Sentences with phrase «parties are in decline»

It seems to me that too few have grasped how the fundamentals of British politics are changing — how public loyalty to the main parties is in decline, how issues are now more important than old tribal allegiances and how the rise of new concerns such as nationalism and immigration cut across old party divides.

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One in four voters backed UKIP in the 2013 local elections but polls suggest the Paul Nuttall - party is steadily in decline and could suffer around 105 net losses today.

«You don't have to be the life of the party, but this study supports the theory that maintaining strong social networks seems to be linked to slower cognitive decline,» study author Emily Rogalski commented in the study release.

A return to robust internal debate and a party - first mentality would be a good start for a Labor Party in decparty - first mentality would be a good start for a Labor Party in decParty in decline.

There was a fair amount of litigation against vertical mergers in the 1960s and 1970s, by the government and by private parties, but litigation declined sharply in 1980s.

In the United States and the United Kingdom, the parties of the center Left, the Democrats and the Labour Party, have today lost this focus, and the labor movements in both countries are in long - term declinIn the United States and the United Kingdom, the parties of the center Left, the Democrats and the Labour Party, have today lost this focus, and the labor movements in both countries are in long - term declinin both countries are in long - term declinin long - term decline.

The PSOE's party elders did not choose him for this role, but if Pedro Sánchez takes the lead, in Europe as much as in Spain, and reopens the debate about the euro, acknowledging that the current structure does not work and defining with the help of hindsight what vulnerabilities must be addressed in a reformed European Union, the party's new leader can halt the decline of the PSOE at home and reverse the ugly nationalism spreading through Europe.

The review will be commissioned by the board, after Blue Sky declined to bring in an external party to oversee it.

The complementary currency itself has declined in importance over the period while levels of overall consumption of goods and services have increased (although it is unclear whether the recent digitisation is to change this) A detailed study18 of the usage and circulation of the Palma found that around half of its usage was accounted for by just 6 economic actors in addition to the Banco Palmas itself: four local stores selling basic consumer items, the neighbourhood petrol station, and a party and décor shop.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

Vermilion - Lloydminster MLA Richard Starke declined to join the UCP and decided to continue sitting as a PC MLA in the Assembly shortly after he party was founded.

In the six by - elections where there had previously been a PC MLA, the governing party saw its percentage of the vote decline.

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They see that support for the Republican party is becoming isolated to constituencies that are in relative demographic decline.

But how it happened still seems a puzzle, and, in his new book, Why the Democrats Are Blue: Secular Liberalism and the Decline of the People's Party, Mark Stricherz has provided a crucial piece for solving that puzzle.

The GOP is following the Whigs (whose brilliant beginnings are now forgotten since they sold out against their conscience on the issues of slavery and manifest destiny) into the dilapidated dustbin of history, and will be commemorated in future history textbooks as the party whose decline began when they sold out to ignorance and religious extremism.

By Jon Sparkes With terms like «social justice» and «tackling inequality» being used by all main political parties in recent years, and the political rhetoric increasingly shifting to the need for addressing the «root causes» of social issues, one would be inclined to believe that homelessness, one of the most acute forms of poverty, is in decline.

Lancman also declined to follow the lead of the Queens Democratic Party in endorsing Jerry Iannece as his successor, and even took a little dig at the Queens Community Board 11 chairman, who is so far the only formally announced candidate in the race.

Cowling cites party loyalty as a key measure that is in decline and, alongside this, a gradual blurring of what the parties are perceived to offer.

He claimed that in local elections contested by all four Scottish parties this year «it is the Lib Dems who are leading the pack, rising by an average of ten percentage points while the others flatline or decline».

The Labour party has effectively been in decline since 2001.

After a year of strong economic recovery and declining trust in Labour and Miliband, any other governing party would expect to be sweeping up support by now.

The most important event in Swedish party politics in the past twenty years is the decline in the electoral fortunes of the Social Democratic Pparty politics in the past twenty years is the decline in the electoral fortunes of the Social Democratic PartyParty.

Most Liberal Democrat members are decidedly to the left of Clegg and the «Orange Book» free market liberals in the party, so the shift in rhetoric could be an effort to placate the party as it contemplates its declining poll ratings.

His efforts at «modernization» in hospitals, schools, and the police force were also a way to power for a party whose traditional roots of support — unions and manufacturing — have been in secular decline.

The economic crisis of the 1970s, and the defeats suffered by the trade union movement, as well as the decline in influence of the British Communist Party, led to a strengthening of the position of Labour party members who were opposed to MarParty, led to a strengthening of the position of Labour party members who were opposed to Marparty members who were opposed to Marxism.

So he is in the wrong party to have any credibility on the subject while social mobility is declining under Labour?

