Sentences with phrase «programme of social reform»

Instead, the report recommends a ten - year programme of social reform, which it believes should have the key objective of narrowing the attainment gap at GCSE between poorer children and their better - off classmates by two - thirds.

Two world wars had left the electorate demanding fundamental changes to society, reflected in the victory of Attlee's government with its programme of social reforms requiring unprecedented levels of state intervention.

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The current crisis is worsening the economic situation and seriously endangers the ambitious — and often popular - social programmes launched by the president in the past ten years such as the exemption of health - care user fees from pregnant mothers and children below five, free schools, a reform of primary school, and a new health insurance scheme.

Asquith's controversial social welfare programme and Lords reform, which restricted the legislative power of the House of Lords, came after the Upper House successfully blocked the «people's budget», forcing a general election.

Leonard's most striking message was that the party he leads exists not just to «secure a fairer distribution of wealth» from the status quo but «to fundamentally change the existing economic system» via «the biggest programme of social and economic reform in the history of the Scottish parliament».

He insists an ambitious programme of reform can win over ordinary voters, saying: «The real middle Britain — of insecure self - employment, rip - off private pensions, unaffordable housing, mounting tuition fee debt and crisis - ridden social care — is crying out for a Labour government committed to fundamental reform.»

The new government established a number of popular reforms and social programmes, including the National Literacy Crusade (the Cruzada Nacional de Alfabetizacion).

The report reads: «There is no evidence that reforming school structures, either by continuing the roll out of the academies programme or by introducing new grammar schools, by itself will provide an answer to England's entrenched social mobility problem.