Sentences with phrase «questions over policy»

Khan today continued to face questions over his policy of freezing transport fares.

Not exact matches

Hence the question: Is it reasonable to expect that marginally looser policies would now lead to more than tripling of the growth rate (to 1.5 - 2 percent) over the next two years, while raising the inflation rate from -0.3 percent to 2 percent — as the Bank of Japan is promising?

But the controversy over policies which May is closely associated with has raised awkward questions about how the pursuit of lower immigration after Brexit sits alongside the desire to be an outward - looking global economy.

I think the transmission of the monetary policy may be improving... But the question is over the missing inflation,» he said.

But what I liked best about the book is how it engages with what I see as one of the most important and difficult social - policy questions of our time: How do we unstack the deck and, at the same time, get people to take ownership over improving their own lives and communities even when they reasonably believe that the deck is stacked against them?

The decision to invoke national security trade protections over the objection of the defense secretary raises questions about the coherence of policy processes.

But on a more basic level, if communities and workers are being left behind, the question is: Why privilege trade over other policy levers — whether that means restricting it, as Trump wants to do, or expanding it, as many economists advocate?

Over the last little while, some of my compadres here at Relentlessly Progressive Economics have intuited and sometimes even insisted that while Stà © phane Dion's socially liberal bona fides are not in question, his economic policy proposals place him well to the right of centre.

There's no question that the volume has been turned up to 11 on the debate over whether Larry Summers, the controversial former treasury secretary or Fed vice-chair Janet Yellen or another candidate should guide U.S. monetary policy for the next four years.

But the unresolved question that will hang over the economy is how policy can delay and ultimately contain the next recession.

This is sound policy as far as it goes, but the question arises as to how to finance significant deficits over a period of time without unduly increasing the public debt burden.

With the risks to the Australian economy from abroad abating further over recent months, and with signs that domestic growth was running faster than expected, the Board's deliberations turned to the question of how much longer such an expansionary stance of policy should be maintained.

After ignoring the warnings signs about Ketcham (which, according to ABWE's policies, could have resulted in his termination in 1974), ABWE compounded its error by questioning the girl extensively over two days to confirm her story and encouraging her to «confess,» according to the Pii report.

Over the course of three seasons, the crew also questioned American Imperialism when the crew arms a group of vulnerable primitive aliens with flintlock rifles, possibly sparking generations of conflict, and one cast member even references botched foreign policy «of the early 20th century.»

Any investigation on their part would be for the purposes of determining either whether their policies have been violated (in which case the worst they would do is fired the person in question), or whether they should turn the case over to the DoJ.

«Trump's refusal to release his taxes continues to raise deep questions over whether public policy is furthering private gain.

However, there are fundamental questions over building a strategic approach to the conflict that if answered could provide more solid bedrock to policies that have too often been defined by a tactical responsiveness as opposed to a long term vision.

There is probably no other policy portfolio which has as many question - marks hanging over it as does the energy and climate change brief.

I phrase this more of a question than a comment: surely the level of grassroots devolution we can see with the Obama campaign is confined more to the business of campaigning than actual control over Democratic policy platforms?

But, and this will be the focus of this article, it is also possible for a state to adopt policies that undermine the capacity and, even, disposition of other states to engage in republican self - government without exercising political or economic domination over the states in question.

After a series of successful rounds for Mr Cameron in prime minister's questions, Mr Brown said his opponent ducked the opportunity to ask questions about policy, favouring gossip over governance.

Last night's debate had several contentious moments, including a fight over economic policies that evolved from a completely unrelated question.

But over Westland and a policy disagreement became one of personality and power and Thatcher was lucky that when the question of leaks and her handling of the affair was debated in the Commons, Kinnock, as he was prepared to admit later, failed to land any killer blows.

But former D.O.E. administrators and education experts say there's no question that the mayor's authority over charters has been partially absorbed by the state, leaving de Blasio's (and future mayors») hands tied when it comes to charter - related policy decisions that could shape his education agenda.

Answering questions from reporters in Enugu, during a visit over the weekend, the Vice President said the Buhari administration's economic policies would produce a stronger Naira.

Still, as Albany turns to policy in the remaining few session days left, what can actually get done after both legislative leaders were forced to step down following arrests in separate corruption scandals remains a question hanging over lawmakers as well as Cuomo.

Thus, David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn were both keen to deploy «Rosie» as they went to battle over housing policy at Prime Minister's Questions today.

After a series of damaging news stories such as Corbyn's questioning of the shoot - to - kill policy for terrorists, ComRes now gives the Conservatives a 15 - point lead over Labour.

