Sentences with phrase «peacetime history»
"Peacetime history" refers to the past events and developments that have occurred during periods of peace, when a country or society is not involved in a war or armed conflict. It focuses on the achievements, changes, and progress made in such peaceful times. Full definition
David Miliband's comments last week, that «No nation in human peacetime history, never mind Britain, has voluntarily given up as much political power as we are being invited to throw away on 23 June» is a classic of the type.
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And the worst public sector deficit in British peacetime history.»»
In August 2012 the Electoral Reform Society predicted that Government mishandling of the elections was likely to lead to the lowest election turnout in UK peacetime history.
«No nation in human peacetime history, never mind Britain, has voluntarily given up as much political power as we are being invited to throw away on 23 June.
In 2012, the Society criticised Government handling of its policy of elected Police and Crime Commissioners - which led to the lowest turnout in British peacetime history.
We face the biggest budget deficit in our peacetime history.
Whether we're talking about the «squeezed middle», the «cost - of - living crisis» or cutting the «biggest budget deficit in our peacetime history», it's fair to say that many Brits will be feeling pretty taxed already by the time the chancellor stands up to deliver his budget speech on Wednesday.
He was at the Treasury when they loaded PFI off balance sheet, and took a strong position of falling debt in 1997, built up the biggest deficit in the G7 before the crisis, and left Britain with the worst deficit in our peacetime history.»
When I became Chancellor, the deficit was forecast to reach 11.1 % of national income — the highest level in the peacetime history of Britain.
And next week, when I go to the G7 meetings in Washington, I will represent the country with the single biggest structural budget deficit - indeed the largest deficit in the peacetime history of Britain.
12:06 - «What he left was the biggest budget deficit in Britain's peacetime history,» Cameron replies, predictably.
It takes time to understand how the party that preached «prudence with purpose» left government with the largest Budget deficit in our peacetime history.