Sentences with phrase «political appetite for»

Everyone seems to be in agreement that there is no political appetite for more public funding for civil justice.

I know of no jurisdiction in Canada where there is a political appetite for more public funding for any of this.

You fail to account for the infrastructure, land - clearing, habitat destruction, and lack of political appetite for expanding solar and wind projects.

Political appetite for more spending on childcare will be greater if it can be paid for as we go with an offset elsewhere in the federal budget.

And there's no political appetite for more testing; if anything, everyone wants less.

The world is getting greener and the political appetite for change growing — and the UN's lead climate negotiator is infectiously optimistic

«There are signs of a growing political appetite for change — a commodity sorely lacking in the past»

There are also signs of growing political appetite for change — a commodity sorely lacking in Copenhagen.

It's also important not to overestimate the political appetite for reform.

McMahon said: «The fact there is cross-party support to lower the voting age shows that the political appetite for change is there.

Mandelson could better understand that the New Labour project, like sweeties at the check - out counter, was a catchy little number for a while but insufficiently nourishing or robust in ideas to feed the political appetite for very long.

The new political appetite for «localism» in town planning has triggered anxiety within local communities and amongst those charged with making it work, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

The current pickup in inflation in the eurozone seems likely to be temporary, and while the region's growth rate has improved, there is little sign of the political appetite for the structural reforms needed.

Not exact matches

Longtime Tonight Show host Johnny Carson — along with his chief heirs in late night, Jay Leno and David Letterman — poked plenty of fun at political figures, but mainly for their personal foibles, both real and comically exaggerated: Gerald Ford's clumsiness, Ronald Reagan's age, Bill Clinton's appetites.

Even by the standards of the commodity business (and the commodity trading business in particular) Glencore is known for its appetite for political and legal risk, and its willingness to deal with sketchy counterparties.

Action: Write to your political reps to demand stronger privacy laws Who is this for: Anyone who cares about privacy, and especially Internet users in North America right now How difficult is it: A bit of effort Tell me more: There appears to be bipartisan appetite among U.S. lawmakers to bring in some form of regulation for Internet companies.

Elsewhere the Japanese Yen slipped 0.06 % to ¥ 109.11 against the Dollar at the time of writing, easing geo - political risk and better than expected PMI numbers out of China supporting market risk appetite through the session, leading to a pullback in demand for the safe havens.

More Americans want more religion in politics, according to a new Pew Research Center study exploring the «growing appetite» for churches endorsing political candidates and other intersections of church and state.

In the period between the two World Wars, a Scottish Home rule movement was established and in 1934 the Scottish National Party was born, but it was only in the last thirty years that the appetite for political autonomy grew to the point where a devolved Parliament was created in 1998 and met for the first time the following year.

Headed «The greatest Australian competition reforms in 20 years» the piece works through the political context to the Review, the «extraordinary» breadth of the review, the panel and timing of the review, the «likely appetite for further deregulation», possible agency reforms, possible «trimming» of the laws, small business issues and more - it runs for eight pages and is well worth reading.

However, there is little public appetite for a boycott of the World Cup in England, which has been reflected in comments by England manager Gareth Southgate (who has argued England should definitely participate) and also in media comment which has pointed to the danger England could be excluded from future FIFA competitions if a political boycott was imposed by the country's leaders.

After a bruising EU referendum campaign, and a summer out of the spotlight, former prime minister Sir John Major reflects on his long political career — and insists he has no appetite for making a comeback

He hadan insatiable appetite for political diaries, and particularly enjoyed thelouche diaries of the Tory MP «Chips» Channon, which had been heavily edited toexclude his bisexual relations and the drama of the abdication of King EdwardVIII, still controversial at the time of publication in 1967.

Gordon Brown prides himself on his appetite for political books.He may not appreciate the irony that just when he is going through a period ofwhat Macmillan called «little local difficulties», threepersonalities from the Blair era have published their memoirs in the finesttradition of «kiss and tell» - Cherie Blair, John Prescott and Lord Levy.

Blair rightly states that there's little appetite for state control in the economy - but is perhaps ignorant of the genuine Third Way, that of co-operative and mutual enterprise... Perhaps this could be central to the political economy of a good society?

The ComRes poll also indicates there remains substantial public appetite for further commitments from political parties to clamp down on abusive tax practices.

I gave the example of the late Lord Biffen and the current example of my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond, Yorks, but there have been many other people who gained an appetite for engaging in democracy and debate through the political process, without coming to visit Parliament and without having to sit on the green Benches.»

If you have an appetite for political blood sport, forget about the Senate campaign — the really juicy main course will be served up next year, in the big battle...

«We plead with all Niger Deltans to stop being used by our oppressors because of political relevance and appetite for material pleasure to thwart the real collective determination of the Niger Delta people.

Given that the entire public sector is facing sharp restraint in spending, the appetite among MPs for increasing state funding of political parties will not be high.

That left the Liberal Democrats, who through a spokesperson for their leader Nick Clegg reiterated their lack of appetite to take on the wrath of public opinion by proposing more money for political parties in the current climate.

Ms. Moskowitz's political prominence carried a cost: Other charter school leaders have expressed reservations about her seemingly endless appetite for combat with City Hall.

With oil and natural gas prices rising rapidly and nuclear power stuck in political limbo, the world's appetite for coal is soaring.

With unrestricted access to Anthony Weiner's New York City mayoral campaign, this film reveals the human story behind the scenes of a high - profile political scandal as it unfolds, and it offers an unfiltered look at how much today's politics are driven by an appetite for spectacle.

And prospects for providing additional tax relief to parents are up against the political appetite to make large tax cuts elsewhere while maintaining some constraints on deficits.

I live in South Africa where our currency has been slammed this year due to poor economic prospects ahead, a bad political landscape, and also less global appetite for risk.

«With 52 per cent of all passengers travelling for business, the five per cent year - on - year growth demonstrates that the appetite for business travel to and from London remains strong despite the unpredictable political climate, as we prepare to expand the airport in 2017 to meet increasing demand.»

I hope the need to satisfy a political will and agenda will modify to satisfy a real appetite for great works of painting and sculpture that are aesthetic and sound.

All of the works carried a notable political, social or environmental message, and Norris agreed with di Paola that the appetite is strong for political works among Chicago collectors.

The ethnic, political and social tensions caused by centuries of colonial rule are being exploited by competing political forces seeking to gain or maintain access to the mostly exploitative profits resulting from a growing global appetite for African commodities.

We need to see more political appetite at European and national level, which means putting in place a vision for renewables into the next decade.»

The most contradictory outcome would be the imposition of an expensive cap and trade plan by a narrow political margin at a time when the added expense could intensify economic pressures in the United States, thus undercutting the appetite of Americans for any efforts toward carbon reductions.»

With political will running short before the midterm election, the Senate has shown little appetite for a broader, economy - wide climate change bill as passed by the House almost exactly one year ago.

But after the experience of recent years, it is unlikely that a Congress of either party or any likely political complexion will have an appetite for doing that.