Sentences with phrase «of public services»

Meanwhile, Ed Milliband has called for Labour to end its caution over tax, telling the Independent newspaper that the balance between public spending cuts and tax increases for the rich should be shifted in favour of public services.

This is critical when it comes to schools education since, alongside the NHS, they are one of the key elements of a nationally funded system of public services, paid for by direct taxation.

But they take no account of the value of public services.

Finally in the traditionalist Conservative mould YouGov asked about radical reform of the public services, involving the private sector.

The governor and the Legislature need to begin recognizing the importance of public services and the work public employees do for the people of our state.

ALBANY, NY (03/05/2018)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) has scheduled Donald Cohen, founder and executive director of In The Public Interest, to speak about the trends and developments in the delivery of public services, with an emphasis on current privatization efforts and strategies on how to protect public services.

And as Cuomo plans to run for re-election on a platform reducing taxes, Silver is likely to oppose any reduction in revenue after years of flat budgeting have lowered the quality of public services.

And yesterday, David Cameron became the true heir to Blair when he declared that the public sector had no right to a monopoly on the provision of public services» - «Cameron bets all on radical change», for the Scotsman

The growth in Welsh GVA per head can certainly benefit from higher provision of public expenditure and better quality of public services.

The event is a presentation for labor leaders and union activists to learn strategies and gain a better understanding of the impacts of privatization of public services.

Dave Prentis, general secretary of public services union Unison, said: «These spiteful proposals will deny millions of ordinary workers a voice at work.

The autumn spending review, and the re-engineering of public services, will be equally challenging.»

«Given the important role public policies and services play in supporting individuals to make the most of their talents, we will consider legislating to make clear that tackling socio - economic disadvantage and narrowing gaps in outcomes for people from different backgrounds is a core function of public services,» the white paper stated.

She is a former special adviser to Harriet Harman and then Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt who has argued for reform of public services.

Instead, he set reform of the public services at the heart of his agenda.»

A rise in National Insurance contributions may not be popular but it is necessary — unless a hefty Vat rise is to be put in its place or even bigger swingeing cuts of public services.»

As we start 2011, our priorities should be about enterprise, aspiration, the modernisation of our public services and the security of our people.

Until now attention on Mr Cameron's «big society» agenda has not extended into localised public services, but he is now arguing that decentralisation of public services is a key part of the idea.

A remorseless shrinking of our public services.

It has been condemned as unfair favouritism by other professions and as at odds with the modern focus of public services on delivery.

«In the run up to the General Election the vitriol from the opponents of public services is intensifying.

The impasse means a range of public services including libraries, courts and schools are expected to be hit in the mass walkout this Wednesday.

In reality however, the spending review process has only served to enforce a slightly longer but equally arbitrary timescale for the delivery of public services.

Common allegiances were tempered as some delegates expressed considerable reticence at the thought of supporting Labour, with many of them hoping to take a stand against the privatisation of public services.

Seumas Milne was correct to describe Miliband as «the heir to Blair who voted to invade Iraq, out - hawked the Bush administration during the 2008 Georgian crisis and has continued to hanker after the marketisation of public services».

Asked for the PM's assessment of the impact of today's strikes, the spokesman responded that Cameron would say «any disruption any user of public services experiences is wrong».

Asked whether the Prime Minister felt strikes in the public sector could ever be justified, the spokesman said: «Does the Prime Minister think that people in this country - parents, commuters, users of public services - should have their routines disrupted?

He claimed that his priorities were defending civil liberties; devolving the running of public services to parents, pupils and patients; and protecting the environment, [56] and that he wanted to forge a «liberal alternative to the discredited policies of big government».

Instead the aim is to ensure a greater share of the economic cake for the capitalists by reducing the amount that goes to the working class in wages and in the form of public services people use.

GDS has done both, but the emphasis has been on the former, most evident through putting the government portal GOV.UK at the centre of public services.

«We are now working together on more specific campaigning ideas and look forward to continuing to press for tax justice and for proper resourcing of public services.

Just as the quality of the public services you rely on are getting worse because of a politically driven austerity drive...

As government officials transition from being managers of public services to enablers of public service improvement through markets, co-production and other means, new ways of working must be hardwired into the core structures, processes and culture of Whitehall, Westminster and — yes — Pasc too.

To recap, there are three big ideas underpinning the concept, according to government speeches and documents: first, a focus on enabling civic action; second, a focus on»em powering communities»; and, third, the opening up of public services, allowing a wider range of organisations (private and voluntary) to deliver services.

In addition, these recommendations betray a strange misconception that the opening up of public services is not central to the agendas of government departments.

With technological and scientific advance comes better state operability of public services, so long as it is accompanied by the necessary investment.

Contrary to what many public sector trade unionists would like us to believe, voter perceptions of the quality of public services have not worsened, and in some cases — local public transport — have actually improved since October 2010.

Did we underplay the importance of relationships and trust between people that should lie at the heart of public services and institutions?

Debates over the welfare state and provision of public services, for example, are legacies of conversations that started in the Thirties and Forties, and that remain unresolved.

We represent more than 300,000 members delivering a wide range of public services; from staff who help people get back into work to customs officers, tax inspectors and national museum and gallery staff.

Corbyn's passionate defence of public services and of a higher minimum wage stole some of Burnham's radical colours.

The British state is being dramatically restructured by the ongoing wave of devolution deals but the focus so far has been on devolving economic powers and the delivery of public services.

Mr. Speaker, as we are all aware, a major source of corruption has been with malfeasance in public procurement and the extensive human inter-face in the provision of public services.

This is a «Christian nation», the government «does God», the Pope's visit was «so important for our county» and there should be more religious providers of public services.

The austerity agenda will impact on areas of public services, although the Conservatives have made clear they will provide the extra # 8bn of cash the NHS needs by 2020.

The first two columns are the indicators which best cover a state's ability to deliver on bread and butter economic issues; the Poverty and Economic Performance category includes variables such as unemployment, GDP growth, inflation, and government debt, while the Provision of Public Services category includes infrastructure, energy reliability, education, and policing.

Which realms of public services have choice, should have choice, don't need coice?

It also revealed even greater anxiety about the future of public services, especially the NHS, while recent polling hints that voters» appetite for austerity may be waning.

I would add that further complicating matters is the likelihood that Scotland's credit rating would be lower than that of the United Kingdom, which would make it more expensive for the new government to borrow in order to provide an equivalent level of public services, a point made by Prof Iain McLean.

The veteran former Republican lawmaker said he doesn't believe he has anything to apologize for, adding he's «proud of my public services, proud of what I did.»