Sentences with phrase «against the government policies of»

In the last week we have seen a UK uprising from disabled people against the government policies of cuts, called by Disabled People against Cuts (DPAC) and UKUncut.

Not exact matches

Some would be directly affected by the policy, which the government can't enforce because of federal appeals court rulings against it.

Arguing against will be Patrice Lee, and director of outreach at Generation Opportunity, a limited - government activist and policy network for millennials, and Matt Welch, editor - in - chief of the libertarian magazine Reason.

The government also has pumped vast sums of money into these banks by letting them speculate against the central bank's futile attempts to defend the ruble's exchange rate, a policy whose main effect has been to subsidize capital flight.

George Ford, chief economist for the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Public Policy Studies, said EPB got the equivalent of $ 2,000 per customer in federal subsidies to build its citywide fiber optic network Ford said other government - owned utilities, such as one in Bristol, Va., have gotten $ 7,000 or more per subscriber to add telecommunications services that compete against private companies such as AT&T, Comcast and Charter Communications.

«The Chinese government is set to announce a revision of its currency policy in the coming days that will allow greater variation in the value of its currency, combined with a small but immediate jump in its value against the dollar, people with knowledge of the consensus emerging in Beijing said Thursday.»

The officials said Kelly portrays himself to Trump administration aides as the lone bulwark against catastrophe, curbing the erratic urges of a president who has a questionable grasp on policy issues and the functions of government.

One of the many arguments against this policy made by Canadian government -LSB-...]

Though it never drew a direct link, the Liberal government's review of its arts funding policies - launched last January - came on the heels of allegations of sexual misconduct that were levelled against Albert Schultz, the founding artistic director of Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre.

«The Chinese are deeply concerned and we hear now from reliable sources in Beijing who suggest the Chinese government, the Communist Party, are developing lists of U.S. interests against which they could retaliate, commercial interests, and obviously one merely has to look at top U.S. exports to China to get a quick sense of whose heads may be on the chopping block,» said one China trade policy expert who interacts closely with U.S. business.

While no specific policies against crypto, digital, or virtual currencies were offered in the statement, the position taken by Fan and the PBoC is indicative of the currently strict policy of the Chinese government on decentralized forms of payment.

Government social policies, according to Nathan Glazer, are «making no steady headway against a sea of misery.»

Some of the post-partition policies of the Indian government have antagonized a large section of those Muslims who supported the Indian national movement against Pakistan.

One of the reasons that atheists comment here is that religious beliefs unfortunately impact laws and government policy and our laws.The idiocy of religion unfortunately permeates much of our society, so the more we can fight back and speak out against religious idiocy, and the more visibly, the better.

Fundamentalists have been a genuine annoyance to many of their host governments because they can mobilize their followers against particular leaders and policies.

They can implement what policies they want; the First Amendment only protects us against government abridgement of free speech.

And a republican form of government makes it less likely that factional interests — that is, those groups that defend substantively wrongful and improper public policies — will be able to exercise their plans of oppression against the legitimate rights or interests of the community in general and the individual in particular.

While it is true that many denominational bodies and leaders protested vigorously against our government's Indochina policy, it is all too evident that by and large the local churches failed to confront the theological and moral issues of the war.

For a few examples: the protection of the unborn, the handicapped, and the dying; parental choice in education; tax and other policies supportive of marriage and the family; the defense of individual merit against quotas and related discriminations; the defense of property, civil, and religious rights against expansivist government control; and the vigorous affirmation of the achievements of Western culture, in opposition to multiculturalist fashions.

Nance, why is it you guys on the Left always think that having an insurance policy against government tyranny is a stupid idea, when the majority of peoples throughout the world are THIS VERY DAY being oppressed by their governments, and have absolutely no way to defend themselves against false imprisonment, torture, and overall tyranny.

Honest question # 2 — If many Christians will applaud a fellow Christian who stands up against or speaks out against what they view as the harmful actions and / or bad policies of their government or the company they work for...... why will they not also applaud their former fellow Christian who leaves Christianity and speaks out against what they view as the harmful actions and / or bad policies of the God they once worshiped?

To use force against governments that support terrorists surely lies within the proper scope of American policy as well as the definition of just war.

U.S. Levels Complaint Against B.C. Wine Sales The United States government has officially lodged its concerns with Canada over British Columbia's policy of restricting wine sales on grocery store shelves to B.C. wines exclusively...

The Sun Herald reported on December 20 that the Australian Beverages Council had threatened to run attack advertising against the Baird Government during the March election if cabinet voted in favour of a container deposit policy.

Governments across the world — including our own — have swung into action against obesity at least at the level of inquiries, recommendations and policy initiatives.

Against a backdrop of rising homelessness, we ask the government again to rethink this ill - conceived policy and to ensure disabled people receiving disability living allowance, and other vulnerable people, are exempt from the bedroom tax before it comes into effect on April 1st.»

