Sentences with phrase «by campaigners including»

The committee's latest report has been welcomed by campaigners including Girlguiding UK and the Fawcett Society, which has warned that proposed boundary changes could make things even worse for women looking to get into politics.

Among other complaints raised by the campaigners included the wrongful spelling of «Ghanaians», written as «Ghanians» and a false statement that Ghana's president - elect, Nana Akufo - Addo had contested a general election in 1998.

Not exact matches

Whilst Ronaldo will have turned 30 they are confident that the fact the experienced campaigner has largely steered clear of lengthy injuries and is supremely fit mean that they can happily hand the player a four year contract worth around # 320k a week, with an option for a fifth season also included, which has been accepted «in principal» by agent Mendes.

ST PETERSBURG: Anti-racism campaigners want FIFA to investigate the abuse of French players, including Paul Pogba, by Russian fans.

The new Regulations will not go include all the changes wanted by health campaigners — such as a ban on advertising and promotion of follow - on formulas — but it will be an important step in the right direction in the protection of infant and young child health

These recommendations will be welcomed by opposition parties, Labour backbenchers and civil rights campaigners, who have long argued for the element of intent to be included in the terrorism proposals.

Campaigners had called for the government to rule out watering down the proposals further by not including carbon trading in the commitment.

Blake's campaign consultants include BerlinRosen, which guided Mayor Bill de Blasio to victory last year, and Strategic Persuasion, which is helmed by veteran campaigner, Hank Sheinkopf.

Leading leave campaigners including Nigel Farage and the Leave.EU group have conceded there could be another referendum and EU leaders have recently made it very clear that the UK could change its mind, potentially by revoking article 50.

Campaigners against the welfare reforms, led by the centre - left pressure Compass and unions including Unison and the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), said: «Many of the plans were unacceptable when they were first published and the worsening economic situation should lead to a fundamental rethink.»

The sit - in, led by veteran civil rights campaigner and Georgia congressman John Lewis, was staged to demand a vote on gun control measures, after a 15 - hour filibuster in the Senate on 16 June led to a floor vote on four measures, including one which aimed to prevent those on a terrorist no - fly list from purchasing firearms.

In Glasgow, the «magnificent seven» as the city's new SNP MPs were dubbed by Nicola Sturgeon, include several stalwart campaigners such as Alison Thewliss, Anne McLaughlin and Natalie McGarry.

The cash boost will be welcomed by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) campaigners, including popstar Will Young (pictured) who made a passionate plea at the Festival of Education last month for more funding.

Dr. Somerville was on the team attacking that premise, but he offered a definition of the word «crisis» that was very different than those used by many climate campaigners, including former Vice President Al Gore.

Both Al Gore and George Monbiot are nominated by Observer readers for Campaigner of the Year, the Do It Yourself Award includes a

In the action, more than 1,200 campaigners, scientists (including NASA's Jim Hansen), students and other concerned citizens — mainly brought there by the project's climate impacts — sat down and waited for handcuffs:

This stance contrasts both with those of people like Bjorn Lomborg, who say curbing emissions is a waste of time and money, and also with efforts by some environmental campaigners, scientists, and public figures, former Vice President Al Gore included, to assert that the clear and present danger from unfolding climate disruption is the reason to act.

It is accompanied by a short film, which looks at the possible effects of REDD on forest communities and contains interviews with different stakeholders including environmental journalists on reporting the subject, and by a video news release on REDD, which includes interviews with forest communities, campaigners, economists and politicians.

I've included a separate column to show which names have been claimed by someone else as a skeptic; I've tagged all the names featured in the film The Great Global Warming Swindle, all 37 people profiled in Lawrence Solomon's column series and book The Deniers, and I've been noting some of those named in a long list by the highly vocal anti-Kyoto campaigner Marc Morano, former staffer of U.S. Senator James Inhofe.

Announced in London alongside former US Vice President and climate campaigner Al Gore, the Earth Challenge Prize will be overseen by a panel of judges, including James Lovelock and NASA scientist James Hansen (whom we mentioned here), who will be looking for a method that will remove at least one billion tons of carbon dioxide per year from the atmosphere.

Described by commentators as «a seasoned campaigner,» Mark Paterson has a broad practice which includes advising on infrastructure, nuclear and aerospace related matters.

The «Safer in the City» campaign has been recognised by leading figures in the cycling community including Olympic champion rower and road safety campaigner James Cracknell.

Today's ECJ's judgement is the culmination of a 2013 legal challenge by European privacy campaigner Max Schrems who filed complaints against several U.S. Internet giants — including Facebook — in the Irish courts for alleged collaboration with the NSA's Prism program.