Sentences with phrase «austerity agenda»

He delivered a grim austerity agenda, blaming the current government as the party showed its hand.

First and foremost, it means that the government's austerity agenda now extends well into the next parliament.

They expose the utter failure of the Tory austerity agenda.

The fact that such a recording was made and surfaced as part of a plea - bargain by one of Brazil's leading businessmen suggests that the bankers and industrialists, who supported the President's unprecedentedly unpopular government in exchange for a radical austerity agenda in Congress, have jumped ship.

Whatever differences people may have with aspects of Sadiq's campaign, on the key policy issues for the Mayor — most notably on the cost of living crisis, housing and transport — his policies would benefit the overwhelming majority of Londoners, when compared with the «do nothing» record of the current Mayor and the clear support for the Tories» failing austerity agenda being given by Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith, who even voted for the Housing Bill.

The IBEX - 35 stock market in Madrid fell this week as the days of Spain's austerity agenda appeared numbered.

As a Labour politician and northern city leader, I despaired at George Osborne's austerity agenda while he was at the Treasury, but readily endorse his recent call in the Financial Times for ministers to speed - up plans to create a high - speed rail link across the north of England — from Liverpool and Hull — in order to «transform the northern economy».

The SNP assert that in Alexander's case, given that his enthusiastic implementation of George Osborne's austerity agenda at the Treasury is so damaging to his reputation, Ashcroft's policy could actually do him a favour.

Head of local government Heather Wakefield said: «Local government workers have kept services running in our communities in the face of the government's harsh austerity agenda, and they deserve more than just a bare minimum pay increase.»

The wider austerity agenda should not stand in the way of reforming the way the Welsh government receives funding from London, a key commission is expected to argue.

«We've seen Cuomo's standing plummet as more and more people realize he's not his father and really has a Republican austerity agenda,» Ms. Teachout said.

Scotland first minster calls for more moderate approach to tackling deficit before speech attacking austerity agenda

I did agree initially with the coalition with the tories purely because of the numbers but can not go along with the draconian austerity agenda and lack of any social reform since the coalition was formed.

«We will use these opportunities to oppose the Tory austerity agenda, press for the delivery of more powers for Scotland and seek to block the renewal of Trident.»

The counter view is that while this argument might have had some basis before Labour capitulated to Osborne's austerity agenda in its response to the Spending Review, agreed with a welfare cap and now wants to end the trade union link, that is no longer the case.

«Women are still bearing the brunt of this Tory government's failed austerity agenda — with the 86 % figure on women remaining unchanged since last year.

Abandoning the government's austerity agenda, Premier Redford announced $ 1 billion in recovery funding and the appointment of three new cabinet ministers to lead the recovery: Lethbridge - West MLA Greg Weadick for south east regions, Calgary - Klein MLA Kyle Fawcett for south west regions, and Calgary - South East MLA Rick Fraser for High River.

Taking the example of the Quebec Liberal government's austerity agenda, Lanctôt explained how major cutbacks in the health and social services sector have imposed an unsustainable burden on both those who provide and those who use the services, the majority of whom are women.

This week may be a watershed moment with the Chancellor feeling compelled to publicly defend why the poorest families are in the frontline of his austerity agenda.

Philip Hammond's austerity agenda - surely now dead in the water - tied May's hands.

As we get deeper into Osborne's austerity agenda, many of them have actually broken.

The austerity agenda will impact on areas of public services, although the Conservatives have made clear they will provide the extra # 8bn of cash the NHS needs by 2020.

They face enormous challenges over Europe, an escalation of their austerity agenda and a racist offensive.

Use the austerity agenda to re-engineer government towards a progressive state designed for the challenges of the 21st century.

For signing up to the Conservative's austerity agenda and reneging on its pledge to scrap university tuition fees, the party saw its poll ratings plummet, routinely struggling to hit 10 % — this after the halcyon days of the 2010 campaign, during which some polls even had them in the lead.

A move back to the New Labour project and a more pro-business, austerity agenda is not the answer.

Voting for Corbyn then becomes a free hit: if Labour can not become a party of government any time soon, why not make it a more effective party of opposition that takes on the Tories» austerity agenda and unite it on that basis?

«Not a party that is a pinkish shadow of the present coalition that gives the City a veto over economic decisions and embraces the austerity agenda squeezing the life out of the country.

Driven by the government's austerity agenda, he split probation in two: a public sector National Probation Service (NPS) which would supervise high - risk offenders, and 21 privately - run Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) to manage those posing low - and - medium - risk.

Rick Perlstein writes about the resurgent protest culture that is fighting back against Rahm Emanuels» austerity agenda.

As a result, and at long last, the austerity agenda is now in the bin.

Labour politicians claim the government's austerity agenda will hit chances of a return to strong economic growth.

Children especially are hurting from Cuomo's austerity agenda,» said Howie Hawkins.

«This is the opportunity of the party to unite against what the Tories are doing, to put forward an agenda which is different to the austerity agenda being put forward by the Tories and actually gain a lot of ground...

As Ford and Goodwin put it: «During an economically rightwing administration that is pursuing an austerity agenda, the left - behind social groups who stand to lose the most show greater enthusiasm for Ukip's radical right insurgency than for the party traditionally associated with state support for the most vulnerable».

The Conservatives have a chancellor who has epitomised the austerity agenda; the Liberal Democrats have hesitated to say boo to a Tory mouse over it; and UKIP's enthusiasm for cutting taxes must translate to cutting the public budget.

«He is also insulting the millions of people in our country who have suffered these last eight years due to this Tory austerity agenda he devised.»

Unison members are in the frontline of the impact of the government's austerity agenda.

Hawkins said that Cuomo actions to keep the Senate Republicans in power in order to support his austerity agenda are paying another dividend to his corporate donors in the minimum wage deal.

As he finalised preparations for his second Budget statement, Hammond sought to damp down expectation of a full - blown turn away from the austerity agenda which has dominated economic policy for seven years, insisting his package would be «balanced».

This is the group that has borne the brunt of the government's austerity agenda.

Sir Paul Stephenson told the Today programme he was extremely concerned by budget cuts set against the backdrop of a surge in demand on policing caused by unrest over the coalition government's austerity agenda.

The «March for the Alternative» against the coalition's spending cuts agenda lived up to its huge hype among left - wingers, who had hoped to rally all those opposed to the austerity agenda to send a message to ministers.

He compared the attempt to derail the government's austerity agenda, motivated by a bid to reduce Britain's structural deficit, with the votes for women, civil rights and anti-Apartheid struggles.

Gove can not ignore the social impact of the austerity agenda.

Such stories understandably leave a bitter taste at a time when the austerity agenda has severely strained the UK's own public services.

In opposition, she strongly criticised Take That singer Gary Barlow over claims he'd been involved in tax avoidance, and has been vocal in her opposition to the Tory Government's austerity agenda.

As I have previously written, the austerity agenda which has dominated the UK's economic debate since 2010 is increasingly seen as inseparable from a stagnant economy and growing poverty and unemployment.