Sentences with phrase «more equal societies»

The spirit level: Why more equal societies almost always do better.

Even if you ignore the growing evidence that more equal societies perform better, you can not escape from the fact that increasing absolute poverty while leaving vast swathes of unproductive wealth untouched will only make the recovery that much harder.

They are concerned the data will be used for partisan purposes and make it seem like Canada is becoming a more equal society «when the opposite is happening.»

Governments must create a more equal society by prioritizing ordinary workers and small - scale food producers instead of the rich and powerful.

His mission is to show the world that by changing our food habits, our purchasing and our nutrition, we can bring pride to local farmers and create a healthier, more equal society.

There is a lot else we should do to try to create a more equal society.

A politics of fairness and equality is about both (i) making an argument across the whole of society that a fairer and more equal society is in our collective enlightened self - interest, using the arguments of Richard Wilkinson, etc on issues like crime, general well - being, and that there are benefits of fairness for those at the top too.

Opponents of the Green party are trying to discredit those who want a fairer and more equal society.

The role of the mutual sector in forging a strong economy and a more equal society is fast becoming hotly contested territory in British party politics.

Robert Page asks: Instead of skirmishing with the Conservatives and Liberals over «ownership» of the «progressive» label do you think that that the Labour Party should define itself unambiguously as a socialist party which believes that the state has a positive and active role to play in creating a more equal society?

Of course the author is right that the rich will seek to avoid paying their fair share, but the role of a politician aiming to create a more equal society is to challenge and pursue them for the contribution they should be making, not to shy away and accept their power and the disfigured society it has brought us.

Labour needs the confidence to go public with a vision of a fair and more equal society.

The Green Party manifesto has the stated aim of creating a «national health society» and presents a picture in which employment, education, transport, housing, food and the environment all contribute towards the creation of a healthier and more equal society.

It's essential that, in whatever form and place, the politics of radical social liberalism is kept alive and flourishes (which among other things recognises the role of the state in achieving a more equal society).

Osborne has even defended the 50p rate on the grounds that it will help foster a «more equal society».

Taken together the raft of welfare and other changes will seriously affect disabled people's income and opportunities and risk undoing the momentum towards a more equal society that has taken decades to build.

He said he wanted to be part of a «really big Labour team, getting Labour back into office, changing this country and building a fairer and more equal society».

As the next Assemblymember of the 79th District, I look forward to standing with Citizen Action of New York in our fight for a stronger and more equal society.

For one of the fruits of that success will be that Britain has become a more equal society.»

For today the wise boffins of the LSE and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation have published Towards a More Equal Society?

Second, in moving Labour on to the centre ground, the New Labour project has seemingly undermined public support for traditional Labour values — such as a more equal society.

The fight for a more equal society has to become a priority again and Ed Miliband understands this (see his column on page 21).

What can the government do to reduce inequality, lower unemployment and create a more equal society?

One can only hope that as the Western influence continues to infiltrate, the level of education that the people of Afghanistan have access to, can help to move things toward a more equal society.

«William Morris was after a more equal society,» Bob and Roberta Smith says about the nineteenth century designer, writer and socialist activist, whose legacy is celebrated at the award - winning William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, north - east London.

The Danish artist converted the Moderna Museet in Stockholm into an adventure playground in order to observe children and present viewers with the opportunity to visualise a more equal society.

In the face of such immense obstacles, Ngobeni's large - scale mixed media paintings target the post-Apartheid South African government and its failures to deliver on promises of a more equal society.

«From abolitionism to women's suffrage to civil rights to the rights of workers, Cooper Union has always been at the forefront of America's march of freedom, leading us towards a more equal society and a more perfect union.

From what I gather your thinking goes like this: p1) That to have a more equal society, redistribution must occur p2) That for redistribution to occur, this must enforced p3) Enforcement will not work short of the threat or use of violence p4) This type of enforcement would never happen in a democracy C) Therefore we can not have a more equal society and shouldn't try for it

So it appears your arguement says that we can not have a more equal society rather than we should not?

I for one would always choose the more equal society.

Built right, the transition away from coal, oil and natural gas can lay the groundwork for a more equal society more...

Passion for a more equal society Miriam Herzfeld, Convenor, Social Determinants of Health Advocacy Network (Tasmania)

Gavin was passionate about creating a more equal society — a society in which we all have the opportunity to lead healthy lives filled with opportunities regardless of who we are or where we live.

Not exact matches

In the Conference on Church and Society (Geneva, 1966), considered «the first genuinely «world» conference on social issues» because of equal representation by all the continents, there were strong demands for the churches to take a more active role in «promoting a world - wide revolutionary opposition to the capitalist political and economic system being imposed on the new nations by the Western industrial countries which was leading to new types of colonialism and oppression» (Albrecht, DEM 1991: 936).

Hillary Clinton has called this version of civil society «the vanguard» of a new international order in which NGOs will be more nearly equal with nation - states.

The theory that human beings in pursuit of their own interests will automatically establish a harmonious society, provided everyone has an equal voice in political affairs, is no more true than the corresponding thesis in economic affairs.

Curiously, however, the demand for the term «social justice» did not arise until modern times, in which more complex societies operate by impersonal rules applied with equal force to all under «the rule of law.»

The fact that Jesus is on the side of women should be our source of encouragement and empowerment as we continue to serve God and strive for a full and equal ministry.81 Nothing, perhaps, was more shocking for his contemporaries than the freedom with which he associated himself with women, considering the inferior position of women in Jewish society.82 According to R. L. Hnuni, «male dominated cultural and traditional values and injunctions may put boundaries and debar them from full ministry, but this should not discourage women's conviction and commitment to full ministry.

Could it be that as a society we have become so far obsessed with equal opportunities within gender towards women, that we have created somewhat of a parallel paradox against the very issues surrounding men and more specifically single fathers?

Turning to more serious matters, Mr Reid said he joined the Labour party, like most others, to see a «more equal and just society» - not to «fight a war against terrorists».

In the new world politics, where people matter more than bankers and businesses, and a fair, equal society is the order of the day, there is once again a place for trade unionism at the heart of politics.

It's a society that's radically transformed, radically fairer, more equal and more democratic.

This was an essential first step in creating a more equal, fair, representative society and the idea of «the 99 %» was a key enabler of this conversation between «the 99 %».

How can we ever hope to progress to a more socially equal society if our politics is limited to a «party for the rich» and a «party for the poor»?

Arguably, issues of democracy and self - government gain currency when they are tied to a compelling ideological vision, as happened with the recent independence referendum in Scotland that mobilised thousands of people, including a large a swathe of new voters, in support of political autonomy not as an end in itself, but to create a more just and equal society.

It is now for Labour to show that its future agenda has substantively more to offer those seeking a fairer, more equal and greener society.

What we have not done is pull together an obligation and say narrowing the gap, and making society more fair and equal is a public policy objective right across every public body.

At their best the trade unions and the Labour Party have together made Britain a more civilised and equal society.

Debbie is particularly interested in tackling inequalities: beside campaigning for a fairer society, she set up the Oldham Fairness Commission to guarantee a more equal system in her own constituency.