Sentences with phrase «making public servants»

Communities secretary Sajid Javid's proposal to make public servants swear an oath of allegiance to British values risks being a «disaster» if the wording is not right, according to Tory MP Nicholas Soames.

This act makes public servant jobs more enticing to new graduates, and it solves some of the shortcomings of the system.

«that far from achieving the neutrality of the state, the new law creates a state preference for certain religious practices, and makes public servants start thinking about the religion of the people in front of them when they are not supposed to do that.»

Not exact matches

Paul Boothe, a former senior public servant who now is a professor at the University of Western Ontario's Ivey Business School, chastised «amateur» deputy ministers for making a fuss over a contingency that amounts to a sliver of the total budget.

Mr. Flaherty made clear that even though unelected public servants will play crucial roles, responsibility for ensuring that Canada stays out of financial trouble rests with him.

Carney is the first non-British person to take the post of governor in the Bank of England's 319 - year history, and will receive a $ 1.4 million salary, making him one of England's highest paid public servants.

To make these practices communicative in and through specific cultural contexts, those of us who teach ministers to become «servants of the Word» have encouraged them to become aware of aesthetic conventions and put them into practice in public communication.

It's stupifying to see them make billions of dollars in tax - free earnings every year, and fighting - words to hear them lobby our public servants with those very funds.

«Unemployment will increase as thousands of public servants get made redundant.

Indeed, until it was reformed in 1989, Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 made it a criminal offence for any civil servant or public contractor to reveal any information he or she had learned in the course of his or her work: an offence that successive governments continued to prosecute well into the 1980s, despite recommendations published in 1972 by the Franks Committee calling for reform.

Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Benito Romano said, «Attorney General Schneiderman understands that New Yorkers not only need stronger enforcement tools for fighting corruption, but also systemic reforms that make public service more transparent and ethical, allowing honest, hard - working public servants to thrive.

He inspired two generations of activists and public servants to make a difference in this city.

But let me make one thing clear, I am honored to join both my father and my grandfather as duly elected public servants.

«Nigeria has indeed lost a distinguished politician, progressive voice, public servant and patriot who made the country proud in all public assignments he undertook on behalf of the country — locally and internationally.

As we all know, the reason such a week is needed is that our public servants far too frequently mislead the public and make decisions that benefit favored special interests.

They say parts of the law «are out of step with best practices and fall short of the expectations for ourselves as public servants,» and changes should be made part of a continuing resolution or omnibus bill, along with adequate funding.

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said «Sheila Abdus - Salaam was a groundbreaking jurist whose distinguished service on the Court of Appeals, the New York State Supreme Court, as a public defender and public servant made our communities stronger and more just.»

The criminals, however, do not pretend they're doing it in order to serve the public, and taxes make politicians public masters rather than public servants.

«John has distinguished himself as a dedicated public servant who is committed to making our government more accountable and finding innovative solutions to save tax dollars.»

As I've said before — isn't it disturbing that your ideas of what makes a good public servant are so colored by your apparent affinity for Niccolo Machiavelli who is known for proposing that «a prince is praised for the illusion of being reliable in keeping his word.

Mr Speaker, if the citizens of this country could see the time and care taken in making these decisions; the carefully - targeted nature of all our interventions; and the strict controls in place to ensure that the law and our democratic values are upheld; and if they could witness the integrity and professionalism of the men and women of the intelligence agencies, who are among the very finest public servants our nation has, then I believe that they would be reassured by how we go about this essential work.

«We have to make sure that every elected official is on point with this because what some people don't get on the federal level and elsewhere is that all elected officials are servants of the public,» Afaf Nasher, CAIR - NY's executive director, who served as the rally's emcee, said to roaring applause from the crowd.

And we've proved in government we stand up for fairness by blocking Tory plans to: run schools for profit, to pay public servants less simply because they work in Wales, and to allow employees to be fired without cause; while in Wales we have opposed Tory plans to make patients pay to use the NHS.

Likewise, the redoubtable Margaret Hodge's Public Accounts Committee has made senior civil servants and outsourcing company chief executives squirm with her aggressive questioning and well - targeted inquiries.

