Sentences with phrase «more open debate»

In Britain, all three party leaders are now fervent Greens, and there is no more open debate than there was pre-Copenhagen and pre-Climategate.

I am sure a more open debate will benefit all (see also JC comment repeated at # 84).

Their treatment scuttles talk of a «new politics» where more open debate is tolerated.

Not exact matches

The debate will likely be fierce, but officials hope it will result in a more open dialogue about overcoming harassment in games (and online) without the threats other discussions about the topic have been forced to deal with.

Encourage healthy debate on project plans and people might feel more open to speak out when they don't understand or do not agree.

While I've got a new comment open, though, here's my thoughts on the Roth debate: It's generally good to diversify your funds as much as possible, tax-wise; nobody can say with absolute certainty what the tax system will look like numerous years from now (although the smart money says that it'll probably be even more complex than our current system).

On the positive side, if the Conservative Government does table its proposed legislative aid mandate, it will afford an opportunity for a more open public debate, in which we will have a chance to address the fundamental purposes of the aid program, and how those purposes may be best achieved.

, the job marketplace has embraced work flexibility in a much more open - minded way, giving less energy to the debate over whether it's a strategy or a perk.

But at the opening panel discussion on the second day of EuroFinance in Barcelona, the debate turned more towards how AI, machine learning and Big Data can help humans do their jobs better and increase productivity.

The familiar response played out as the shooting again cracked open fissures in American politics and culture about guns, a debate that seems ever more entrenched.

However, in the ongoing AMA, hosted by Bitcoin.com, Shrem opened up about a range of topics including the ongoing debate over bitcoin's block size, adjusting to prison life and why he believes the transparent nature of the bitcoin blockchain will lead to more repressive government regulation.

The legislation of the Qur» an is of two kinds: that which has a crystal clear and decisive meaning not open to debate, and legislation liable to have two or more meanings.

An «open letter» from Joel Edwards, general director of the Evangelical Alliance (UK) to those debating the theory of the atonement following the furore... More

Leaving aside all the gory details for a minute regarding the merits of his plan, what continues to strike me as discomfiting (but increasingly predictable) about his technocratic leanings is not just a lack of transparency regarding his ultimate intentions but a deeper and more persistant distrust of open public debate.

The past dozen years have seen more serious and open debate about sexual orientation in North American churches than during any comparable time in history.

My initial essay on civil religion in America opened a debate that has continued to this day.1 Much of that debate has been rather sterile, focusing more on form than content, definition than substance.

Even if one regrets the neglect or absence of a comprehensive agenda and the pursuit, instead, of single - issue and single - candidate concerns, and regrets even more the lack of a governing political philosophy, the times and issues are such that open debate must be welcomed on as broad a platform as possible.

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I thought people here were debating about two or three seasons back why he should be our top striker.When I thought the Monaco match was the icing on the cake to show how average he was it seems just like Wenger we» will never learn our lesson.Now people our okay with him being a super sub which is debatable.Giroud was a super sub in games last season because he wasn't played when he was supposed to.He's not your ideal super sub because he very hardly creates but rather requires people to create for him.Most of the time super subs are the one's who tend to create the chances and open up spaces in the opposition defence.West ham are ready to pay and hence we should demand more from them.We can then use the money from his sale on far better players.Given the same seasons, time and chances a lot of average strikers can do better than what he did.This is because Arsenal create a lot of chances and it just needs someone who can finish.Goodbye!.

The second half of his stint at Arsenal is open for more debate.

And, I'm finding that I like that shift with my own kids; at 18 and 21, they are much more fun to talk to (whether they feel the same way about me is still open to debate!)

In terms of nutrient content, the debate is still open as to whether organic fruit and vegetables contain more nutrients, so you shouldn't let this be the main reason behind choosing organic.

It's true, anytime I've allowed my daughter to debate the rules, its always opened up the floodgates for more negotiations.

Whether youth sports are any saner, less stressful or more inclusive is open to debate.

But I hope that it will also provoke the media to think how it can promote a more open and considered way of encouraging genuine political debate in a way which transcends the tribalism that marks much of modern politics.

But in reality I don't see the merits of opening the debate about them because you run the risk of further intimidating the victims, and may ending up regarding one type as more serious than another.

Third, the publicity afforded to the most recent debate could be viewed as part of a wider effort by the Chinese to indirectly warn North Korea and demonstrate to the outside world, especially the US, that China is open to a more public discussion of policy.

These efforts and more are documented by Clive Hamilton, in his long - awaited book Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia.The controversy surrounding the book's publications and ensuing debates show an increasingly conflictual debate, which has not lived up to the standards of open and honest discussion of the presented facts.

Now Nick Clegg and Sadiq Khan have finished the opening exchanges I'm going to drop down to following the actual debate a little more lightly.

The first is that legislation is likely to be much more open to amendment and debate than it is in normal political times.

I think the AWS debate does show how the blogs (ConHome) in particular can have an influence, because internal debate is more rapid, much more open and harder to control.

In these debates, Labour people like Jon Cruddas, Jonathan Rutherford, James Purnell, David Lammy, and Tessa Jowell have been calling for a more relational, open, truly democratic politics in Labour.

Their effectiveness is open to debate: Patrol officers got a new contract, though the mayor's shelter plan is more assertive, not less.

As for granting more than a year in future renewal debates, Flanagan said, «If things get better, I think there's an open opportunity to expand that.»

If there are to be future negotiations between Westminster and regional or local governments, they need to be more open, inclusive, and honest than the Scottish independence debate has been thus far.

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TechPresident's Micah Sifry was a little skeptical of how transformative the debate format will be, since citizens have been asking questions of candidates in townhall - style debates for years, but the organizers believe that opening the process up to more people than just those selected to be in a single auditorium WILL make a significant difference.

Says the Democrats and Republicans are scared to publicly debate the Green Party (New York) Brian Jones, the Green Party candidate for Lt. Governor, called today for his opponents to have more courage than Cuomo and Astorino and to agree to a series of open debates.

It's far from perfect but it is much more open scrutiny and debate than New Labour ever permitted, and when Labour is in government that will be important.

Miliband said the race and selection process for the UN job was more open than ever before and to have had Rudd's perspectives heard in the debate would have been valuable.

Philip Purciello, a spokesman for Witkos» campaign, said Witkos is open to having more than two debates but would wait to see if outside groups organize them.

Lib Dem president Simon Hughes opened the debate, saying the motion represented a «significant step» and was not so much about political correctness but «political engagement», allowing the party to reach more voters.

Fonfara has been a supporter of another approach to casino expansion also being debated in the legislature: competitive bidding that would open up casino expansion to more potential operators in addition to the tribes.

«Without a clear plan - out in the open for review and debate - people with mental health challenges will face more pain and suffering no matter what politicians say they're doing to make things better.»

More recently, public debate over the circulation of guns in Westchester reignited after a gun store opened in Harrison less than 1,000 feet from an elementary school late last year, spurring a torrent of backlash from residents, and an online petition garnering 3,500 signatures.

«We have a system where some districts get far more than others and politics is the only explanation,» Stringer told reporters during a conference call, where he said the member item system creates a «chilling effect on open debate.»

That would have opened the debate and a good discussion about how we can make politics more accountable, relevant, transparent and hopefully eventually positive.

It must guarantee, too, a more open policymaking process, with franker debate than New Labour allowed.

A debate that had been taking place behind closed doors burst into the open when Mann said the leadership should have done more to attack Ukip.

He also submitted legislation to close what he said was an additional $ 620 million budget gap that has opened up over the weeks the Legislature has spent debating how to close the existing gap of more than $ 9 billion.