Sentences with phrase «debate about the economy»

With this simple question, you would be exacting revenge for all the simplistic rhetoric and cynical policy proposals that have dominated the debate about the economy to date.

At the same time, there's much debate about the economy and their membership in the EU.

But debate about the economy tends to overlook one critical factor.

If it is true that Miliband failed to win the debate about the economy, this diagnosis of Labour's crushing defeat leaves quite a lot of important questions unanswered.

haircut and wears «I tip poorly» loafers but will still quote Marx at you in a debate about the economy.

Not exact matches

Although the debates scarcely touched on the economy or business, the conversation was at times a vivid example for business owners, about how to lead people in their own companies.

At a time when debate about a potential outer harbour project south of Perth is building momentum, a look at the history of development in Kwinana's industrial zone provides an illustration of the impact of government intervention in the state's economy, for better or worse.

Seattle becomes the first city to let Lyft and Uber unionize, while the debate about workers in the sharing economy continues across the country.

From class - action lawsuits to new worker classifications and on - demand worker unionization, the employee versus contractor debate has been central to discussions about the on - demand economy.

It's also worth noting that of the 42 questions asked during the most recent Democratic presidential debate, hosted by MSNBC, only five were about the economy, taxes or jobs (not including one about Hillary Clinton's paid speeches to Wall Street firms).

But Uber in particular also sparks sharp debate about what constitutes an even playing field for its employees, and broad workers» rights and due process for freelancers in the growing gig economy.

There is an ongoing debate about the current state of the junk bond market and what it means for equities and, more broadly, the economy.

GORDON: The big debate is about how important these new inventions will be, how rapidly they will be diffusing throughout the economy, and that's where we get into some of the controversy that's been caused by my book.

I have never been even remotely an expert either on iron and steel production or on the Australian economy, but recent action in the iron ore markets and a vibrant debate within Australia has, in the past three weeks, set me up for several planned and unplanned meetings with Australians — some old friends, some fund managers and bankers, some government officials — who remembered some of the comments I made a few years ago about Australia and iron ore and who wanted to discuss future prospects.

Federal Government MPs who support a constitutional monarchy question an address by the Prime Minister to the Australian Republican Movement, criticising the timing of the speech amid debate about power prices, pensions, and the economy.

Ever since Britain voted to leave the European Union there has been more debate about the future of London's large financial services industry than any other sector of the economy.

I mean if we got back to robust economic growth, maybe we could even talk about it, but at this point in the economy, it just seems crazy to even be debating this.»

There has been a lot of debate recently about whether today's buyback boom — a record $ 133 billion in buybacks for S&P companies were announced in April — is good or bad for the economy and for markets.

There is much debate about the sensibility of these tariffs, but rather than wade into that morass, let's examine what tariffs are and how they impact the economy and your investments.

If you're living in Alberta today, you don't really care about this debate over whether there's a recession or not; you know the Alberta economy is contracting and labour market conditions in Alberta have weakened a lot.

The real debate is not about whether the market economy is desirable or not, but about how citizens should harness the market system to serve ends that they consider fundamental.

Religion News Service: Catholic bishops fail to agree on statement on the economy A divided Catholic hierarchy on Tuesday (Nov. 13) failed to agree on a statement about the economy after a debate that revealed sharp differences over the kind of social justice issues that were once a hallmark of the bishops» public profile.

CNN: My Take: Hard truths matter; I'm Mormon, and I'm voting for Obama There are two moments and two moments only that made my soul sit upright during Tuesday night's presidential debate: President Obama, speaking about the loss of manufacturing jobs to low - wage economies like China: «There are some jobs that are not coming back.»

If so, there is a chance that we may in this country generate a debate about fundamental national goals that is not limited to how to make the economy grow faster.

Richard Ballard and Steven Dring hatched the idea two years ago after lengthy debates about how to achieve a carbon - free economy and how to deal with the pressures of urban population growth.

But my opponents are implacable: instead of a rational discussion of ideas and a civil debate about how to grow our economy, reduce our debt, and create jobs, voters are being subjected to a barrage of filthy ads and commentary filled with half - truths and overt lies.

Given Africa's role in the global economy in the last few centuries, debates about a different way of engaging with international capital flows are of great significance to the continent's future.

