But they will only be achieved with political support - and none of the main parties look sufficiently interested in the proposal for it to gain traction
ahead of the next general election.
There is still four - and - a-half years until the planned
date of the next general election, but student anger against the tuition fees hike backed by the Lib Dems - who signed a pledge promising to oppose any increase before the general election - is unlikely to fade away.
A plausible (if not the most likely)
result of the next general election is that Labour are the biggest party in the Commons, but lack a majority; the Conservatives are the biggest (or even majority) party in rump UK, and the Lib Dems could give Labour, but not the Tories, a Commons majority (the reverse of 2010, when they could give the Tories, but not Labour, a majority).
«I understand that a prospective chancellor doesn't want to bind themselves to decisions ahead
of the next general election on spending plans until they're an awful lot clearer about what the economic situation is closer to the time.
Met by scores of placards - carrying Nigerians who expressed support for the president, Buhari is to speak with Trump on critical issues such as the anti-graft war in Nigeria and the
credibility of the next general election.
Both Mr Cameron and his shadow chancellor, George Osborne, have rejected promising tax cuts so early in the parliament, saying it is «highly unlikely» they will be
part of the next general election manifesto.
The febrile political atmosphere around Westminster ahead of next week's pre-budget report, as the political dividing
lines of the next general election start to take shape, has seen our old friend «the snap election» back in the game, as commentators ask whether the government might now go to the country by the spring.
Lord Ashdown told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, «Anything you do now which is not getting out on the street, campaigning in the
context of the next General Election... is distraction and a dangerous distraction.»
At the end of last year he noted the drift in the Boris campaign and took the decisions that have now produced a team around the Mayoral hopeful that might deliver victory in the most important contest this
side of the next General Election.
The manifesto warns: «The next UK government should recognise that without specific urgent action now there is a very real danger that Christian communities will have ceased to exist in large parts of the Middle East by the
time of the next general election in 2022.»
Even if we ignore the precise numbers, which are almost certainly going to be at least slightly different on election day, the results do give one fairly clear indication: the most probable
outcome of the next general election is that neither Labour nor the Conservatives win a majority of seats and the Lib Dems will remain political kingmakers.
But with just the Polish and Czech consent remaining, and Czech prime minister Jan Fischer telling European leaders he expects the country to ratify by the end of the year, it appears the treaty will be in force by the time
of the next general election in the UK.
This Green Paper was Cheryl Gillan's attempt at rigging Wales» electoral map in the same way that her Cabinet colleagues were trying to gerrymander the
results of the next general election.
The storm of outrage among civil society organisations over the government's bill to stifle campaigning by voluntary bodies, pressure groups and charities for a year in
advance of the next general election has eclipsed debate on the abject weakness of the same bill's proposals for a register of lobbyists.
Plans to hold a referendum on changes to the voting system on the
day of the next general election are being considered in Downing Street as part of a ploy to expose David Cameron as a roadblock to sweeping constitutional reform.
Mr Alexander said his party would start campaigning for change immediately and if it couldn't convince its Conservative coalition partners it would made a manifesto pledge ahead
of the next General Election.
(b) A United States citizen who is 17 years of age, is a resident in this State, and will be at least 18 years of age at the time
of the next general election may vote in any intervening primary or special election that occurs before the next general election.
«I say this because the fiscal credibility we earned before 1997 was hard won and we must win it back by the time
of the next general election,» he explained.
«Any Labour party manifesto ahead
of the next general election must have an immigration policy which does two things — recognises the benefits but understands the concerns.
Clegg also revealed that he made an offer to hold a referendum on Lords reform at the time
of the next general election but the offer was not accepted.
This offers David Cameron the chance of a much needed U-turn on badger culling ahead
of the next general election.
He becomes the first of Jeremy Corbyn's enemies in the Parliamentary Labour Party to quit their seat ahead
of the next general election.
«The group will argue that values — and not a politician's background — are the crucial factor in communicating effectively with blue collar voters and that it is today's generation of Conservative politicians who most closely represent the values of those voters who will determine the outcome
of the next general election,» he said.
Whatever the results of the local elections today, the outcome
of the next general election is far from a foregone conclusion.
CCHQ believes that the county council contests are a more accurate indicator of the outcome
of the next General Election.
In his article «Keep it legal» (TP, September), Matthew Richardson provided advice to candidates ahead
of the next general election.
Clegg says all voters are being reminded about the switch to individual voter registration by the time
of the next general election.
Fellow Labour peer Lord Foulkes said he was puzzled about the difference between «strategy» - which Crosby is engaged by the Conservative party on ahead
of the next general election - and «policy».
Conservative party leader Michael Howard seized the march from Labour yesterday, unveiling several key tenets of his party's election manifesto, months ahead
of the next general election.
Between 1996/97 and 2009/10 (the time
of the next general election), the tax burden is forecast to rise by # 8,153 a year in real terms for every household in the UK (or by # 12,881 in cash terms);
Maybe Labour will find a way of jettisoning Corbyn by 2018 and installing a more press - friendly leader ahead
of the next general election.
In the same way, the opposition to boundary reform smacks of reaching for an excuse ahead
of the next General Election, instead of doing the hard work to make an attractive offer to the voting public.
The temptation not to contest these by - elections (and it looked as if Labour was not going to contest Longford - Westmeath until just before the close of nominations for that by - election) however needed to be offset by the fact that this would have probably ceded more ground to the Sinn Fein challenge ahead
of the next general election.
«We are looking for ways to minimize rancor in the party ahead
of the next general elections, and we are looking for ways to save the party from potential legal booby traps.
Phrases with «of the next general election»