Sentences with phrase «fuel protests»
"Fuel protests" refers to a public demonstration or movement prompted by dissatisfaction or disagreement with the cost, availability, or taxation of fuel (such as gasoline, diesel, or petrol). These protests typically involve individuals, drivers, or groups who are affected by rising fuel prices, disrupting normal activities or engaging in marches, strikes, or other actions to express their concerns or demands regarding fuel-related issues. Full definition
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. John Katko today blamed a national progressive movement for fueling protests in Central New York aimed at convincing him to meet with the public at a town hall meeting.
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On the three - year anniversary of the death of Eric Garner in a police confrontation caught on cell phone video, which fueled protests around the city and country, Mayor Bill de Blasio said «a lot has been done» to prevent similar tragedies.
On the three - year anniversary of Eric Garner's death during a police confrontation caught on cellphone video, which fueled protests across the country, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said «a lot has been done» to prevent similar tragedies since that incident.
After a brief spike in Tory support following fuel protests, Labour once again held a 10 % poll lead.
This is mostly used to depict the advent of social media fueling the protests in Iran, but just feels out of context (and feels too similar to Bill Condon's «The Fifth Estate» where it didn't work either).
Actress Amber Tamblyn has called out her friend Rose McGowan for criticizing the women reportedly planning a fashion - fueled protest at the Golden Globes.
Publisher Hachette and Amazon ended Thursday an acrimonious feud over online book sales that highlighted Amazon's market dominance and fuelled protests from leading authors like John Grisham and Stephen King.
The tax brings around # 27bn a year into the Treasury, but chancellors have trodden warily since drivers» fuel protests in 2000 threatened to bring Britain to a standstill.
There was the Countryside Alliance march (peaceful with the exception of a few hotheads) and the fuel protests (disruptive but not violent).
The oil sanctions that were imposed around 2009 - 2010 and lifted after the nuclear agreement, although affected the economy, were not the main cause of the current economic problems in Iran that is fueling the protests.
After Black Wednesday, Labour pretty much led the polls for almost a decade until the fuel protests.
The nearest to a Conference when we were top of the political pile in the last twenty years was 2000 after the fuel protests and in 2006 but in both cases we were only level - pegging with Labour (and in 2000 only very briefly).
Today's Guardian leader says» With the sole exception of September 2000, in the aftermath of the tanker drivers» fuel protest, this is the first ICM poll since January 1993 in which the Conservatives have led Labour.»
Notorious for... In 2001, their campaigns - together with the fuel protests - scared the Government into giving motorists # 2bn in tax breaks.