Sentences with phrase «about political leadership»

Are you speaking about political leadership?

I visited the Lower East Side Girls Club and spoke to girls ages eight to twelve about political leadership and government.

Surviving students at the school quickly spoke out on social media and to news cameras about the violence and, more broadly, about political leadership that they saw as having let them down.

Not exact matches

Whether the stories about the Bo family are true or the embellishments of political rivals, neither scenario inspires confidence in China's leadership and system of governance.

Asked whether MPs who have criticised his leadership should be worried about deselection, Corbyn — who won 61.8 % of the vote to see - off challenger Owen Smith — failed to totally rule out this possibility when he spoke to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg.

Given the approach American political leadership has taken to the aftermath of the devastation in Puerto Rico, Musk provided a rare a glimmer of hope when he talked about rebuilding the destroyed electrical grid using solar power — though some have argued that his comments in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria may serve as a distraction from the enormous challenges the island faces.

About a year ago, China's new political leadership launched a ferocious crackdown on social media, arresting influential bloggers with millions of followers on weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.

Egyptians meanwhile worry about their economy, political leadership, military hostilities and unemployment.

The political leadership of Revisionism at this time was secular and sometimes unlettered about Judaism; it generally chose to «respect» religion from a distance.

I'll start: I feel most at home in a church that 1) takes its mission to care for the poor and marginalized seriously, 2) does not make assumptions about its congregation's political positions nor emphasizes political action to begin with, 3) speaks of Scripture in terms of its ability to «equip us for every good work,» 4) embraces diversity (theologically, ethnically, etc.) and allows women to assume leadership positions.

Journalists have lately been writing about the Watergate syndrome in almost apocalyptic terms: as not merely the worst political disaster in U.S. history but also the nemesis of U.S. world power and effective leadership in government at home.

There are a few main explanations: 1) long term failure in leadership by the Irish Catholic church, and connected with this, the awful Jansenist culture; 2) Europe — or rather, political interference from European Community institutions; 3) American money; 4) the claim of the «Yes» campaign that the Referendum was won by «the stories,» that is, the constant appeal to emotion and the complete refusal actually to think about the legal consequences of passing such a change not merely into law, but also into the Irish Constitution, the foundation of that law.

Though the vast majority of Americans and evangelicals are comfortable with women serving in leadership roles in businesses and in political capacities, opinions about ministry are very different.

I'll leave it to others to debate his definitions of liberalism and other political philosophies, and there's a whole other debate to be had about whether his leadership of the Liberal Democrat party was doomed by his Christian faith, as he claims, or his failure to return a higher number of MPs at this year's General Election.

Beyond that there were doubts about the leadership and capacity of the Scottish Nationalists and of the other Scottish political parties; and there was also a dislike of the idea of separating Scotland from the rest of the U.K.: As it was often put, «Why break up the most successful political union of nations in modern history?»

Global sales of milk formula (including infant formula and follow - on milks) have increased from a value of about US$ 2 billion in 1987 to about US$ 40 billion in 2014... Political commitment, investment, and effective international, national, and local leadership are needed to end promotion of products that compete with breastfeeding.»

I'm talking about something more fundamental: YouCut is dishonest, the cynical act of a leadership that's put the scoring of short - term political points ahead of developing a coherent plan to govern.

No real rumblings about his leadership, even if Sarah Teather ended her political career with a strop earlier in the week.

It says a lot about a political party when they have pigs like Broidy and Steve Wynn — and blatant criminals like Cohen in key leadership roles as fundraisers.

It is far too early to begin predicting the results of the next election, but this is an opportune moment to examine the changing contours of the Israeli political map, and see to what extent the big stories of the last year have changed Israelis» opinions about the leadership they want for their country.

Political leadership has many components, including managerial, policy and emotional leadership, with the last including the sense of voters that their elected leader cares about them and understands their community.

«Noam Bramson loves talking about Albany issues to deflect from his mismanagement of New Rochelle that has resulted in extraordinary tax increases, but he refuses to address the most important question before the state today: Should an Assembly Speaker who has repeatedly covered up sexual harassment and violent sexual assaults committed by political colleagues continue to hold a leadership position,» asked Astorino spokeswoman Jessica Proud in a recent statement.

