Sentences with phrase «for ordinary voters»

Either he is economically illiterate (possible, but unlikely) or he is adding to the Coalition Government's woes by using confusing language which makes it even harder for ordinary voters either to understand the scale of the problem, or the likely sacrifices to come in order to tackle it.

It is also plausible that the design of the ballot was such that it was difficult for an ordinary voter to even see Chris Hoeppner's name on the ballot.

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This structural break coincides with the attainment of a voice in politics by ordinary people in developed economies: since voters rarely opt for economic pain, their elected representatives soon found they had to avoid it at all costs.

The UCP consistently uses the neoliberal buzzword «choice» to describe the supposed benefits of private schools — as if ordinary voters had the choice to sent their kids to a school that charges $ 26,000 a year for the privilege.

«If we want people from ordinary backgrounds to get involved in politics then the need to be paid fairly for the work they do but in a way that is transparent and clear to voters.

For instance, some voters seek the «oneness» that bridges the gap between the privileged and the ordinary people.

While the right of the party have lectured Corbyn and the left for the past year about talking - down to voters, being «out of touch» and not understanding ordinary people's views, here Smith is saying he believes Labour should go into the 2020 election telling the 52 % of Leave voters they are simply wrong.

Mr Letwin - now directing policy for the Conservative Party - has told today's Daily Politics show on BBC1 that it's very unlikely that an ordinary voter would be able to name even one of his party's policies:

Along with vigilant enforcement of the law, disclosure of contributions, and lower contribution limits, public financing of elections can «end the mad chase for campaign cash that starts some elected officials down the road to corruption and... make candidates dependent on ordinary voters rather than special interests.»

While Labour enjoy big leads when it comes to sharing voters» values and being on the side of ordinary people, a majority of the constituency's voters believe the Conservatives are willing to take tough decisions for the long term.

In the 2010 campaign, David Cameron was laughed at for his use of «ordinary voter» anecdotes in the first leader debate.

«Owen is standing in response to calls from ordinary members, Labour voters and Labour councillors, MPs and MEPs from across the country and from all wings of the party for him to do so.

The Conservatives must reward ordinary hard working voters who take responsibility for their own lives.

His performances at these big set - piece events matter, because they are rare opportunities for politicians to get direct cut - through to ordinary voters on economic issues.

«The only thing out of the ordinary was the extraordinary need for affidavit ballots in Brooklyn and Manhattan,» he said, adding that the BOE was proud to have a «sufficient amount of affidavits» to provide for all voters.

Voters also felt Gordon Brown best understands the problems faced by ordinary people during the difficult economic times, with 27 per cent of votes compared to 18 per cent for David Cameron.

More on the Labour leadership from Channel 4 News: - Labour leadership: the contenders - David Miliband: frontrunner and underdog - Andy Burnham: the «ordinary» person's candidate - Ed Miliband: the alternative brother - Will Straw: leadership will be decided by Balls voters - Labour leadership: the «squabble» for power

If the Conservatives put their candidates in seats they are on track to lose from individual constituencies at the head of their «top - up» lists, ordinary voters will in effect be denied their right to throw out an AM who for any reason they don't want to see re-elected.

59 % of people agreed that Labour had «seriously lost touch with ordinary working people» (including 30 % of Labour's own supporters), 70 % that «Labour need to make major changes to their policies and beliefs to be fit for government again» (including 50 % of Labour voters), 61 % agreed that «Labour still haven't faced up to the damage they did to the British economy» and 50 % agreed that «If Labour returned to government they would put the country into even more debt».

He insists an ambitious programme of reform can win over ordinary voters, saying: «The real middle Britain — of insecure self - employment, rip - off private pensions, unaffordable housing, mounting tuition fee debt and crisis - ridden social care — is crying out for a Labour government committed to fundamental reform.»

More on the Labour leadership from Channel 4 News: - Labour leadership: the contenders - David Miliband: frontrunner and underdog - Andy Burnham: the «ordinary» person's candidate - Diane Abbott: more than a token Labour candidate - Labour leadership: the «squabble» for power - Will Straw: leadership will be decided by Balls voters

-LSB-...] government's argument that the country was enjoying an economic upturn was a fact, but the ordinary wananchi (citizens) had not seen any positive changes to warrant voting for it, hence the voters» overwhelming support for the opposition party (Oucho, 2012: 515)

Maybe it's because I've been writing about Magritte — my April Loose Ends column is about his and Georges Braque's overlapping concerns and wildly different visions — but reading Nixon speechwriter Raymond K. Price's 1967 prescription for how to elevate voters» low opinions of the candidate, all I could think of was Magritte, the ad man, and the insights on representation he brought to his art, as explored in the Menil Collection exhibition Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926 - 1938.

Rather than applying the ordinary meaning to plain language and seeking to uphold the democratic decision of the voters who elected the Mayor, by construing the MCIA «strictly» and by searching for a «reasonable interpretation which will avoid a penalty,» Hackland RSJ did the opposite of what the law demands,» write Ford's lawyers.