Sentences with phrase «move the parties towards»

In 2004 members of the classical and economic liberal strand contributed to The Orange Book, which contained free - market economic and social policies and was seen as an attempt to move the party towards the centre - ground.

The spending review is Ed Miliband's last chance before the election to signal a change in approach, move the party towards the public and disrupt the drift towards support of the Tories» economic policies.

The results were quite interesting — most of the answers supported moving the party towards the centre ground, the public wanted to see the Conservative party move towards the Centre (net approval of +41), giving more help to the less well off (net approval of +64), paying more attention to the economy and public services and less to immigration (+41) and opposed promises of big tax cuts if they meant cuts to public services (net disapproval of -42).

Not exact matches

But we suggest you move towards establishing your accounting system for strategic reasons as soon as possible — which may involve co-sourcing your accounting functions to a third party expert.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper «s Conservative Party of Canada proposed legislation that could shorten terms in office and move towards provincially elected senators in 2006.

I'm a little disappointed in Greg's comment and if the Alberta Party is moving towards the right, as the «caucus» apparently parroting everything the Wildrose Party says, t =================

The problem the GOP has now that the tea party is trying to hijack their nomination process is that to appeal to the t - baggers any candidate will have to move towards «all kind of stupid» but then he / she will have to try to turn around and make sense to the independents.

Both in opposition and then in government Oliver's principal aim had been to help a succession of leaders to move the Conservative Party towards a particular ideological position — social and economic liberalism, tempered by a commitment to social justice and environmental stewardship, both globally and nationally.

«If the violence, abuse, intimidation and the use of the occults during the parties» primaries are anything to go by, then I think we are moving towards the very edge for Election 2016,» Dr Aning said.

I don't doubt that it's possible that Stroud has modified her views over time, but this does seem to be evidence that the Conservative Party is moving further and further towards an eccentric Rump Tendancy.

But there is definitely a discernable (not even covert really) toying with «virtual party» ideas among one specific element of New Labour (you wrongly seem to assume there is monolithic «high command» rather than different strands on the right of the party) and that very much links in to primaries as a way of moving beyond a European - style party structure and towards an American system.

What this entails in practise is a two - way conversation where both parties move towards each other's position.

It has been going on for more than a decade as the political parties have been catching up with the move towards more detailed and individual - level behavioral targeting long used in corporate communications and commercial marketing.

Parties moving back towards their long - run average level of support and / or the level of support at the previous election.

Such an effect might also see Labour move back towards the vast majority of BME candidates in high minority population seats — ie less Parmjit Dhanda / Ashok Kumar examples of representing areas with low BME populations — but one difference between Labour and the other parties is that Labour does hold such seats, and so the effect of very strong local preferences in the other parties would be stronger.

Keen to move on from the «glory years» of the Blair - Brown era, the Shadow Business Secretary is one of his party's own star strikers as it embarks on the final run - in towards May.

But he welcomed the Lib Dems pledge to reverse Labour's plan for a 1 per cent increase in National Insurance «when resources allow» - claiming it was moving towards his party's position on the issue.

The move will have dampened hostility towards the Tory leadership from the party's backbenches, which remain predominantly eurosceptic.

Blair and Mandelson know that their political project — to eliminate trade union and rank and file influence from the Labour Party and move it towards coalition with the Liberals — and the government's economic policies, notably the goal of cutting social spending, will collide with successive layers of the labour movement.

Green Party leader Caroline Lucas took the opposite view, and argued against any moves towards nuclear.

The details will be published annually from April 2009 but shadow ministers will make an initial quarterly disclosure this July in a bid to show the party is moving towards transparency.

Miliband had the Labour leadership in his hands yet threw it away out of an arrogant refusal to move towards his party's own supporters.

Our sources at the radio station indicate that this is a clear witch - hunting move by the ruling New Patriotic Party to thwart efforts of the main opposition National Democratic Congress to expose their corrupt acts and faults since the management and staff of Muntie FM are believed to be sympathetic towards the NDC.

Today's move brings us towards a fairer, more just system of electing our President where one person really does equal one vote,» said Bill Lipton, State Director for the Working Families Party.

But he quit the Labour Party last year, saying he had «lost confidence» in the party under Ed Miliband's leadership because it had made a «policy shift moving back towards what Old Labour stood for&raParty last year, saying he had «lost confidence» in the party under Ed Miliband's leadership because it had made a «policy shift moving back towards what Old Labour stood for&raparty under Ed Miliband's leadership because it had made a «policy shift moving back towards what Old Labour stood for».

