Sentences with phrase «level of political debate»

And finally, I apologise for not being able to elevate the level of political debate you are about to endure.

To wit, look at the level of political debate... long forms and death panels.

Not exact matches

There have been quite a lot of developments this month within the baby loss community at a political level, with the baby loss debate and other events.

By the time of the Civil war, the political divide is about how much power should be given to various levels of government in a federal system (a debate which still rages).

The vote followed a four - hour backbench business debate on a motion endorsing a minimum level of spending on defence as 2 % of GDP — a level set by Nato — in which MPs from across the political spectrum repeatedly urged the government to protect defence spending.

As for the political ramifications, Fisher said the level of debate Tuesday was disappointingly low, and some legislators had political motives.

When asked by ITV News Political Correspondent Paul Brand how this year's Labour Party conference compared to previous ones, Mr Mann said: «Actually it's quieter than a lot... in terms of the level of debate.

And, inevitably, it will add fuel to the debate currently raging about both the way political parties are funded - with demands for some level of state funding - and political patronage, particularly the appointment of peers.

Add to that the aim of reducing the country's carbon dioxide emissions by 80 per cent from 1990 levels before 2050, and an economy emerging from its longest recession since the second world war, and it is easy to see why political debates about the...

The two other unexpected political guests at Le Festival this year were the Netflix debate and the extra, if not excessive, levels of security that was necessary to show that everything was being done to protect guests and stars alike.

Programme highlights From early years practice to high - level debates on the provision of music education for all, the programme aimed to provide a balance of practical, advice - led sessions, useful practice - sharing workshops and discussion to broaden thinking both on practice and the broader political context of musical and cultural education.

By building strong collaborations between researchers, community organizations, and policy makers, The Civil Rights Project hopes to raise the level of discourse on targeted issues and to reframe the tone and content of many of the current legal and political debates.

As the debate over the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) makes its murky way through the political swamp, one thing has become crystal clear: Though NCLB requires that virtually all children become proficient by the year 2014, states disagree on the level of accomplishment in math and reading a proficient child should possess.

The 2016 election cycle is in full swing, with candidates from all political parties at the national, state and local level campaigning and debating a variety of issues, ranging from the economy and foreign policy to immigration and the environment, among others.

Although the national debate over public education has become polarized during the past several years, with bitter divisions inside and between political parties, the PDK / Gallup poll showed a surprising level of agreement in the public at large.

The FAA is experiencing an increasing level of public debate, political interest, and litigation related to aircraft noise.

While world leaders debate the erection of walls or the deportation of refugees, and as our political rhetoric grows increasingly divisive, die level of critical and ethical engagement that the exhibition performs — with questions of nation and migration, community and cosmopolitanism, and the aftermath of colonial violence — is more urgent now than ever.

It's one thing to have a political debate about the level of danger posed by the building greenhouse effect.

As the Chapter details, in 2010 as the Senate version of cap and trade was being debated, overall news attention had taken a substantial downward turn from 2009 levels, in part because of the likely loss of perceived political viability.

But politics has been hollowed out in this new political settlement and debates descend to the parent - child or doctor - patient metaphors because these are the zero - level of dependent relationships.

If nobody believes the models or sensitivity calculations with any level of confidence then how come we can't get scientists to admit that the whole debate has become too political, they aren't sure of what is going to happen and please wait while we continue to work on the science and the models.

Public health authorities are even more caught by the intersection of competing political, economic, and social interests while debating appropriate levels of intervention.

This hearing was a charade and merely a political set piece and I am dismayed if this is the usual level of debate and argument at this august body.

The World Water Forum is also unique in that it allows its multi-stakeholder debates to be transformed into commitment at the political level, throughout its preparatory process and during the week of the Forum.

Indeed, as this blog has also pointed out, ad nauseum, the notion of the scientific consensus is used in political and policy debates at all levels, with no regard for the substance of the consensus.

The event, endorsed by the COP23 Presidency and presided by World Water Council Honorary President Loïc Fauchon and H.E. Charafat Afilal, Secretary of State for Water and Environment of Morocco, brought high level participants, such as international experts and political leaders at the forefront of the debate on climate change and water, as well as several environmental ministers, including, Istiaque Ahmad, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forests of Bangladesh and Sindra Sharma - Khushal, from the UNFCCC COP23 Presidency Team for Fiji.

A climate researcher for decades, he had long been in the midst of political and scientific debates over global warming, tirelessly urging political leaders and the public to take action now to avoid disasters such as rising sea levels in the future.

«increasing levels of shrillness on both sides of the political debate, with the «warm side» steeped in moral panic and hyperbole»

The (scientific - ish rather than political) hockeystick debate is about the level of confidence in large scale medieval warmth: either we are confident it was not so warm, or we haven't got a clue (I asked Steve McIntyre).

The informal high - level event, which takes place in New York City the day before the opening of the U.N. General Assembly's annual General Debate, aims to «facilitate an exchange of views and to galvanize political will» for the Climate Change Conference to be held in Bali in December 2007.

Notably, it provides climate - savvy political leaders like in California an opportunity to raise the issue of international solidarity and global justice in the context of state - level debates.

The White House announcement that it was overruling the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to adopt a stricter standard for ground - level ozone came just hours after another dismal jobs reports and in the midst of an intensifying political debate over the impact of federal regulations on job creation

Democracy should be the fundamental principle that guides the provision and elaboration of ECEC services not only at the early childhood level by encouraging shared decision - making at local level, but also at community and political levels by making early education a matter of public debate and collective responsibility.