UKIP has performed well in recent West Midlands European elections — winning 3 of the 7 regional seats — but the party is unlikely to represent a significant force in Birmingham next month, as their current decline as an electoral force in British politics continues.

Tory hopes of a coalition to get them over the finish line will also be hit by a decline in the Lib Dem results, with the party projected to be down five seats to just 14.

It emerged as a recognition rule in the UK during the middle of the 19th century, when the two - party system in place at the time was declining.

Although party membership has been in decline across Western Europe, the UK now has the lowest level of party membership in Europe.

Moreover, while the graph above suggests that the Conservative Party are best equipped to manage a decline in revenue from subscriptions, they are perhaps much less able to sustain the decline in members.

Mark Weprin declined to make a campaign for U.S. Congress official this afternoon, telling The Politicker in a phone interview that he indicated to the Queens County Democratic Party «I am looking very strongly at it.»

The Tory party is in long - term decline, retreating to its historic heartlands in the English shires.

Having declined to third party status after the rise of the Labour Party from 1918 and especially during the 1920s, the Liberals were challenged for this position in the 1980s when a group of Labour MPs broke away and established the Social Democratic Party (party status after the rise of the Labour Party from 1918 and especially during the 1920s, the Liberals were challenged for this position in the 1980s when a group of Labour MPs broke away and established the Social Democratic Party (Party from 1918 and especially during the 1920s, the Liberals were challenged for this position in the 1980s when a group of Labour MPs broke away and established the Social Democratic Party (Party (SDP).

The decline in membership of the Conservative Party has been steeper than for other parties, albeit from a higher starting point.

There has been a long term decline in membership of the mainstream political parties in the UK.

However, trade union membership has also been in steep decline since the 1980s and it is, of course, far from clear that all trade union members also support the Labour Party.

While the development of alternative sources of income has allowed the parties to offset the decline in subscriptions, the growing dependence on donations raises questions about the political system being captured by powerful interests.

Jon Trickett has launched an inquiry into why there has been a decline in working class representation in the Labour Party - and how it can be fixed.

On Monday, several of the unions who have been providing the funding for New York's Working Families Party — which, under enormous pressure, declined to endorse Teachout in 2014, but did endorse Sanders, and has been setting up campaign offices for him across the state — announced that they were withdrawing their support.

Despite a sharp decline in support for the Liberal Democrats (their support currently averages 8 % according to four of the leading pollsters), smaller parties are knocking more loudly at the door of the Commons than ever before.

And since the Lords play a crucial role in amending and scrutinising legislation, that could help the party retain significant influence over the legislative process despite what will probably be a precipitous decline in its vote share.

Cuomo made the WFP sweat in 2010 when he initially declined to accept the party's nomination, in large part due to the fact that it was under investigation by the US attorney's office for work done by its now - defunct for - profit arm, Data & Field Services, during the 2009 NYC elections.

The extent to which parties have been successful in generating alternative sources of revenue affects the degree to which they have been able to cushion themselves from declining membership.

There was a bit of an anomaly in 1917 when the Conservatives and some Liberals came together to form the Unionist Party (which was essentially an election about conscription), but the Unionist coalition was gone by the next election in 1921 (technically, the Conservatives came third in that election, but they were still named the Official Opposition due to the leader of the second - place party declining Official Opposition status — and so the largely two - party state continParty (which was essentially an election about conscription), but the Unionist coalition was gone by the next election in 1921 (technically, the Conservatives came third in that election, but they were still named the Official Opposition due to the leader of the second - place party declining Official Opposition status — and so the largely two - party state continparty declining Official Opposition status — and so the largely two - party state continparty state continued).

But today the committee said the issues raised at the meeting were focused on the challenge of raising funds for political parties in an era of declining membership, and whether there should be tighter limits on party spending.

In a sign of how effectively the coalition has blamed Labour for the economic malaise, many voters would still blame the party even if there was economic decline over the next 12 months - a full year after it lost power.

Party membership is in decline, and less than one per cent of the UK population belongs to a pParty membership is in decline, and less than one per cent of the UK population belongs to a partyparty.

In this context, the vote shares of both the Conservatives and Labour have declined steadily, as has turnout, but Labour are the only one of the two major parties to have won a parliamentary majority in the last four elections (they managed it in three), suggesting their death twitches, as you may describe them, are a little more animated than the TorieIn this context, the vote shares of both the Conservatives and Labour have declined steadily, as has turnout, but Labour are the only one of the two major parties to have won a parliamentary majority in the last four elections (they managed it in three), suggesting their death twitches, as you may describe them, are a little more animated than the Toriein the last four elections (they managed it in three), suggesting their death twitches, as you may describe them, are a little more animated than the Toriein three), suggesting their death twitches, as you may describe them, are a little more animated than the Tories.