Sentences with phrase «of coalition government»

It is further evidence of the Coalition Government's commitment to Closing the Gap.

On 6 July 2010, in the first innocent days of the Coalition Government, former appeal judge Sir Peter Gibson was asked by the Prime Minister to enquire into «whether Britain was implicated in the improper treatment of detainees, held by other countries, that may have occurred in the aftermath of 9/11.»

Amnesty shine an unforgiving light on the unprincipled and reckless approach of the coalition government to the biggest retreat in the legal aid scheme since it was set up.

It was first and foremost because of the coalition government's austerity policies that LASPO was conceived.

However, the policy of the coalition government is to open up government contract procurement and further to reduce costs.

The reality of coalition government excuses all such committments, (as then you're being governed by no elected government).

Welcoming the findings, Renewable Energy Association chief executive Nina Skorupska said: «The politics of coalition government, of Europe and of the looming general election have made it difficult for investors to understand exactly where the government stands on renewables.

The party helped establish universal free meals for infants as part of the coalition government, and the pledge was also included in its 2015 manifesto.

And Brian Lightman, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «Teaching is a skill and the idea of employing individuals who have not been given the tools to do a professional job flies in the face of the coalition government's aspiration of creating a high status profession.»

He served as deputy director of Conservative Research from 2007 to 2010, when he became a special adviser to May upon her appointment at the Home Office following the formation of the coalition government.

Following the formation of the coalition government in May 2010, Greening, a former accountant, became economic secretary to the treasury.

But to scrap what David Cameron regarded as the most successful single policy of the Coalition government would seem a backwards step.

«The report released today wilfully misinterprets and misrepresents the clear evidence provided by thousands of teachers about the chronic workload burdens they are facing as a consequence of this coalition government's policies.

The schools system in the UK has undergone rapid change with the advent of the coalition government; the creation of free schools and the growing support for academies are just some of the big initiatives.

Despite a teacher pay freeze for the first three years of the Coalition Government, followed by just a one per cent rise after this, when taken as a whole education jobs have fared better than average overall.

«Although it's well - documented that teachers had their pay frozen at the beginning of the Coalition Government, education was actually dealt a better hand during the economic downturn than many other professions.

The report says this is probably because SATs converted during the early stages of the coalition government, when greater funding incentives were available.

In the five ‑ year period of the coalition government, there were over 2.5 million apprenticeship starts and now the current government is aiming for three million starts by 2020.

Caroline Wright, newly appointed director at The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) provides a summary of the recent changes since the arrival of the coalition government and looks to the future of technology in education.

However, soon after the arrival of the coalition Government, the entire ICT team was made redundant and all central purchasing stopped.

Since the election of the coalition government in 2010, the school construction programme has experienced a major change of direction, resulting in general uncertainty regarding the future of acoustic design and legislation for schools, and there is a risk of the importance of acoustic design in schools being undermined.

With the arrival of the coalition Government in 2010 came a series of immediate changes to ICT investment by schools.

«David has a long history of supporting the UK science economy, with his distinguished Parliamentary career seeing him serving as first the Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills and then as part of the Coalition Government's cabinet as minister for Universities and Science.

But simmering tensions remain at the top level of the coalition government.

Poll after poll in the run up to election night predicted no single party would win an overall majority, only for the exit poll on the night to rightly predict that the Conservatives would return to power ending five years of coalition government with the Lib Dems.

The former deputy prime minister said broadcasters» and the media's «endless crystal ball gazing» about the likelihood of another coalition government meant the Conservatives were not properly questioned about the policies they would pursue in power.

There is too much reflexive dogmatic denunciation of a coalition government that, Labour might usefully note, a majority of the electorate actually rather likes.

He added: «Obviously there are constraints of a coalition government, but I would argue that this is a radical reforming government.

39 % say the experience of coalition government has made them MORE negative «about the principle of political parties governing together as coalitions».

Labour MP Dennis Skinner taunted David Cameron over the first major reshuffle of the coalition government but the prime minister hit back with a a joke about miners.

When Tory MPs are most depressed with the failings and compromises of coalition government they comfort themselves with the thought that it is hurting the Liberal Democrats much more than it is hurting Conservatives.

At this special Guardian Live event at the Lib Dem annual conference, Clegg talks candidly to the Observer's chief political commentator, Andrew Rawnsley, about the difficulties of coalition government and the fallout of 2015.

Given the concessions on electoral reform and fixed term parliaments that the Conservatives were forced to make as part of the Coalition Government, they are unlikely to allow themselves to be pushed into other constitutional reforms in the immediate future.

Clegg also accuses Gove — who was education secretary for the majority of the coalition government — of putting dogma ahead of the interests of pupils when he axed the Connexions careers advice service but refused to give schools instructions on how to compensate for it because he did not want to compromise their autonomy.

If — as the pundits suggest — the May 7 election produces another form of coalition government, tensions surrounding what to do about the provision of places for all are likely to increase along with the ongoing debates into local accountability over education.

In the event of a coalition government after the next election, voters would prefer the Liberal Democrats to Ukip as the junior partner by 42 % compared to 35 %.

The Liberal Democrats are in Bournemouth for their annual party conference and it seems a lifetime ago that they were part of a coalition government running the UK, with their then leader Nick Clegg ensconced as deputy prime minister.

Indeed, there are many aspects of the coalition government's programme of which we approve, notably its commitment to constitutional reform and enhanced civil liberties, and the willingness of the Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, to make poverty and dispossession a defining issue of our political discourse.

The story referred to a Bill introduced into the Commons by Lib Dem MP Andrew George to water down government legislation (known in Whitehall as the under - occupancy penalty) which had represented a collective decision of the coalition government.

Based on the results, the BBC's projected national vote share puts the Lib Dems on 16 % - an improvement on the latter days of the coalition government between 2013 and 2015, but lower than its estimated performance in last year's county council elections.

Following the election of the Coalition Government in May 2010 the new Transport Secretary, Philip Hammond, announced in that summer that the old Conservative route was to be dropped and Labour's unpopular and flawed route would be re-heated and supported by the new Conservative majority Government.

A huge scalp for the Conservatives, even though he was part of their coalition government.

This book analyses the significance of coalition government for Britain and of the momentous constitutional reforms which the coalition is proposing.

There is anger within the business community because many companies are now able to recruit only small numbers of non-European staff as a result of the coalition government's interim cap on work visas for people entering Britain.

But even after agreeing to switch sides — assuming, he noted tonight, Democrats win enough seats — Mr. Klein offered a spirited defense of his coalition government's record working with Republicans.

Liz Truss held this position during the final year of the coalition government, and will remain in post.

Nick Clegg says it is «most likely» that the Liberal Democrats will be part of a coalition government after the May election, but rules out sharing power with UKIP.

The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, says it is «most likely» that the Liberal Democrats will be part of a coalition government after the May election.

Chancellor George Osborne reveals the details of the coalition government's comprehensive spending review.

As well as working on behalf of his constituency and contributing to a number of voluntary and not - for - profit organisations, David is now being a constructive thorn in the side of the coalition government.