwelle zudem <a target="blank" href="http://www.dgap.org/dgap/veranstaltungen/1de1ed15ed2596e1ed111de88110bcb6f92852b852b.html">betont</a>, dass seine liberale Außenpolitik in der Kontinuität deutscher Außenpolitik stehe. Es gibt einen starken außenpolitischen Konsens in Deutschland. Natürlich kommt es auch in außenpolitischen Fragen hin und wieder zu Streit zwischen den Koalitionspartnern. In der vergangenen Legislaturperiode war vor allen Dingen das Verhältnis zu China immer wieder ein <a href="https://www.danielflorian.de/2008/05/21/lautstarkes-schweigen/">Konfliktthema im Verhältnis zwischen Kanzleramt und Außenministerium</a>. Aber das lässt sich nicht (allein) dem Parteienwettbewerb zuschreiben. Der Streit um Ideen und Konzepte ist schon immer Teil politischen Handelns gewesen. Man muss nur nach London schauen, wo auch das CER seinen Sitz hat, um am Beispiel von Premierminister Gordon Brown und Außenminister David Milliband zu sehen, dass auch Parteifreunde unterschiedlicher Ansicht sein können. Freund – Feind – Parteifreund. Es bleibt die Frage, was Barysch dazu brachte, Westerwelle auf diese deutliche Art das Finanzministerium zu empfehlen? Fast scheint es, als wollen die Briten verhindern, dass Westerwelle demnächst Außenminister wird. Ob das stolze Inselvolk immer noch beleidigt ist, weil Westerwelle kürzlich einen <a target="blank" href="http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,651842,00.html">BBC-Reporter abwatschte</a>? Foto: <a target="blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poeloq/3597937485/">Ian Holton</a>, Lizenz: <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.de">Creative Comons</a>After becoming the talk of the internet over the holidays, the viral Netflix sensation You has been confirmed for a second season, much to the delight of fans everywhere. The thriller series, which stars Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley, follows Joe Goldberg—a psychopathic stalker-kidnapper-murderer who masquerades as a beguiling New York City bookstore manager and self-professed bibliophile.
After a chance encounter with a beautiful blonde writer named Beck (Elizabeth Lail), Joe stalks her and eventually wins her affection—but not without killing off people within her inner circle first.
The chilling tale left viewers with many unanswered questions by the end of its first season, but now that You has been renewed, the show’s makers and actors have planted the earliest seeds of what’s to come next for Joe Goldberg. Here’s what we know about You season 2 so far.
Season 2 is filming in Los Angeles
The series heads out west for season 2. Sera Gamble, the series’ showrunner, played it by the book; she told The Hollywood Reporter about the show’s change of location, and what it means for Joe’s character. “Joe Goldberg comes to L.A. and he is a die-hard New Yorker, so I can’t say that he comes to L.A. and he instantly falls in love with the place. At least at first glance, this is not Joe’s kind of town, which is delightful.”
People who watched the show will remember that Paco and his mother Claudia move to Los Angeles, so it’s possible that a Joe/Paco reunion may be in the works.
The book You is based on has a sequel
You was based on Caroline Kepnes’ novel of the same name. Kepnes wrote a sequel, Hidden Bodies, which tells the story of Joe moving to L.A. This would be a good read if you want to get the scoop ahead of the second season. Kepnes has also hinted that there might be a third book in the series, so stay tuned; she told a fan on Goodreads, “You’ll get more Joe eventually.”
Who’s been confirmed for the second season?
Elizabeth Lail sat down with Radio Times after the series premiered to Netflix to say that she will not be returning to the show—Joe did murder her character, after all. “I am sad to not continue that journey with him,” Lail said, referring to Badgley. “The unfortunate thing is, the woman doesn’t win in the end…and I’m so sick and tired of that.”
Despite the series making it clear that Joe murdered Beck after she found out about him stalking her and murdering her friends, fans got their hopes up. Joe’s ex, Candace (played by Ambyr Childers), not only appeared in flashbacks throughout the series, but also showed up alive and confronted Joe in the finale’s cliffhanger after he (supposedly) killed her. This made fans hope that Beck, by the same thought, might make an appearance in future seasons, even though Lail dispelled the rumor.
Ditto. It will be all the motivation I need for season 2. https://t.co/fy2hojauDG
— Penn Badgley (@PennBadgley) January 9, 2019
In theory, we’re not done with Dr. Nicky.
While Beck was forced by Joe to think about “what she did,” Beck wrote a novel that framed Dr. Nicky, her therapist—whom she cheated on Joe with—for her kidnapping in the hopes of obtaining her freedom. After Joe killed her, he published the novel and Dr. Nicky was arrested and sent to prison due to the incriminating manuscript.
“Dr. Nicky is in prison and he is ardently protesting his innocence,” Gamble told THR. “It’s too soon to say definitely whether John Stamos will return in season 2 but we have been talking a lot about the character and we’re excited to keep telling that story.”