Sentences with phrase «overwhelming public opposition»

A YouGov poll in the Times this morning revealed overwhelming public opposition to the latest disability cuts, with 70 per cent of people against and just 13 per cent in support.

«Despite overwhelming public opposition, Uniland has successfully won taxpayer dollars for a project that was always going to happen.

Orangetown's town board initially supported United Water and opposed the PSC hearings, but reversed its position with a narrow 3 - 2 informal vote in May after facing overwhelming public opposition.

Even worse, the completed plant was abandoned and decommissioned before startup in the face of overwhelming public opposition.

A YouGov / Times poll had revealed overwhelming public opposition, with 70 per cent of people against the cuts and just 13 per cent in support.

Despite overwhelming public opposition, state authorities in Nebraska — backed by Trump and the fossil fuel industry — just gave TransCanada a permit to build the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline — but it's not the route they wanted.

However, the escalating scandals involving the indictment of legislators for corruptions, patronage jobs and sexual harassment — and overwhelming public opposition — has made a legislative pay raise much less likely.

This comes after campaigning by the Labour Party, and overwhelming public opposition to a government consultation on the subject.