Sentences with phrase «many areas of policy»

First ladies often pick areas of policy to champion — and Bush chose literacy.

Australia must prepare to respond to the impact of Beijing's stronger commitment of the past 15 years to change through military cyber science and technology in comparison to the Australian government's commitment in key areas of policy.

As with some other areas of policy, such as climate change and immigration, California's priorities in the area of international trade differ substantially from those of the Trump Administration.

For several years, Peter developed expertise in several areas of policy; but, his primary focus remained on making or improving the law, and usually with legislation designed to protect children and families.

«They banked on voters not paying attention as they blocked reforms in almost every area of policy: voting rights, reproductive rights, government reform and more.

In all areas of policy, open debate of the values which inform decision - making is an essential part of the democratic process.

Part of the problem lies in the area of policy.

The BHA complained about the school's policy in May, and the OSA determined in August that ten separate areas of the policy breached the School Admissions Code, which all state schools must follow.

Democracy has its blind spots - those areas of policy where it makes no sense for our elected representatives to actually scrutinise.

He is also very well paid by private companies which are directly interested in the area of policy his parliamentary work focuses on.

Labour negotiators were unwilling to move on any of the issues where we had different views on major areas of policy.

China's economic governance structure provides us with a useful map to navigate the different areas of policy and gauge the potential for reform.

They are natural bedfellows, and as I pointed out on my blog, I see very few areas of policy on which a Tory - Lib coalition would work.

Those debates have not been programmatic statements of policy positions, and certainly not recommendations for areas of policy as deeply complex and controversial as immigration.

These are Committees that meet for a single session of Parliament and look in detail at a particular issue or area of policy.

According to the same poll, just over half (51 %) of those who voted Conservative in last year's general election think the UK government should have control over these areas of policy, while only one in three (33 %) think that the Scottish Parliament should.

Most simply put, it asks why Scottish, Welsh or indeed Northern Irish MPs have the same right to vote at Westminster as any English MP now that large areas of policy are devolved to national parliaments and assemblies in areas such as health, housing, schools and policing.

Suddenly, areas of policy which would otherwise be considered unremarkable can be held up as examples of rank hypocrisy.

This includes taking the credit for significant areas of policy covering welfare, energy, housing, and constitutional reform.

On APD — as in so many other areas of policy — George Osborne needs to develop a Plan B.

The former Godfather's Pizza CEO added that he was also in the city to meet with foreign policy experts, an area of policy that Cain has stumbled on repeatedly over the course of his campaign.

But fiscal discipline is the absolute precondition for all that we want to achieve, across every other area of policy.

A third runway at Heathrow is just one of many in this complex area of policy: extra capacity at other airports can be expanded; an extra runway could be constructed elsewhere in the south - east; and the regional airports are keen to have their say too.

Areas of policy interest include education, tackling poverty, and promoting business & enterprise; and he also has a special interest in affordable credit and sub-prime debt issues.

There is little detail about which areas of policy the Conservatives are likely to focus on however.

The Lib Dem leader admitted it could be a difficult pill for Liberal Democrats to swallow, but insisted there are wide areas of policy overlap.

Rather than coming to the table to discuss what has been achieved or not in key areas of policy, the conversation is today limited to one, the morbid tale of the relationship between farmers and herders.

Again he repeated the tactic of last week, in which he picks a relatively obscure area of policy and doesn't let go.

There will be areas of policy and regulation which are outside the scope of our trade and economic relations where this should be straightforward.

«We already have a very good coalition agreement... we were able to look at the difficult areas of policy and agree those first, things like Europe and immigration and taxes, we have already done the heavy lifting,» Mr Cameron told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.

Several areas of policy overlap involve the parties» commitment to cutting waste and bureaucracy, including in the NHS.

I think Melissa genuinely cares about this area of policy.

There was also «radical» change to the welfare system with his colleague Iain Duncan Smith, who he is rumoured to have clashed with over this area of policy, with Universal Credit proposals on the horizon.

Realising that this is a kamikaze strategy, Nick Clegg follows an «own everything» strategy, of claiming Lib Dem ownership of — and responsibility for — every area of policy.

In some areas of policy - making, it is now likely to be entirely paralysed — with a PM unwilling to change course, but unable to win the argument.

But in a break with past tradition, he's never been given a project or area of policy to call his own.

I would welcome the appointment of Eric Pickles as chairman of the party, as I think he is an excellent campaign strategist - but more importantly because it would get him away from areas of policy formation in the field of local government where I believe that, despite his apparent experience, he has been too focussed on areas which appeal to the tabloid newspapers and has not fought hard enough over important issues such as local government powers and planning.

News of his departure from DFID came as a surprise to many (although today's pamphlet suggests that he has unfinished business with this area of policy).

This is the one area of policy where, curiously, I see the Cameroons veering away from the electorate, taking huge risks on prison capacity, sentencing policy and police numbers.

In a speech this afternoon, Tory leader David Cameron outlined the areas of policy agreement between his party and the Lib Dems, which he said could provide a «strong basis for a strong government».

He was muddled in most areas of policy, so ressorted to hurling pertsonal insults to his opponent — the rather off - key Andy Slaughter

In his introduction to the data Lord Ashcroft highlights six areas of policy.

What are the areas of policy where you believe there needs to be change.

The international community is now recognizing areas of policy that have enabled the United States to maintain its competitive edge in science and technology.

Bone up on the areas of policy you're interested in, and home in on a few key questions of contemporary relevance.

Nutritionists also provided training sessions to child care center staff about identifying areas of policy needed to improve nutrition at the center, and how to incorporate messages about nutrition into the classroom.

NHPD currently employs about 40 people in the areas of policy and regulatory affairs, product review and assessment, research, and outreach and education.

The review grades all 50 states and the District of Columbia in six areas of policy, for a total of more than 1,300 grades, but finds no state worthy of more than two B's.

As background prep we did an exercise on the state of germany in 1871 after unification, then had a discussion of what type of constitution would be necessary, thinking about key areas of policy such as the economy, control of the military, social measures (education / health), etc and deciding whether these should be under national or regional control.

Marla Ucelli - Kashyap is Assistant to the President for Educational Issues at the 1.6 million member American Federation of Teachers, where she leads a team of professionals working on key areas of policy, practice and professional development aimed at helping teachers and their unions improve education quality and their profession.