Sentences with phrase «radical reform back»

«The governor promised radical reform back in his first State of the State address, and he hasn't delivered,» said Astorino.

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The excursus on «The Legacy of the Reformation» devotes paragraphs to Luther, Calvin, Henry VIII and the radical reformers, and concludes with a recognition of the reform within Roman Catholicism: «The Roman Church worked to get back to its roots in scripture and tradition.

A key part of my decision was that legislation for radical reform of the Lords can only be delivered with the backing of the Lords themselves, and they have always been resistant.

«Housing benefit is in need to radical reform to ensure those renting privately can afford to stay in their homes if they lose their jobs and to remove the current traps and disincentives that act as a barrier to people moving back into work.

Mr Zuma's remaining supporters argue that he is being targeted for backing a radical economic reform agenda.

David Cameron could lose the backing of some of his party if he fails to secure radical reforms of the UK's ties to Brussels.

His backing for electoral reform - which would mean scrapping the first - past - the - post system on which Westminster MPs are elected in favour of some form of proportional representation (PR)- came as John Denham, the skills secretary, also let it be known that he favours considering a number of «radical steps», including electoral reform.

Gordon Brown yesterday endorsed radical measures to put a revived parliament back at the centre of British political life, in a reform package designed to revive his flagging constitutional agenda and restore MPs» lost credibility.

But what is so absurd about these flights of wishful thinking is that there is not a single word about the real lessons which Labour needs to learn — the need for radical banking reform, the need for a massive revival of British manufacturing (when this year the UK deficit on traded goods is likely to exceed the entire UK budget deficit), the need to take back public control of the NHS and education system, the need for a jobs and growth strategy rather than a programme of endless cuts, the need for an effective anti-poverty strategy and a huge reduction in inequality.