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the route to succeeding Starmer is littered with obstacles

the route to succeeding Starmer is littered with obstacles

Published by Sam Flores

The polls indicate that of all the candidates vying to succeed Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the most popular is Andy Burnham. But before the current mayor of Greater Manchester can even throw his hat into the ring, there are a series of hurdles he has to overcome. For a start, a leadership contender has to be an MP. Labour’s rules state that before a candidate can be selected, their candidature must be approved by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). But only in January, a committee of the NEC voted to block Burnham from standing at the by-election for Gorton and Denton by eight votes to one. The reason given was that Burnham’s candidature would force a by-election for the mayoralty. This, it was argued, would be both costly for the party and would run the risk of Labour losing to Reform or the Greens. But in truth, the key factor was the determination of the pro-Starmer majority to head off a Burnham challenge to the prime minister. So could the NEC change its mind? …

Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, succeeding fellow left-winger Anne Hidalgo

Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, succeeding fellow left-winger Anne Hidalgo

Published by Sam Flores

Socialist frontrunner Emmanuel Grégoire was elected Paris mayor on Sunday, beating right-wing former minister Rachida Dati in the last major test of the French public mood ahead of next year’s all-important presidential election. Grégoire, a 48-year-old former deputy of outgoing Mayor Anne Hidalgo, was credited with around 51% of the vote, trouncing Dati and hard-left rival Sophia Chikirou – and defying forecasts of a close race. “Paris has decided to stay true to its history,” Grégoire told a cheering crowd, vowing to resist the right and far right in the lead-up to next year’s presidential polls.  “Paris will be the heart of the resistance against this alliance of the right, which seeks to take away what we hold most precious and fragile: the simple joy of living together,” he added.  Emmanuel Grégoire defied forecasts of a close race to comfortably win the French capital’s mayoral election. © Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP The newly elected mayor then cycled to City Hall on a Velib’, the French capital’s flagship bike-sharing system, signalling continuity with his predecessors.  His victory follows 25 years of transformational rule under successive left-wing mayors …

Women Without Kids Have The Hardest Time Succeeding At Work

Women Without Kids Have The Hardest Time Succeeding At Work

Published by Jenni Sidey

A career coach named Brooke Taylor explained that women without kids have the hardest time succeeding at work because they’re the most flexible, which means they are always picking up the slack. There’s always been a common assumption that women without kids have a much easier time in the workplace. Without the demands of juggling both childcare and their work responsibilities, they are free to dedicate themselves to their professional success. But Taylor argued that women without kids are actually fighting a constantly losing battle because they are expected to do the work of their co-workers with kids, and they aren’t getting any benefits for it. Women without kids have the hardest time succeeding at work because they are more flexible. Career coach Brooke Taylor explained that childfree women don’t actually have it the easiest at work. In fact, the reason they have such a hard time succeeding at work is their perceived “free time” because they don’t have any kids at home to take care of. “Childless women are the people who have the …

Simon & Schuster Names Former Amazon Executive Greg Greeley as CEO, Succeeding Jonathan Karp

Simon & Schuster Names Former Amazon Executive Greg Greeley as CEO, Succeeding Jonathan Karp

Published by Sam Flores

NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster has named a former Amazon.com executive, Greg Greeley, as its new CEO. The publisher announced Monday that Greeley’s appointment is effectively immediately. The 62-year-old Greeley succeeds Jonathan Karp, who announced last year that he was stepping down to head his own imprint at the company, Simon Six. Simon & Schuster, which celebrated its centennial in 2024, is home to Stephen King, Colleen Hoover and Bob Woodward and many other bestselling and prize-winning authors. While Karp is a longtime editor and publisher, Greeley has a background in business and investment. He spent nearly 20 years at Amazon, where his positions included vice president of Amazon Prime. In 2018, he left to serve as president of Airbnb’s Homes division. More recently, he was president and COO of the biotechnology startup Opentrons and CEO of Thrasio, a consumer goods company. “Greg Greeley is a talented and strategic leader with wide-ranging experience managing enterprises across physical and digital markets,” Richard Sarnoff, chair of the publisher’s board of directors, said in a statement. …

Why the center left is succeeding in Kosovo – POLITICO

Why the center left is succeeding in Kosovo – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

It seemed Kurti was in politics for the right reasons — and he had the past to prove it. A former political prisoner under Serbian rule, he spent years in opposition as one of the only credible voices speaking for true independence in Kosovo. And the promise he represented was different: prosperity, modernity, non-corruption. The kind of politics that increases turnout and pulls back those who had disengaged. Kosovo had declared independence, but it had never quite received a fresh start — until then. Kosovo became an independent country in the 21st century. Its political identity has never been about settling for the crumbs of the 20th. And Kurti avoided the fate of many first-term reformers because he delivered. Fulfilling the promises you’ve set out for the people that count on you the most isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s also good politics. That mandate wasn’t built on spectacle or shiny mega-projects. It focused on the unglamorous work of governance: building a non-corrupt government, expanding social protection, making public higher education free …