Sentences with phrase «election policy commitments»

A, Final Update on Coalition Election Policy Commitments, (Media Release), 5 September 2013.

Not exact matches

One thing we do know from recent policy announcements, Conservatives will live up to their election commitments no matter how bad they are as policy commitments.

But while the Conservative manifesto explicitly states the policy would be kept until 2020, increasing talk of an early general election calls into question whether it will remain a commitment for as long as many will have expected.

The leader of the biggest opposition party also made a firm commitment to introduce a regime that will implement a policy for the election of District Chief Executives (DCEs) explaining that: «The time has come to bring accountability to local government through competitive politics.

The Labour Party campaigned in the 1983 general election on a commitment to withdraw from the EC without a referendum [29] although after a heavy defeat Labour changed its policy.

He also cited the coalition's plans to introduce a marriage allowance — a key Tory commitment which Clegg had dismissed as «patronising» prior to the general election — suggesting voters now saw the Lib Dems as «people who are giving power to the Conservatives without any influence over policies they used to oppose».

The policy seemed to break a 2015 Tory election manifesto commitment not to raise taxes - including NICs - for at least five years.

«The Tories fended off attacks on their plans to give married couples a tax break as political parties engaged in angry clashes over family policy... Mr Cameron renewed his commitment to the policy, saying he wanted to send out a message that «If you take responsibility, you'll be rewarded»... As family policy took centre stage in pre general - election skirmishes, Mr Cameron said supporting marriage was an important part of his plans to tackle Britain's «broken society».

Add to this the commitment by the opposition party to deny the President any (more) political victories in this year of mid-term Congressional elections, and the possibility of progressive climate policy action appears unlikely in the short term.

At their best, election platforms and policies are aspirational — their translation from fine words on paper to development, funding and implementation is a long journey that requires leadership and commitment.