A day after one of his aides got into a heated argument with a TV reporter over his refusal to take questions on homelessness, de Blasio insisted his administration had an open door policy with both the press and the public.

He has struggled to secure high - profile policy coups over the Conservatives, leading many grassroots activists to question the coalition's usefulness.

«When one interest group who happens also to be a campaign contributor is favored over another, it's quite reasonable to question the motivation behind the policy change,» said Dick Dadey, the executive director of Citizens Union, a watchdog group.

Rather than answering the West Lothian Question, Gordon Brown exhorts us to promote «Britishness» — albeit that this ignores the fact that the Education Secretary in Westminster has no say over education policy in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

At Prime Minister's Questions David Cameron insisted there would be no climbdown over the plans despite claims the policy could drive 200,000 poor people out of the UK's cities.

After facing questions over his lack of a second term agenda, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign released a 245 - page policy book on Thursday that outlines a series of issues he would seek to tackle in the next four years.

Amidst reports that David Cameron «has effectively taken over the party's economic policy» (Iain Martin) the Tory leader was on the Today programme at 8.10 am to answer questions on how he would restore order to Britain's public finances (listen again).

Labour's shadow cabinet office minister has written to the country's top civil servant asking «a number of important questions» over the arrest of the Prime Minister's former deputy policy adviser over allegations linked to child abuse images.

While I'm sure an early election would be dominated by the issue of Brexit, there would be other issues at play too, so a question like this will over emphasise the impact of Brexit policy.

Policies now coming under question include «deregulation; the dominance of finance over industry; allowing large private sector vested interests to flourish; government getting out of the way in the economy; the promise that the majority would always do well from an in - it - for - yourself, laissez faire, deregulated economy just isn't working for most working people».

She spoke for over an hour, through a combination of prepared remarks, a question - and - answer period with audience members and a sit - down conversation with Frederick Hess, director of education policy studies for the conservative think tank.

Whether he will weigh in on the issue that is most on the minds of many teachers and parents — the controversy over the Common Core and other education reform policies — is an open question.

For Clement Nwankwo, of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre in Abuja, «the bigger question (about the Maina affair) is how much control does the president have over his government».

The prime minister went into a standard denunciation of Labour's economic policies which she said were not «kind» or «fair» to anybody - but the questions about Windrush were far from over as an SNP MP, Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable and a furious Yvette Cooper kept up the pressure on her (see below)

Other results showed my brain getting very active over the social policy questions — probably because I strongly object to mixing religion with such issues as abortion and homosexuality — and relatively quiet when I was asked about God's being angry or loving.

Whether we're talking about free speech on Usenet, the policy questions of legitimate marketing and com - mercial activity conducted over email, or the desirable but spam - ish mes - sages that trip the filters and disappear, there is always friction not around the most egregious case (no one argues for Leo Kuvayev's «\ / 1@gR / - \» messages) but at the blurry places where spam threatens to blend into acceptable use, and fighting one might have a deleterious effect on the other.

Examples include: concerns about where cloud computing companies are storing their data, fights over who should be in charge of Internet policy, questions about how the less - developed world can provide Internet access to all and help them cross the «digital divide,» cyberwarfare, the right to be forgotten, and many more.

Over the course of 2016, they travel the world attempting to solidify and «lock - in» policies that they believe will define their legacy, promote diplomacy over large - scale military action, and fundamentally alter how the US government confronts questions of war and peace, as they prepare to hand over the machinery of American power to a new administratOver the course of 2016, they travel the world attempting to solidify and «lock - in» policies that they believe will define their legacy, promote diplomacy over large - scale military action, and fundamentally alter how the US government confronts questions of war and peace, as they prepare to hand over the machinery of American power to a new administratover large - scale military action, and fundamentally alter how the US government confronts questions of war and peace, as they prepare to hand over the machinery of American power to a new administratover the machinery of American power to a new administration.

Just a few days after Cuomo's announcement, David Deming of Harvard University and Christopher Walters of the University of California at Berkeley presented a new study at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, using a national database of state funding levels, tuition policies, institutional expenditures, and student outcomes over time to ask precisely this question.

It's important not to overload your new starters with policies and procedures all in one go, so just focus on their initial questions over their first few weeks within the company, and then tackle the rest over the upcoming months.

Over the last five years, RIMA has marshaled local and national philanthropy; recruited school operators and educators into Rhode Island; provided staff support for facilities identification, finance, and development; formed and advocated for improved education policies at both the state and local levels; and served as a «help center» for questions about state laws, regulations, practices, and culture.

ESSA also gave state leaders significantly more autonomy to set policy on other questions, such as teacher evaluation, diminishing the federal government's influence over state policy.