Sentences with phrase «politics of fairness»

«We are not talking about the politics of envy, we are talking about the politics of fairness,» he insisted.

A politics of fairness and equality is about both (i) making an argument across the whole of society that a fairer and more equal society is in our collective enlightened self - interest, using the arguments of Richard Wilkinson, etc on issues like crime, general well - being, and that there are benefits of fairness for those at the top too.

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A new study, which analyzed more than 20,000 conversations on Reddit, found fairness showed up in nearly 80 % of conversations in topics from business to politics.

Politics is always a matter of partial projects: comparative justice, relative fairness, and so on.

The political order includes this value, but it adds others such as the general well - being of the body politic, fairness, and the well - being also of the environmnent in which human life is lived.

The newspaper reports that «a majority of every single major segment of the population is turned off by politics, the fairness of the economic system, and the role accorded the individual in society.»

Evan Davis, BBC Economics Editor Free Trade Nation is history at its best: far - reaching and authoritative, its story of the rise and fall of free trade as a widely - held belief marked by justice, fairness and peace provocatively refashions the history of early - twentieth - century Britain, reminds us of an age when popular politics exerted real power, and forces us to rethink our contemporary views of consumers, markets and morality.

«The British people are never that interested in politics, but we do have a deep sense of fairness that goes across traditional party lines.

Whether or not the British people are particularly obsessed about fairness is hard to measure (it seems to be so), but for a very significant number of them, it seriously affects the way they think about politics.

A new «politics of limits» that brings us «back to basics» and a sense of fairness not felt since war rationing may help us reconnect with what's really important once again.

Even as recently as 2010, Clegg helmed a campaign built on the promise of a «new politics», and much of its previous electoral message emphasised egalitarian, progressive values and fairness.

Furthermore, as the language of politics moves inexorably towards «fairness», how are AWS fair?

Perhaps the gods of expedient politics decided to act on the basis that Cameron is being opportunistic too, seeking a change to the size of constituencies on the grounds of fairness while being fully aware that the Tories will be the beneficiaries of the reform.

One of the things Liberal Democrats stand to gain from time in government is real credibility on the central issue of the economy... There's a sweet spot in politics of parties that are trusted on the economy and on fairness.

He is a smart, creative, energetic person who will keep the interests of all citizens in mind during budget time, with decisions centered on equity, fairness, data, and facts — not rhetoric and petty politics.

What began in 1983 as a noble piece of federal legislation that sought to place science ahead of politics, and fairness, equity, and openness above congressional parochialism has degenerated into a technical and ethical quagmire, where facts are routinely twisted to serve predetermined ends and where «might makes right» has replaced «consultation, concurrence, and cooperation» as the federal mantra for the program.

A coalition of legal groups concerned about protecting courts from the influences of money and partisan politics launched a website yesterday, Fair Courts Litigation, that is intended to track litigation that could impact the fairness and impartiality of court systems.

Caller: Well, I think this «snitch line» is insulting to Canadians and an example of «dog whistle politics» that's meant to froth up a narrow but loud segment of the electorate at the expense of Canadian values such as fairness, due process, pluralism, and the rule of law.

The same kind of people who care about social issues and politics and fairness are also the kind of people who care about what their city looks like and feels like.

Altman intends to democratize politics itself by opening up the playing field to more potential candidates through his The United Slate initiative, which will seek out and back a group of 2018 candidates for California's races that support «creating prosperity through technology, economic fairness, and maintaining personal liberty.»