A report by the union in 2013 found that 86 % of federal scientists felt that they could not publicly share
concerns about government policies that could harm public health, safety, or the environment without facing retaliation from their department leaders.
«However much the Government tries to spin and distort it, the Education Select Committee's report highlighted serious
concerns about Government policy in scrapping the EMA.
Not exact matches
Officials from the
government shared their
concerns about higher interest rates with a Bloomberg reporter, violating the convention of keeping politics out of the day - to - day handling of monetary
policy.
Namely, investors are
concerned about potential
policies that could benefit corporations, including tax cuts and higher
government spending.
The Harper
government doesn't seem to be
concerned about the new emphasis on environmental
policy coming from the world's two largest economies.
Our commitment to human rights, if it is to be sustained, must depend not on practice, law, or the passing
policies of
governments (though we must be earnestly
concerned about all of these), but rather on a promise that bestows dignity upon every person and demands of every person a respect — no, a reverence — for the dignity of all others.
Governments in most Third World countries, supported by development
policies in First and Second World countries, have been
concerned about supplying sophisticated forms of energy for industrialization and urban life.
«It is something that I am quite
concerned about in terms of how the
government progresses that
policy, and if it does, how we transition as a refining business,» he told The Australian Financial Review.
The NASUWT has conducted an annual survey of teacher opinion since 2011 which highlights the growing
concerns of the teacher profession
about the impact of Coalition
Government education
policy.
And finally, the chancellor highlighted the
government's new agriculture
policy, drawn up with environment minister Margaret Beckett, which would marry the principles of global free trade with
concerns about high - quality food and its effect on the environment.
Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on Future UK Fisheries
Policy last week, Mr Thomas said there were growing
concerns amongst more than 160 members of the Newlyn - based Cornish Fish Producers Organisation (CFPO)
about the terms of the UK
Government's proposed implementation period for Brexit and its «potentially disastrous implications on the fishing industry.
DUP MPs have previously set out their
concerns about the two - child limit by signing up to an early day motion calling on the
government to have the
policy annulled.
Krueger was so
concerned about what she heard that she's drafted a bill to require that New York State follow the federal
government's
policy of keeping all email correspondence for seven years.
Meanwhile former shadow Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty MP pledged to raise the matter with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), and the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, stating: «These further revelations
about the shadowy ERG and their influence over the
government in pushing an ultra hard Brexit agenda, in conflict with official
government policy, are deeply
concerning.
Given some of Carson's past comments regarding
government housing programs, many have expressed
concerns about how the Trump administration will move in regards to national housing
policy.
President Mahama expressed
concern about the pessimistic position of the NPP on some
government policies and programmes.
The Association accused
government of failing to give them a «favourable response» when its
concerns about the Cylinder Re-circulation Model
Policy were brought before it.
A
policy and research Think Tank, VIAM Africa Centre for Education and Social Policy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the conve
policy and research Think Tank, VIAM Africa Centre for Education and Social
Policy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the conve
Policy, says
government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire
concerns on the quality expected to come
about as a result of the conversion.
Mr Gove insisted that the Home Secretary had been «rapid, gracious and determined» in her handling of the both the targets row and wider
concerns about the treatment of the Windrush generation, longstanding British citizens who have been swept up in the
Government's «hostile environment» immigration
policy.
In essence the
government defers the problem to schools, the schools receive no firm
policy to enforce and are too
concerned about time and child safety issues, so they defer the problem to parents.
State
policy makers and education agencies need to be more responsive to legitimate district
concerns about unforeseen inequities arising from the implementation of well - intended
government policies.
Geoff Barton, the general secretary of ASCL, is «extremely
concerned about the wider issue of
government policies which marginalise the place of the arts in our schools».
After all, education
policy is not
about concern for a current
government's latest polling, but
about the consequences for the educational futures of our students.
In a written statement to parliament, Greening said the first stage of the consultation on plans to address
concerns about the fairness of school funding had shown a «strong sense» that the
policy represents a «once in a generation opportunity for an historic change», and said the
government «must get it right».
As policymakers begin work on a major overhaul to the federal tax code, which could include eliminating or changing the deduction, and amid widespread
concern about rising student debt levels, leaders should bear in mind that altering the provision would have implications for higher education and tax
policy across levels of
government.
When asked Monday whether he's
concerned about the
policy changes potentially leading to growth in shadow lending, Morneau emphasized the
government's efforts to stabilize the regulated segments of the market.
Although it is not
Government policy to destroy dogs, some farmers
concerned about the possible spread of the disease have chosen to have the animals put down.
This op ed is not
about specific climate change
policies, but rather
concerns about the politicization of science in
government labs that are run by political appointees.
His view accords with that of a growing number of scientists
concerned about the pursuit of «intensely political» areas of science, such as the debate over climate change, amid fears that views contrary to
government policy were unwelcome.
«Climate change legislation is a central
concern across
government at all levels, and is not solely
about the changing climate, but is embedded in public health
policies,» the editors contend.
And many — and this is predominantly (although not exclusively) to be laid at the feet of the Republicans — deliberately exploited legitimate
concerns about government overreach and
government interference in the market to gin up a malignant hatred of
government for the politically expedient purpose of laying cover for very risky and highly dangerous
policies that served to benefit a tiny % of the public disproportionately.
Conversely, those who expressed the greatest belief in, and
concern about, the warming environment «were most supportive of
government climate
policies, but least likely to report individual - level actions.»
In his testimony to the Australian Senate Inquiry into the Social and Economic Impact of Rural Wind Farms Mr Ken Andrew McAlpine (Director;
Policy and
Government Relations, Asia - Pacific Region, Vestas Australian Wind Technology Pty Ltd) pointed out that health
concerns about wind turbines are confined to those areas where there are significant lobbies telling people that turbines are making them ill: Australia, in the north - eastern US (where Nina Pierpont comes from), some regions of Canada, and in the UK where the Country Guardians publicises the claims.
It comes on the back of criticism of the
Government's green agenda and fiscal
policy levied by the Environment Audit Committee that claims environment taxes are so confusing businesses see them as a revenue - raising exercise, rather than being
concerned about the green implications.
It helps community groups understand and use legal tools to advance their
concerns; works with
policy - makers at all levels of
government to create better processes for making environmental decisions; and provides free advice and education to people who have questions
about a broad range of topics including pesticide use and conserving greenspace in cities, impacts of gravel pits, saving agricultural land or addressing the impacts of the oilsands.
Lawyers acting for organizations are often in a position to advise the executive officers of the organization, not only
about the technicalities of the law, but also
about the public relations and public
policy concerns that motivated the
government or regulator to enact the law.
Lawyers acting for organizations are often in a position to advise the executive officers of the organization not only
about the technicalities of the law but
about the public relations and public
policy concerns that motivated the
government or regulator to enact the law.
Owners unable to redevelop or improve on account of a network site would have received some encouragement from the
government's Planning
Policy Guidance 8: Telecommunications (PPG 8) which reflected a widespread
concern about the proliferation of electronic communications equipment.
A consistent theme across this report is
concern about the lack of implementation of the commitments of
government and the lack of
government accountability for
policy failure.
And it has identified significant
concerns about the
government's
policy settings and the potential implications of these
concerns if left unaddressed.
The federal
government's tendency to deliver important
policy decisions in Indigenous affairs as a fait accompli — even to territory and state
governments — raises serious
concerns about the ability of Indigenous communities to negotiate as equal partners in the many agreement making processes that have been introduced with the new arrangements.
In other
policy news, Radio National reported on expert and public
concerns about the prospect of the NT
Government introducing social clubs with poker machines in remote communities.