Sentences with phrase «opponent of reform»

Conservatives define their opponents as opponents of all reforms.

You've argued in defense of teachers unions, who have been both partners in improving schools, but also opponents of reforms like accountability and choice.

There have been suggestions that the majority in favour of a wholly elected Lords was swollen by opponents of reforms who wanted to scupper the plans by ensuring an option unacceptable to the government and / or Lords was chosen.

This is one of the main demands of backbench Tory opponents of reform who have won the support of five cabinet ministers, including the education secretary, Michael Gove, and the defence secretary, Philip Hammond.

Much of the stated opposition against publicly financed elections stems from the cost of such a program, which opponents of reform have falsely exaggerated.

Opponents of the reforms insist the changes would hurt Canadians at different income levels and from many different sectors, including doctors, farmers and small business owners.

Opponents of the reforms responded to the report with predictable outrage - and demands that the DWP review its approach to the issue.

Reform split the Tories, with some entering the Whig cabinet and others remaining irreconcilable opponents of any reform.

Conservative opponents of reform will be able to make common cause with Labour to insert a call for a referendum in the bill, something the Liberal Democrats oppose.

Tory opponents of reform opened up a new flankon Sunday by saying that a referendum on Lords reform would have to be accompanied by a vote on Britain's relationship with the EU.

This excess of lords would be less of a problem if all these new members were the sort of expert that opponents of reform claim populate the lords.

But Strathclyde's confident prediction that Lords reform would fail before the measure came anywhere near the red benches of his chamber helped to embolden opponents of reform in the House of Commons.

Washington (CNN)- Five more House Democrats said Tuesday that they will vote against Senate health care legislation, which puts opponents of reform just 11 votes shy of the 216 needed to prevent President Obama from scoring a major victory on his top domestic priority.

George is right to identify them as a serious opponent of the reforms that are necessary for improving education although David Cameron would be wise to avoid anything like the language used in this article.

So, naturally, the naysayers and outright opponents of reform took him to task.

A vocal opponent of this reform, Dr. Mark Naison, history professor and chair of African - American Studies at Fordam University and co-founder of the Badass Teachers Association, railed against what he called the «Walmart - izaton of Education.»

But yesterday's Dropout Nation takedown of use of faulty data by Manhattan Institute pundit Max Eden and other opponents of reforming school discipline generated plenty of discussion both in social media and in e-mails.

Opponents of reform contend that poverty is the real problem, rather than what we do in our schools.

Words like «controversial» and «handouts to for - profit corporations» are used as labels by opponents of the reform.

But opponents of reform are also represented, one of whom defends the current standards by emphasizing that «after all, we're feeding millions of people.»

To the extent that it allows the opponents of reform to paint the issue of currency appreciation as bowing to outside pressure, the answer is likely no.

Since then, we have considered a huge amount of evidence from proponents and opponents of reform and from various constitutional experts (self - appointed or otherwise), and on Monday and Wednesday we had the first two of three meetings where votes are cast to agree the exact wording of the report.

It has been their policy for the last 10 years and the commitment could not have been clearer in the Queen's speech that followed the general election (even if the wording of the coalition agreement allowed for some sophistry by opponents of reform).

«A supermajority of the Suffolk County Legislature voted to put the referendum on the ballot and the opponents of reform know that an overwhelming majority of voters support it,» he said.

Opponents of reform are hailing the tax projections as insignificant compared to previous promises; this cynical angle is simply no - win spin.

Opponents of reform are increasingly confident this will not be necessary because they believe the reforms will become bogged down in the Commons.

But today I'm going to argue how I believe this Government can act in a way that will genuinely tackle the problem, avoiding the dangers that opponents of reform have put forward.

Democrats are hoping that the threat of being labeled an opponent of reform will scare enough Republicans into backing an override.

As Henig describes, opponents of reform can (and often do) leverage historic narratives about race and class in their favor by claiming that reform is just the latest grab for power by whites and minority middle - class allies.

Most importantly, the invitation and speakers list included a mix of both supporters and opponents of the reforms.

Opponents of reform are trying derail efforts to tackle trolls by insisting that any legislation must include unnecessary changes to procedures for challenging patents the the Patent Office.