Sentences with phrase «debates about democracy»

«It is right at the centre of these debates about our democracy, the impact of social media on our lives and the need for these companies to step up and take their responsibilities seriously.»

But prof. Waldron's tweet points at a complexity that is often missed in debates about democracy and judicial review — including, unfortunately, in his own work on this subject.

Whilst Plaid Cymru will be examining these proposals closely and look forward to being at the heart of debates about democracy in our country, we believe that decisions about elections in Wales should be made in Wales and not in London.

Not exact matches

At last, a much - needed debate is breaking out in Canada about the threat to democracy of the ever - weakening state of the news media.

Reciting the imperfections of democracy does not lead ineluctably to the conclusion that the least accountable branch of the federal government is the better forum for our national debate about public values.

At the core of democracy is the presence of a public debate about the distribution and execution of power.

We debate endlessly about Peace, Democracy, the Rights of Man, the conditions of racial and individual eugenics, the value and morality of scientific research pushed to the uttermost limit, and the true nature of the Kingdom of God; but here again, how can we fail to see that each of these inescapable questions has two aspects, and therefore two answers, according to whether we regard the human species as culminating in the individual or as pursuing a collective course towards higher levels of complexity and consciousness?

Do ANY of the best of the Western Democracies in Northern Europe EVER talk about ANY of this nonsense in their national debates?

After listening to Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson explain why bills like the Farm Workers Bill of Rights should be allowed to come to the floor for a debate and eventual vote even if it's clear they don't have sufficient support to pass — «This is about democracy!»

As we've seen from the recent debates about US Supreme Court judges, in a well - functioning democracy one doesn't debate new Penal Codes with judges.

«This is a debate that won't go away and I believe that the BBC has to think carefully about its presence locally and the impact that has on local democracy,» she added.

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.

What we should surely be aware of is that these issues connect directly with the much broader and ongoing global debate about the future of government and the challenge that the rise of non-democratic countries, like China, pose to the universal aspirations of liberal democracy.

I mean that democracy postulates not just a demos, the people, about which we debate so much when it comes to the politics of immigration, multiculturalism and assimilation.

The Commons» European scrutiny committee's chair, arch Tory eurosceptic Bill Cash, said: «The prime minister needs to be aware, as he discusses these matters in the European Council, that the debate has moved on from specific concerns about individual issues to fundamental questions which involve our democracy.»

He was also asked about his refusal to debate Teachout, and specifically about his recent comment that «I've been in many debates that I think were a disservice to democracy.»

The fiercest debates about Labour's immediate future should be expected in the area of internal democracy, particularly while the Corbynite left is seeking to reform the process of intra-party decision - making.

Peter Facey (London, Unlock Democracy): As someone who watches the debate about our electoral system with a keen (if not nerdish) interest and tries to read the tea leaves of what it means for our future, two things are becoming clear.

I am voting to close this question as primarily opinion - based, because to answer the question «is the UK really a democracy» we first would need to define what «a democracy» actually is, and that's a topic we could debate about endlessly.

«@democraticaudit: We need to look at other parliamentary democracies for ideas about how to run debates http://t.co/tsXst8KgYd» @ONENewsNZ

«This wasn't just a debate about the future of the NHS; it was about the health of our party's democracy.

We need to look at other parliamentary democracies for ideas about how to run televised debates http://t.co/UEAYOVldzq

We need to look at other parliamentary democracies for ideas about how to run televised debates http://t.co/SydxNKxF1B

A huge range of voluntary organisations, campaign groups and charities — from the umbrella organisation, the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) to the TUC, the Royal British Legion to the RSPB, Oxfam to Unlock Democracy — have joined 38 Degrees in stark warnings about the damage that part II of the government bill would inflict on open debate.

He also wants to double party membership, «to rebuild and renew the Labour Party from the bottom up,» and «to open up a debate about strengthening democracy in the Party».

Compare that with Parliament, which is always full of people, bustling about, seeking out and sometimes haranguing their elected representatives, accessing and engaging in modern democracy and observing vibrant, but often rough and tumble, debate.

The West is beginning to have an overdue debate about what kind of intelligence activity is legitimate for a 21st century democracy, and where red lines should be drawn.

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.

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Such philanthropy has sparked a debate about whether American democracy is well - served by wealthy people who pour part of their fortunes into their pet projects — regardless of whether they are grounded in research — to such a degree that public policy and funding follow.

This essay by Roger Scruton on the subject of «Democracy» makes a point that strikes a chord in this debate about science:

Debate about the correctness of judicial opinions is part of a healthy Canadian democracy.

Back in 2007, Justice Scalia came to Montreal, to debate his Canadian colleague, Justice Binnie, about the role of a judge in a democracy — which they both took to mean constitutional interpretation.

But she says it does not always sit well in a parliamentary liberal democracy where important disagreement about the substance and content of laws and policies should be publicly ventilated and debated — particularly Australia's «disavowal» of self - determination.