The new legislative year in the UK opened yesterday. King Charles attended the session held in the House of Lords for the first time since ascending the throne. The King stated that the government's fight against illegal migration, child abuse, and antisemitism will continue.
A series of changes are expected in the UK in the new legislative year. According to claims in the British press, the biggest change will be made to the criminal law.
One of the most prominent aspects of the criminal law, which will be one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's trump cards ahead of the upcoming general elections, is the plan to impose harsher sentences on murderers and rapists...
Parliament will approve the enactment of a new criminal bill under which murderers whose crimes involve sadistic or sexual behavior will face spending the rest of their lives in prison. The change in the law will mean that a life sentence must be imposed in certain cases, and judges will only be able to choose not to make this decision in exceptional circumstances.
In other words, those who appear before a judge for these crimes will be tried with the prospect of a life sentence.
It is unclear whether the criminal law will be Sunak's election trump card, but it is certain that it will be a deterrent regarding sexual crimes, which have been increasing in recent years.
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IMAGES FROM PALESTINE ARE NOW DRAWING REACTION
The whole world is looking at what is happening in Gaza with bias.
European countries and the US have stood by Israel regardless of the consequences in the chaos that began with Hamas's attack on October 7.
However, Israel's retaliatory response is now pushing humanitarian boundaries. The killing of civilians and children while Hamas is the target has slowly begun to make an impact in the international public opinion, even if only sporadically.
Humanitarian values now clearly show that it is time for a ceasefire in this war.
Although protest marches by Muslims living in Europe are targeted by the nationalist press, some journalists have begun to write about the ugly face of the war.
Simon Jenkins, one of the prominent figures of the respected British newspaper The Guardian, pointed to the dark face of the war in his article today.
In his article titled "I can no longer watch the images coming from Israel and Gaza," Jenkins stated that no one has the tolerance left to see the human tragedy taking place.
Jenkins approached the subject through the lens of journalistic ethics. While saying, "For the first time in my life, I cannot watch or read the news. The presentation upsets me greatly," he wrote that news reporters present the horrific images of war like a reality show. In the subtext, the phrase "horrific images of war" had not even been used for a long time.
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YES GENTLEMEN, WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW? LET'S PIT DİLEK İMAMOĞLU AGAINST DİDEM ÖZEL!
Only hours have passed since the change of the Chairman in the CHP.
The glorious Turkish press has started writing:
"First rift between Özel and İmamoğlu!
"They couldn't agree on the PM list!
"İmamoğlu wants to determine all Metropolitan Mayors!
What was written before?
"İmamoğlu has his eyes on the Chairmanship!"
"He is digging Kılıçdaroğlu's grave."
"He tripped the Chairman while entering the group meeting."
"He put a thumbtack under his seat."
Of course, this is humorous rhetoric, but it was almost turning into social media memes!
What kind of journalism is this?
What is it to portray everything we want to see or want to happen as if it has already happened?
One person comes out and creates the perception, 'I am a great journalist, I get news from everywhere.' Another conveys lobby gossip as if they had placed CIA agents inside the party they are diametrically opposed to and were receiving information from them.
There are journalists in this country who write about two people talking in private!
They say, "I heard that in the private meeting Ali and Veli had, Ali told Veli 'get out of here'."
When you ask, "Who said it, Ali or Veli?" they reply, "It just came to me."
Believe me, no one is buying these cheap PR tricks anymore. Both the sector and the public know what you are trying to do...
MFÖ has a famous song called 'Peki Peki Anladık' (Okay Okay We Understood); yes, we understood you are the best, but only in your own eyes...
That is exactly why, as everywhere else, we insist on new-generation journalism against corruption in the media.
Do not be afraid of innovation; renewing yourself and shedding your skin is good in the media, in politics, in sports, and in every field of life. Doesn't nature itself renew itself four times a year?
If there were no innovation, we would be living in the Stone Age. Neither the wheel nor electricity would have been discovered. We would have neither our phones nor our social media!
But wait, we are just getting started. You will see, it won't take a week before the fights between Dilek İmamoğlu and Didem Özel are next. We will all read together what will be written and drawn:
"They can't get along"
"They are estranged"
"They are not meeting"
"Jealousy"
First Lady debates are good material! The know-it-all pens will start producing behind-the-scenes gossip, saying, 'Let's make them fight'...
Wait, let people take a breath!
A change has taken place in the first political party founded in the 100-year-old Republic.
Whether it succeeds or not...
That is not our topic.
I am not talking about the political side of the matter.
But what we need to talk about is that everyone on the street's complaints of, "We are tired of it, we want to see young politicians. Let the way for the youth be opened," have found a response. The base elected a 49-year-old Chairman.
Weren't we tired of the aging political authority!
Weren't we making comments on the street, in coffee houses, and on social media about older politicians that sometimes even crossed the boundaries of decency!
Wasn't politics supposed to rejuvenate!
Didn't we want it to be renewed...
Here is your chance!
Moreover, this change only happened in the opposition party. So, you didn't hand the country over to the youth immediately. If they fail, you can play the tambourine as the old saying goes.
You can just say, "They still have a lot to learn," and move on.
What are you in such a rush for?
But we unfortunately know that this is not the issue.
Look at how old the politicians are in Europe, who envy us
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is 43
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is 46
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is 51
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is 45
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is 56
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer is 51...
(There are exceptions, of course: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is 65, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is 63)
Let our Main Opposition Party Chairman be 49 years old too. What do we have to lose? Maybe the fire of youth will spread to all areas...
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