«And I tell this to my colleagues, most of whom are completely honorable public servants in the state Legislature: You've got to do something about this... this is the kind of stuff that makes people lose their confidence in government.»

Hundreds of thousands of public sector jobs are threatened, pay is being frozen or set below inflation and the government has made it clear it will implement Lord Hutton's proposals on public sector pensions, meaning civil and public servants will pay more and work longer for a lower pension.

«Our teamwork is made possible by public servants who are true advocates like Speaker Mark - Viverito and Councilmember Menchaca.

«The contract agreement reached today is a major step forward for the state and the thousands of public servants who work tirelessly each and every day to make New York the strong leader that it is,» Governor Cuomo said.

He made his way through hard work to become a student at Harvard University, Harvard Law School, and really gave up the opportunity to have a lucrative private sector career and became a public servant.

Again, we are your public servants, and together we can work to make more development occur in Saugerties, as it is needed to get us out of the economic situation we are in.

Part of the letter which was made available to DAILY POST reads: «As a citizen and a serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I am concerned that such inciting expletives and profanity could be uttered by a public servant who is also the security officer of a state.

«On November 4th we have the opportunity, as a community, to elect public servants that are committed to making working New Yorkers a priority and I urge all Bronxites to join me in voting to make sure our voice is heard.»

The former teacher says she's not a party politician, but a public servant who, if elected, will make the city prosperous.

The Oyo State Executive Council on Monday said it has made the enrolment for its health insurance compulsory for all civil and public servants in the...

Recognizes an individual who has made exceptional contributions to the advancement of science as a public servant, or a scientist who has been distinguished for both scientific achievement and other notable services to the scientific community

So although Dorgan — a lifelong public servant — may not be a scientist, it's hard to make the case that he has curtailed funding for the physical sciences.

But the horrible attack also made Americans pause to recognize the daily heroic efforts of our public servants — including our firefighters, police officers, transit workers, and teachers!

Susie Q I agree — I don't care how «smart» he is public servant shouldn't be making the kind of money.

Not only does everyone think your job is comparable to «public servant» jobs like police and DMV tellers, but everyone has the right to see and comment on how much money you make.

«The current narrative of fear around refugees however, reinforced by some of our countries most influential and high - ranking public servants governors, mayors, city councils, and teachers has made schools increasingly susceptible to anti-refugee and Islamophobic prejudice.»

So when so called «reformers» like Campbell Brown try to make the case that tenure extends teachers an unfair guarantee of employment unlike other public servants, she is more than stretching the truth.

Democrats for Education Reform called the winners «a strong team of public servants,» and said the vote «reaffirms that parents are committed to implementing reforms and building upon the progress we've made.»

When Hachette and its stable of indentured servants being paraded to the public want to make the public think that ALL authors support and echo the tsunami of crap that they're spewing - higher ebook prices, government intervention, etc - it makes ALL authors look bad.

PSLF was started in 2007 and gives student loan forgiveness to public servants who make 120 qualifying loan payments.

Many public servants have found themselves laiden with student loan debt and struggling to make their monthly payments.

Senator Blumenthal proposed his own measures in addition to these legislative moves: The Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act and The Make Student Grants Truly Tax - Free Act.

Public servants (firefighters, nurses, active military, teachers, first responders etc.) who complete 10 years of public service work while making 10 years of repayments toward their student loans can have their remaining student loan balance forgiven right now thanks toPublic servants (firefighters, nurses, active military, teachers, first responders etc.) who complete 10 years of public service work while making 10 years of repayments toward their student loans can have their remaining student loan balance forgiven right now thanks topublic service work while making 10 years of repayments toward their student loans can have their remaining student loan balance forgiven right now thanks to PSLF.

No, they're not running for public offices, but they are making friends with those already occupying our nations public servant positions.

Just because you don't like congressional and public oversight of federal «servants» does not make the law go away!

Thus, as a public servant, in the broadest sense, Gore has interacted with the scientific community, learned what we have learned and how well we think we know the science, and then made the translation for the public based on his perspective as a policy maker and decision maker (something we scientists often don't know much about).