After some last - minute speculation that the polling day might be moved forward politicians from all parties are working towards the date originally predicted by politics.co.uk on November 6th last year.

She's not the only one of this opinion: Rove is reportedly backing a political action committee tasked with finding primary challengers for candidates that might be too far to the right for a party hoping to move towards the center.

As we move towards a General Election it remains the case that the Parliamentary Labour Party is deeply divided over the question of the leadership.

After the defeats in the 1997 general election and 2001 general election, the Conservative Party began decisive moves towards becoming more centrist; the 2002 — 2003 party chairman and future Prime Minister, Theresa May, would later state that it had been perceived by voters as the «Nasty Party&raParty began decisive moves towards becoming more centrist; the 2002 — 2003 party chairman and future Prime Minister, Theresa May, would later state that it had been perceived by voters as the «Nasty Party&raparty chairman and future Prime Minister, Theresa May, would later state that it had been perceived by voters as the «Nasty Party&raParty».

The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.

Responding, David Cameron accused the chancellor of cynically announcing the tax cut to escape a «deep hole», remarking it was the move of a chancellor heading towards a general election, not a party leadership contest.

As the Liberal Democrats move towards finalizing the party's manifesto, The Social Liberal Forum sets out the key principles that we believe should be the basis for formulating tax policy and spending commitments: The party should commit itself to the...

Governor Fayose called for team spirit as panacea to move the region forward, saying «if the Yoruba nation must regain its pride in the Nigerian nation, hence action must be tailored towards the elimination of party politics».

Prime Minister Baldwin perceived the public mood as against re-armament and apparently thought that if he moved towards re-armament he would lose the next election to the Labour and Liberal parties.

Explaining her move to the Conservative party, Ms Joseph said: «I feel that it is the natural thing to do because of David Cameron's views and attitudes towards youth and crime.

Mr Alan Kyeremanten, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appealed to Ghanaians to live in peace and harmony as the country moves towards the presidential and parliamentary election this year.

This is a stark reminder that the party's traditional attitude towards the UK's nuclear deterrent distinguished them from both the Conservatives and Labour, labelled «dinosaur parties» for their «Cold War» attitude to the prospect of nuclear disarmament by chair of the policy working group Dr Julie Smith, who moved the motion today.

A President facing a congress led by the opposing party generally compromises to some degree and «moves towards the center.»

«It is quite horrifying; Nigeria is moving towards a one - party state.

«And when you see the national Republican Party move towards these conservative candidates, veterans in particular, pro gun, you know, I want to be lock in step with where my core beliefs are.»

«Members out there are extremely concerned because we, as a party, still support the policy of moving towards the abolition of fees and I suspect that we will have something like that in our next manifesto,» Mr Farron said.

Tim we are a broad tent of opinion in the conservative party and I think that David Cameron is trying to move towards a policy agenda which reflects that, and to say that it is a move towards the Libdems is a bit disingenuous.

The point of this is that a leader who's perceived as less extremem can move the perception of the party towards the centre ground, without necessarily abandoning right wing policies, and specifically the sort of outlook we need towards the public services.

While the title of vice chair is largely symbolic, according to people involved in the committee, the move shows that there is still resentment towards the IDC among rank - and - file Democrats, especially on the left - flank of the party.

As the Liberal Democrats move towards finalizing the party's manifesto, The Social Liberal Forum sets out the key principles that we believe should be the basis for formulating tax policy and spending commitments:

As we move towards an increasingly uncertain election in 2015, Conservative party policy seems to promise more of the same for the increasingly fragmented middle tier.

In terms that will alarm some on the left of his party, who resent working with the Conservatives, the former Lib Dem leader admits that he was wrong to have pushed so hard for a deal with Labour after the 2010 election, when Nick Clegg was moving towards the Tories.

In that same 22 Days in May postscript, Laws also notes that the Lib Dems» retreat towards economic liberalism, combined with a move towards social liberalism for the Tories under David Cameron, gave the parties some common ground on which to start coalition negotiations.

«If the violence, abuse, intimidation and the use of the occult during the parties» primaries are anything to go by, then I think we are moving towards the very edge for election 2016,» Dr Aning said.

The Labour Party, led by Neil Kinnock, was slowly moving towards a more centrist policy platform.