Sentences with phrase «flagship policy»

He has backed off flagship policies like tax credit cuts.

His tough language will please internal critics who are annoyed that the leadership is not selling flagship policies.

A former minister for welfare reform has criticised one of Gordon Brown's flagship policies on unemployment.

And you can't blame people for being sceptical when the Chancellor says he's got a new flagship policy for growth.

As I'm a newcomer to this forum, please tell me what has become of the old Liberal flagship policy: Co-partnership in Industry?

By stealing a Liberal Democrat flagship policy to partially fund the return of the 10p tax rate, Labour may have just pulled off a political coup.

The coalition government's two flagship policy edifices are localism and the big society.

Touted under the banner «it's time», flagship policies include a commitment to abolish council tax and instead fund local services through a three pence income tax rise - the maximum allowed by the devolved government.

Former business secretary criticises flagship policy and says Labour should adopt Lib Dem proposal for higher tax bands

Scrapping tuition fees was the Lib Dem flagship policy in 2010.

The Free SHS policy is one of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government's flagship policy programs...

The conference represents an important milestone in the British Academy's flagship policy programme on the topic and delegates will discuss a wide range of issues including the position of England within the UK parliament, the future of national political parties and matters of English identity.

The Home Secretary also said she does not like the phrase «hostile environment» - Mrs May's flagship policy while Home Secretary.

As well as acting too hastily in pushing through new free schools, Gove wasn't averse to robbing other education funding to pay for his pet flagship policies.

Scotland's flagship policy of free personal care for older people has been criticised after an annual # 63 million funding gap was revealed.

«These figures show in the starkest possible terms that Gordon Brown's flagship policy on pensioner poverty is failing to help many of the most vulnerable older people,» said spokeswoman Anna Pearson.

The Liberal Democrats» flagship policy for disadvantaged children is failing, according to an official report.

Nicola Sturgeon has admitted there is no British safety standard specifically for baby boxes but launched an angry tirade at the Tories for «needlessly trying to frighten parents» over the flagship policy.

The report claims the emissions cap included in Alberta government's climate change plan will cost Canada's oil sands industry $ 250 billion and is the latest in a concerted effort by conservative opponents of the NDP to undermine its flagship policy.

Empowering local people to help out in their communities is one of the flagship policies of the coalition government's «Big Society».

«It is a devastating blow to the education secretary's flagship policy.

Empowering local people to help out in their communities is a flagship policy of the «Big Society».

Couple of days ago, Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo was reported to have said government would champion a review of the Heritage Fund component in the Petroleum Management Act (Act 815) in order to fund its flagship policy.

The NDC, which like in the case of the Free SHS policy, did the donkey work of building all the school infrastructures that had enabled Akufo - Addo to start his government's flagship policy, did all the background work for the National ID project.

She has held on to the position despite differences with Theresa May over the Prime Minister's flagship policy to expand the number of grammar schools in England.

Nick Clegg's speech attempts to commit the Lib Dems to a «flagship policy» of increasing the tax threshold which the IFS is uncomfortable with, as well as much of the party; but it is uncosted and its affordability is questionable.

Ofsted, the schools watchdog, has recently published highly critical reports on two Free Schools - Mr Gove's flagship policy.

The coalition government wanted a fixed five - year run in order that it could meet its flagship policy of eradicating the fiscal deficit in one parliamentary term.

Turning to Labour's flagship policy, Mr Brown launched the first stage of an audit of Britain's skills needs, designed to set out priorities for the future of vocational training.

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude told her the implementation of Iain Duncan Smith's flagship policy had been «pretty lamentable» and that it was «very regrettable» so much money — # 34m, to be precise — had been wasted in the process.

Labour also seized on the u-turn with shadow business secretary Clive Lewis saying: «The prime minister announced she is ditching her flagship policy to put workers on company boards - just one month after committing to it.

A Mirror investigation has found that 18 millionaire members of the shadow cabinet will save up to # 520,000 each under the Conservatives» flagship policy.

While the government in a dramatic fashion has drastically altered its flagship policy, Free SHS, limiting it to first year students and without clear source of funding; Education Minister, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh recently confessed; the implementation of the governments planned free SHS is giving him sleepless night.

One of the flagship policies of the last few months of the coalition government was the introduction of an additional compulsory one year supervision by the private companies for anyone sentenced to prison for a short period.

The proposal - a flagship policy of the Liberal Democrats - emerged following a two - and - a-half month consultation of members of the public who generally agreed that council tax levels were «not acceptable» and «should be seriously reformed or abolished».

Files reveal then PM wrote letter to his predecessor bluntly informing her why the flagship policy was no longer defensible

David Cameron will be pleased that his flagship policy on immigration wins such a ringing endorsement.

David Cameron was yesterday forced to clarify his flagship policy - promising not to punish women more than men - amid fears it could prove a potential own goal with voters.

Brown today was concentrating his attacks on the Conservatives, while the Tory leader, David Cameron, promoted his party's flagship policy of creating a new generation of state schools run by parents and local communities.

Our flagship policy, the Welsh Pupil Premium, ensures all children on free school meals across Wales get the extra support they need no matter where they live.

If Labour can avoid an inevitable Tory backlash over the tax, it could be one of the flagship policies for the One Nation manifesto.

The flagship policy on mental health, announced overnight, is all very well.

How do you distract the public from a brutal no - confidence vote and a full spectrum attack on one of your flagship policies?

And that's even when the squabbles to claim credit for the more popular policies of the coalition — with the Conservative Party already attempting to claim the Lib Dems» flagship policy to introduce income tax cuts — begin.

Even this, their flagship policy, risks public apathy and a low turn - out helping extremists.

The government's flagship policy of getting more young people into apprenticeships has been criticised as being unclear and lacking purpose by MPs.

Can you recall anything in the past where a Westminster governing party was «politically inept» and why do you think twice as many people vote for your party as support its flagship policy.

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw says a flagship policy to target extra funding at poor pupils in England is having little impact on many schools.