With the exam safely behind me I'm back to blogging, but still have academic IR debates on the mind, so today I want to write about what the history of early 20th century European relations can tell us about the continent's current political economy.

As part of our exploration of these issues, Politics in Spires partnered with Open Democracy in 2012 to run a series on «democratic wealth» which explored debates about how we can build an economy that serves the public good which has now been converted into an e-book which will be launched today.

We wish to give space here to the emerging debates about the connections between violence and security, the economy, politics, conflict - resolution, gender dynamics, and local governance.

«The widespread belief now in the Labour party that whilst Jeremy is a good man with great Labour values who has done a lot for this party and I think changed the debate in this country about our economy, he's been right about lots of things,» he said.

Republican Senate candidate Wendy Long accused Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in last night's debate of preferring to talk about aboriton and womens reproductive issues because it's a distraction from the economy.

In his letter, which was drawn up jointly with Dutch premier Jan Peter Balkenende, Mr Blair notes the importance of energy security but says any debate on the subject must also be about climate change and its links to the European economy.

The People's Forum - Ghana has taken cognisance of the call by HE the President to engage the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Hon Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo in a debate on issues and facts about the economy and we wish to take up the task of making this unprecedented battle of facts a reality.

Speaking ahead of his address to the Labour conference, Mr McDonnell said his and Mr Corbyn's aim was to «start a national debate about where our economy is and where we need to grow it».

He has interviewed dozens of those at the centre and writes about the relationship between Cameron and Clegg, the Lib Dem fall from grace over tuition fees, the «surprise» of Lansley's NHS reform, the clash over AV and Lords reform, the decision to intervene in Libya, the debate over the EU, single - sex marriage, «Plebgate» and above all else the economy and austerity measures.

«we must not get drawn into a narrow debate about foreign ownership, which is not the issue» Here Mandelson is right... The issues are 1) investor - ownership and corporate structures which are geared towards profit - maximisation rather than mere profit - making 2) the exclusion of the general public and workforces from participation in decision - making in the economy.

Since 2016, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP has hosted The New Economics conferences around the country to open up debate about the future of our economy.

In reading Channel 4's economics editor Paul Mason's response in the Guardian I was struck by the extent to which even an article that openly discussed the need for a renewed debate about the future shape of our economy employed very a traditional growth - orientated language and framework.

And in response, Ed Miliband has kickstarted an important debate about the new economy this country needs to build.

As debate about the Living Wage goes on this week, much of it will revolve around whether or not more businesses can afford to pay it (an early salvo published today by Unison concludes the LW will be a win - win for low paid people and the wider economy).

New York Democrats deserve a debate between Andrew Cuomo and myself about the issues that real New Yorkers care about: schools, fracking, corruption and building a fair and strong economy,» Teachout said in a statement.

With debate raging about increasing airport capacity and how to get the economy moving again, England's green and pleasant land could be at risk.

Several remain - backing Conservatives also expressed their concerns about the government's plans for Brexit during the two - day debate, with former chancellor George Osborne warning that May had decided not to make the economy the first priority as she opens negotiations.

We're doing well with the economy we've got a good set of messages but they're all about your head and what people are worried about here [in Thurrock, where Doyle - Price is MP], you'll hear people talking about immigration, they say to us we've not done enough about immigration, we've not done enough about welfare, actually we've done a lot, but what we need to do is talk in a narrative that people understand and can engage with because too often our political debate looks managerial and bland and that's why people here don't think that politicians speak for them.

«In the leadership race there is a large hole where there should be a debate about the future of the British economy.

Today, she added to that debate, saying the long - term financing depends on quicker - than - normal employee turnover, gives few details about how payments will work in the later years and fails to account for future drastic downturns in the economy.

Of the two Republican candidates, he's the one capable of the essential task of engaging Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic front - runner, in a serious debate about how to best revive the state's economy, reduce its excessively heavy tax burden and clean up its horribly corrupt political culture.

She quoted Boushey as writing, «The current, tired debate gets stuck on the question of who deserves a handout — a values question — when really we need to be thinking about how keeping people gainfully employed while they care for their families benefits the economy overall.

Indeed, the Nobel Prize announcement last month generated much debate in Russia about why many of the country's best and brightest scientists — tens of thousands of whom fled abroad during the economic crises of the 1990s — are still now gracing foreign universities and their work benefiting other economies.