Sentences with phrase «chancellor gave»

The chancellor gave a nod to Good Shepherd Services, a nonprofit that offers resources out of P.S. 297, adding that the possible designation would give the school a chance to grow.

The leader of the opposition and his new shadow chancellor gave a magnificent display of unity this lunchtime.

The chancellor gave a speech of honey and vinegar today to the Conservative Party Conference, with optimism about recovery but tougher measures for the unemployed

The former shadow chancellor gave an impromptu dancing lesson after his interview on the Today programme.

The new year saw the shadow chancellor give an interview to the New Statesman in which he made clear he wanted to palsy it up with Clegg.

Not exact matches

Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas is also calling for Osborne to step down as an MP and be stripped of his Privy Council membership, which gives the former Tory chancellor access to highly privileged government information.

Today, the question is more likely to arise from the wetlands of psychobabble; thus one Midwestern diocesan chancellor recently spoke about a diocesan «needs assessment» that «can give ownership to the people,» presumably of their lives as Catholics.

I surveyed 30 faculty members who would be inconvenienced, and an emergency meeting of the Faculty Advisory Committee on Athletics was held before we submitted our request to attend a bowl to the chancellor, who in turn sought counsel from the Faculty Committee on Bowl Selection before giving the go - ahead.

NYC Council members seized on the big raise de Blasio gave his new schools chancellor to push for raises for city cops.

Shadow chancellor George Osborne gave a speech today outlining what could be learnt from the experience of local councils.

Liberal Democrat business secretary Vince Cable is reportedly prepared to oppose Conservative chancellor George Osborne's enthusiasm for giving banks until 2019 to implement the shift.

«Given that the chancellor promised a year ago that bank chief executive pay would be linked to SME lending, news of Mr Hester's bonus is a slap in the face for thousands of small businesses struggling to get the finance they need.

Former chancellor Alistair Darling has come out against HS2, warning ministers their plans to give Britain's transport infrastructure a major boost could become a «nightmare».

The chancellor concluded: «If you want to own your own home, if you want help with your childcare bills, if you want to start your own business or give someone a job; if you want to save for your retirement and leave your home to your children; if you want to work hard and get on, we are on your side,» Osborne finished.

The chancellor also said he would seek to end youth unemployment by giving jobless 18 - to 21 - year - olds six months to find work or training before their jobseeker's allowance would be withdrawn.

«He added that the Tories must «pray» Ed Balls remains shadow chancellor until the election: «Appointing him as George's opposite number was the Miliband gift that will keep giving.»

The shadow chancellor has given his clearest indication yet that he does not want to be the next Labour leader.

Lord Chancellors have historically had generous arrangements to reflect the fact that they have to give up legal careers when they assume the role.

But Flanagan may also be sending a subtle message to his Senate Republican colleagues, who gave de Blasio and schools chancellor Carmen Fariña an unexpectedly peaceful mayoral control hearing on Wednesday after many anticipated a grilling.

His remarks come a day after Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, argued that George Osborne's autumn statement had given Labour the chance to become the party of the centre ground, resisting extremist and ideological plans to reduce spending on public services to the level of the 1930s.

It is thinking like this that has made Greater Manchester George Osborne's pet city region, and one of the main reasons why it is expected to be given significant devolved powers by the chancellor later this week.

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said MPs should be given a «free vote» on the issue of Syrian airstrikes.

They are a presence at Dugdale's Edinburgh speech, too, setting up a stall outside the community centre and handing out leaflets decorated with a photograph of a benign - looking Corbyn standing alongside shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who is giving a clenched - fist salute.

United Federation of Teachers president Mike Mulgrew issued a statement saying he opposed giving the chancellor the authority to «unilaterally» fire a teacher and ignore an arbitrator's decision to the contrary.

13:41 - «The chancellor is giving with one hand and taking far more away with the other,» Miliband continues, citing George Osborne's own tax arrangements.

He argues that if Balls is to vote for the fiscal rules set out in Osborne's new code on fiscal stability, the shadow chancellor will have to give details of the big tax increases he will have to impose to get the current account into balance.

So, George Osborne, the chancellor, says he is giving 110 %.

The failure to hit the rule Osborne set could lead credit ratings agencies to give up their faith in the chancellor, triggering a rise in interest rates on the debt and robbing the government of its main argument for its economic strategy.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls gives his take on David Cameron's veto in last week's European summit in an interview with the Financial Times:

So it was disappointing to see shadow chancellor John McDonnell attend and give a speech to the Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) later on during the same day.

Speaking ahead of Wednesday's autumn statement, the shadow chancellor called on Osborne to give up his «political pride and vanity» in favour of jobs, business investment and the «life chances of young people».

«I give you the next chancellor of the exchequer,» she said.

He ticked off a list of school governance reforms the union is pushing for in Albany: don't allow the citywide Panel for Educational Policy to be controlled by one person; give Community Education Councils a real voice, especially concerning co-locations; and require that the schools chancellor be an educator.

Speaking earlier on the programme, the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said Hammond had some wrong economic priorities given the uncertain economic climate.

The soft - left leadership candidate will also say that he will appoint a gender - balanced cabinet and give at least two of the four top cabinet jobs — prime minister, chancellor, home secretary and foreign secretary — to women.

In her role as vice chancellor, Keiser works on media relations and charitable giving, among other responsibilities.

This more realistic light is certainly not as glamorous or as uplifting as that in 2004, but one can only hope that the population give Osborne a chance, instead of unfairly dismissing him as the «worst chancellor in history».

«The chancellor must take action to ensure that the workers in the banks are given a voice at a strategic level, through their trade union.

Denis Healey, his defence secretary and chancellor of the exchequer, said Harold Wilson never gave the Labour party any sense of direction.

Today's speech by the shadow chancellor - akin to a shadow Budget - gives us a good idea.

«No move for a failing chancellor in charge of a failing economic plan that has delivered a double - dip recession, who gave a tax cut for millionaires and who refuses to tax bank bonuses.»

It got so bad that the chancellor had to step up and give the prime minister a throat sweet.

He claims the institute has been given extensive access to use the offices at No 11 Downing Street - the chancellor's official residence - saying it had admitted to holding more than 200 events there since it was founded in 1997.

Clearly keen not to knife the chancellor, he responds that the economy was a trump card for the Tories in 2015 and says Osborne should be given credit for making it so.

June 15th 2009 - The Calman Commission, chaired by the University of Glasgow's chancellor Sir Kenneth Calman, calls for the Scottish parliament's accountability to be improved by giving it more responsibility over the raising of tax revenues.

But when he was chancellor, Howe enjoyed giving the key speech to Parliament so much that he named his dog Budget.

NYC's 1.1 million students have this week off, giving Richard A. Carranza, who, as of today, is the chancellor of the city's public schools, a chance to ease into running the country's largest school system.

The school board was reconvened and met, just once, to reappoint Mr. Bloomberg's schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, and give him full authority over the school system.

In 2008, the SUNY Board of Trustees gave Kaloyeros full authority over CNSE's finances and operations, power equal to that of a campus president, reporting directly to the SUNY chancellor rather than the UAlbany president.

When the board met on July 1, however, the Bronx appointee voted with the other members to keep Mr. Klein as chancellor and give him full power over the schools, including allowing him to approve contracts.