«Least of all persons to make scathing remark against the government is the P - square group which the local content policy of the Federal Government dusted - up from the valley of government is the P - square group which the local content policy of the Federal Government dusted - up from the valley of Government dusted - up from the valley of obscurity.

In response to the Government's consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the Chartered Institute of Building has called on the Government to provide greater clarity for Local Authorities to understand what «Green» credentials they are being measured against.

And coming soon after a Foreign Policy piece that demolishes the idea of an Iranian «Twitter Revolution» last summer, it clearly demonstrates the ability of electronic tools to work FOR an authoritarian government as well as against one.

He told politics.co.uk his policy committee functioned as an «early warning system» against steps taken by the coalition government which «could cause significant problems for a significant number of Liberal Democrat MPs».

FPEEG, the All - Party Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency Group, is a coalition of cross party MPs and industry stakeholders committed to maintain awareness in Parliament of fuel poverty issues; to monitor and comment on progress against government's targets to eradicate fuel poverty; to advocate policies that deliver affordable warmth for vulnerable households with emphasis on improved domestic energy efficiency including effective thermal insulation alongside efficient and effective heating systems.

«Other stand - out recommendations include a bill designed to address the exploitation of our tax laws and exploitation of Nigerians by multinational firms by Femi Obagun, and a brief policy for more stringent laws against rapists, a Workers Protection Act, an Alternate Financing to Economic Growth Act, a Policing and State Security Act, and a Government Transparency and Anti Corruption Act.

Gordon Brown was forced into a 180 degree policy change yesterday following a weekend of widespread criticism over his refusal to offer government support to the families of victims of the IRA in their case for compensation against the Libyan government.

Firebrand critics and pro-democracy activist, Abiodun Aremu, is a leader of the Joint Action Front noted to have championed protests against government policies in the past.

Eliot Spitzer and current executive director of the nonprofit Union Settlement, says prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars to settle sexual harassment claims brought against government employees, as Cuomo has proposed, is probably illegal and also bad policy.

We do not believe the Government's robust policy against the teaching of pseudoscience is consistent with funding schools that have so much pseudoscience in their curriculum and their health policies.

IF, and it's a big IF, there were to be a hung Parliament next time around, far better that the LibDems (and I guess this applies to the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Dr. Dick Taylor too) act as kingmakers by voting for or against the government, whether it be Labour or Conservative, * on the merits of each individual piece of legislation * than propping up some of the most loathsome, reactionary policies this side of the self - styled moral crusaders from the ear of High Thatcherism.

The Prime Minister brought him back into the heart of government in 2011 as number two in the policy unit, where Mr Rock worked on issues which included internet filters to protect against child abuse images online.

While not technically part of the government, a PPS is still bound to Collective Ministerial Responsibility and therefore must resign if speaking against government policy.

Prominent Cabinet members have been accused of «rank hypocrisy» after apparently campaigning against government policy to shore up support in their own constituencies.

Mr Huhne, who narrowly lost the leadership fight for the party against Mr Clegg, was a robust defender of Lib Dem policies in government, not least during the AV referendum, when he led the attack against Tory campaign tactics.

We applaud Trusts that screen their patients before admission, as the policy of not screening surely goes against the Government's ambition to reduce antimicrobial resistance, if we can prevent an infection by taking additional precautions where a positive screen is obtained then surely this reduces the need for antibiotics and makes a better outcome for the patient and save lives.

«He can now wear his NPP jersey now that he is leaving office,» he told Rev. Martey who has been vocal against certain policies of the government.

However, now that he has said that Lib Dem Ministers will vote against Government policy, I wonder what his definition of collective responsibility is within a coalition Government.»

Any group of persons that feel strongly against any policies of the government should explore the judiciary option instead of endangering the public peace,» Oti said.

Oba Ogunwusi who reiterated his support for programmes and policies of the state government aimed at bringing development to Osun, said «we are not against the state government for this necessary step».

``... I believe that he [Dr Bawumia] is actually the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party,» Mrs Bawa Mogtari told Prince Minkah on Class91.3 FM on the Executive Breakfast Show on Tuesday 20 September while responding to some issues and accusations levelled against the government by Mr Boakye Agyarko, Policy Advisor to the opposition party's flag bearer at a press conference the party organised on Monday 19 September.

Ms Burrow also warned against the dangers of austerity: «Given a choice of economic policies, two - thirds of people support government action to invest in job creation to allow economies to grow and pay off debts compared with less than one in four who want debts paid off now by cutting back on government spending.»

In a response published on all the electronic and print media entitled «I have nothing personal against the Government or the President» I answered each of the allegations, showing the role I played in John Mahama's nomination as Vice Presidential candidate and stated that: «Being my true self I disagree and I have disagreed with the NDC Government on matters of constitutional principles, beliefs, values and policy issues but never on personal matters.

Until the laws stop selectively enforcing policy against flagrant abusers of trust, ethics, unfair civic and labor practices, and integrity from within city and state government, there will certainly be a rampant element of corruption, low morale that dishonors a tainted leadership façade, and societal decay from the top downward.