Sentences with phrase «comments on democracy»

But with all its faults, I believe that peer review mostly works and that it is the least worst system yet invented — rather like Churchill's comments on Democracy.....

As to Brian's comment on democracy and gov «t. in my humble opinion, it truly doesn't matter WHO is in power, they blame the ones who were there before, and are often not, themselves, in power long enough to cause anything notable to happen on the home front (pardon the pun).

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And commenting on the Catalonian lawmakers» vote on Wednesday, Bloomberg quoted Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria as saying: «We've seen democracy take a kicking.»

As, apparently, does Facebook, in which Thiel was the first outside investor: the company did not respond to a request for comment, on either the conference or his stance on women and democracy.

Comments made by Unilever chief marketing officer Keith Weed in February sound mighty relevant in the light of Cambridge Analytica: «It is acutely clear from the groundswell of consumer voices over recent months that people are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of digital on well - being, on democracy — and on truth itself,» Weed said.

Here is my cautionary comment on the Trudeau government as we enter Canada's 150th year — Reform or Revolt: The Challenge to Canadians Democracy — Overview.

But egality (sic) has one effect in a democracy that Aristotle commented on.

I love America because it's DEMOCRACY, a word not well know on the cave yet, we have freedom of speech where anyone can voice their opnion, no matter how ignorant it sounds, no worries even though i desagree with the agression and the childish comments of some here, rest assure noone will stone you to death, burn your picture, or decapitate you.

Spot on mate, we've got some Millwall / Leeds fans here spiting insulting and abusing evryone who disagree with theme, as if their stupid comments will transform N.Korea in a democracy....

So why does no - one comment on a devastating trend for British democracy?

These comments on the topical subject of populism have been gathered by the University of Sydney's Sydney Democracy Network and its Democracy Futures team.

Instead then of a comment on the left - right distinction in politics, the play seeks to explore the role democracy plays in Britain, Michell argues.

His latest comments follow Jeremy Corbyn's announcement on Sunday of a raft of proposals for party democracy.

Commenting on the Conservative Party's proposals to force local authorities to hold a referendum each time they increase council tax by more than a central government controlled level, Director of Unlock Democracy, Peter Facey said:

«Our democracy is dependent on accurate, independent statistics,» sub-committee chairman Michael Fallon commented.

Commenting on the latest revelations about David Abraham's secret donations to the Labour Party, Director of Unlock Democracy Peter Facey said:

Some more thoughts based on Revious» comment about how democracy ends up with sub optimal laws and about long time periods for change.

Commenting on the publication of the Justice Select Committee's report on the parts of the draft constitutional renewal bill dealing with the role of the Attorney General, Deputy Director of Unlock Democracy Alexandra Runswick said:

We accepted it when William Hague praised democracy movements in the region while refusing to comment on the Saudi dictatorship.

A comment by a former president of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Mr. Sam Okudzeto, that president would be planning his own funeral if he gave in to the pressure mounting on him to grant presidential pardon to the three Montie FM contemnors — Godwin Ako Gunn, Alistair Nelson and Salifu Maase — is a threat to Ghana's democracy, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said.

Commenting on the incident, opposition youth leader in the state, Austin Okai, described the action of the Governor and the Police Commissioner as a plot to truncate democracy in the state and institutionalize autocracy where in the legislature is suspended from carrying out its constitutional responsibilities.

Classes lose their cadence, and their rhythm; reflective discussions and debates are jarringly interrupted by school bells that silence a student's closing comment on labor strikes or leave unanswered a question about the differences between representative and direct democracy.

Tags: AUSL, local school councils, school turnarounds Posted in Uncategorized Comments Off on New report: LSCs and democracy outperform turnarounds

With haunting juxtapositions of objects at once fragile and grandiose, the Jamaica - born artist comments on liberty, democracy, and his own story as an immigrant Read More

Writing in the Guardian recently, the social critic George Monbiot commented, «So I don't blame people for giving up on politics... When a state - corporate nexus of power has bypassed democracy and made a mockery of the voting process, when an unreformed political system ensures that parties can be bought and sold, when politicians [of the main parties] stand and watch as public services are divvied up by a grubby cabal of privateers, what is left of this system that inspires us to participate?»

CR commenter Robert Wood commented on our recent post about James Hansen's understanding of «democracy» that Hansen «thinks he is one of Plato's philosopher kings».

Hansen's unsuitability for commenting on matters of democracy is reinforced throughout Adam's article — even if the author himself doesn't realise it:

That's why I like the end of the letter quoted in Comment 29: «In our twenty first century democracy, the electorate is often called upon to make decisions based on highly technical analyses which that electorate can not perform for itself.

As the judiciary is itself limited to what it can publicly comment on, it is especially in those moments that the bar has the special responsibility to step up to defend the judiciary and clarify the roles of different branches within a democracy.

Schnelli summed up his thoughts on democracy for Bitcoin governance during his final comments in regard to the audience member's question.