Given the generally unsavoury history of strong political leadership Brown alerts us to, it seems we are, in fact, more likely to be secure under leaders who take the necessary time to come to informed decisions about how to react in complex situations compared to those who act swiftly, thinking they know more than they really do.

I agree with the above commenter - let's hear more from the Labour leadership candidates about how political the economic decisions are, and how they can be different.

She accepts it is «probably true» that many people have struggled to get excited about the contest, but adds that she's «not sure anyone ever gets excited about political party leaderships».

«Given the intensity of the leadership race over the last few weeks, I haven't had the opportunity to think much about the political landscape at home in New York City.

Supporters of Miliband are delighted the defeat has moved the political narrative on from disquiet about his leadership, but he faces accusations of «playing politics» from a furious Downing Street.

The long time Pan Africanist announced a voluntary resignation Tuesday after weeks of contradictory information about the future of the political leadership of Zimbabwe.

«Stuck in political cowardice that assumes British voters» unease about immigration means they will not forgive anyone who calls for sanctuary — even though our nation has given shelter to the persecuted for centuries, and sometimes moral leadership is needed.»

I can now support reform minded candidates of all political stripes and have the freedom to work for issues of importance for this state, without worrying about how the state leadership will feel about it.

Hartford's political leadership keeps signaling that it is either not serious about its appointment with reality or incapable of dealing with the magnitude of the challenges.

The former Municipal Chief says, «Kwame, Ghanaians should stop thinking about honest and incorruptible political leadership... it doesn't exist in Ghana.»

Political leadership is about taking a long - term approach.

Political leadership is not just about making speeches, writing articles and sending emails to members.

Trump said his pitch is straightforward and meant to reach voters who are fed up with the political system, mixing conservative populism and a blunt message about leadership.

The Labour leadership contest forces Compass to think really hard about its political strategy.

For Labour Party people who look to their leaders for a political lead, what then have each of our leadership candidate got to say about yesterday's hugely significant event?

Rumours about Labour's ability to weather the current the political storm abound, with many commentators already drawing up a list of potential leadership contenders.

Giuliani was invited to a financial services trade group's award dinner last week to speak about leadership, but instead delivered a political speech that strayed so far from that topic the group felt it necessary to apologize to its guests.

Cuomo's spokesman, Richard Azzopardi, acknowledged that the governor had not spoken to Collins or Tenney about the so - called SALT deduction, saying: «The governor's point was the Republican Congress members he spoke to said they were under pressure from their political leadership to vote yes.»

Our latest Welsh Political Barometer poll included two sets of questions about party leadership.

«For the «new» PDP leadership on the other hand, incapable of thinking big about the nation, they see and treat the unfortunate spate of killing of innocent Nigerians as political gift, about which they seem very happy to cite as the basis for a return to power.

Today's closed door meetings and political maneuverings come after lawmaker met for about five hours Monday to discuss leadership.

«This should be the challenge for the Labour leadership election: not an argument about which policies of the Labour government the contenders did or did not support, or even which policies they support now, but a real attempt to identify the basis for a contemporary centre - left political project.

Four out of the five Labour leadership candidates are talking about a similar shift, so there would be political cover of some kind.

«Ed Miliband has delivered the most personal speech of the Labour leadership election, coming clean about his early life and political inspirations.

The former Lib Dem leader told the Sunday Politics on BBC1: «This idea that's been put about by these people who are calling for a leadership election is just about the silliest idea I've heard I think in my political career.

Labour's blinkered decision to field a candidate in the face of these political realities — unlike the Greens, to their lasting credit — speaks volumes about the party leadership's inability to recognise the enormity of the crisis Britain faces today — the gravest since the Second World War.

Creating its politics and leadership will require a shared agreement about what Labour's political renewal might look like.

NEW YORK, United States — After a clear yet shocking statement from the American electorate on Tuesday, many are struggling to come to terms with what a Donald Trump victory says about the current political sentiment in the country and what the future leadership of the controversial president - elect might mean for the United States and the world.