“Trump shows again that he is no friend of Britain” - Bolton writes in the “Daily Telegraph”
The newspaper tour, on Tuesday, addresses statements by US President Donald Trump on the issue of Irish integration, a report on racial discrimination in the British National Health Service, and the personal experience of a writer in an Irish newspaper and her opinion on Botox.
In the Daily Telegraph, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton wrote an article entitled: “Trump shows again that he is no friend of Britain.”
Bolton believes that US President Donald Trump's comments on the future of Northern Ireland are neither necessary nor appropriate.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed his support for Northern Ireland's secession from the United Kingdom and integration with the Republic of Ireland.
“Trump’s passing remarks on Northern Ireland were inconsistent with past and current US policy,” says Bolton. “And of course, since he is the president, they may now have become official policy. In London, Dublin, Washington and many other capitals, the key questions are why he said what he said, and what impact his comments will have.”
“Trump knows very little about the wider world. He is usually not interested in learning because such fine details are not necessary to him. He believes that relations between governments are determined by the personal relationships between their leaders,” Bolton said.
He adds that it is unclear whether Trump believes that he and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham are friends.
According to Bolton, “Donald Trump is a friend of Donald Trump, that’s all. This logic may also mean that he is seeking to co-opt the votes of Irish Americans... Trump’s statements do not serve the interests of the United States, but they spread chaos among its friends.”
Turning to The Guardian, Dennis Campbell wrote an article entitled “A fifth of ethnic minority managers in the NHS are preparing to resign over racism.”
The article indicates that the National Health Service (NHS) in England is facing a wave of departures of managers from ethnic minorities who have been subjected to racism, exclusion and discrimination during their careers, according to a report.
According to an NHS Alliance survey, nearly four-fifths of managers from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds have experienced racism, exclusion and barriers to progress in their careers.
The problem has become so widespread that one in five say they will leave the agency within the next three years, amid renewed concerns that the institution is doing too little to eradicate deep-rooted racism.
The coalition said the findings represent “further evidence of the devastating and demoralizing impact of racism in the NHS.” He warned that it could lead to a "bleeding" in the number of managers and senior leaders from those backgrounds.
Kieran Devine, chief executive of the coalition, said “political and cultural polarization” made the diversity of the body’s leadership more important than ever.
“We now face a real risk of our ethnic minority colleagues in senior roles walking away, frustrated, disillusioned and losing confidence,” Devine added. “This represents a significant loss of talent within the NHS.”
Survey respondents described a lack of diversity within senior leadership teams, being excluded from informal networks, and having “disparities in career advancement opportunities” whereby they do not have a fair chance to develop their careers compared to their white colleagues. There is also a worrying gap between managers from BAME backgrounds’ desire to progress to higher levels and their belief in their ability to do so.
A black senior manager said, “I am the only brown face in 99 percent of the meetings I attend at the strategic and policy levels,” while an Asian manager said, “There is a culture of nepotism. Although I believe I have the experience, knowledge, and ability to be promoted, this culture is too entrenched.”
A third African-American manager said: “There is a distinct lack of diversity at senior levels, and this absence makes it difficult to feel seen, supported or inspired to advance.”
A spokesman for the NHS in England said: There is no place for racism and discrimination in the NHS, and it is absolutely unacceptable for any employee to be exposed to them in the workplace. While progress has been made in increasing the representation of ethnic minorities in senior positions, much remains to be done to ensure equal representation and equal opportunities for all employees to advance professionally and receive fair and respectful treatment.
In the Irish Independent from the Republic of Ireland, an article titled “No judgement, but if there's one thing I won't get for my birthday, it's Botox” was written by Cathy Donaghy.
“As I celebrate a new year in my life, the one thing that is absolutely not on my Christmas wish list is Botox,” the author says.
“Everyone has a choice. All anyone can do is make themselves happy, and if Botox or a full face lift is what makes you happy, go for it,” Donaghy says. “Many women have been deprived of the freedom to do what they want for long enough, so I wouldn’t tell anyone what to do for themselves.”
“Looking good and feeling good about yourself are important to me,” she asserts. “I dye my hair, I love fashion, and I love makeup. I will go to my grave firmly believing in the transformative power of sleek black eyeliner and red lipstick.”
