Sentences with phrase «say in political debates»

The TV network companies promise us video - on - demand, interactive shopping channels and a chance to have a direct say in political debates.

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The group said the «Autumn of Discontent» is «set to bring the issue of Brexit and remaining in the EU to the forefront of political debate
Trump, known for his use of Twitter to drive political debate, tweeted about an Indiana air conditioner maker he featured in his election campaign as an emblem of trade deals he said were unfavorable to American workers.
It's possible, however, that Zuck «may choose to play a stronger role in the political system and political debates,» the source said.
He said CNN has «unparalleled» resources for reporting, and that this would give the K - File team an opportunity to influence the current U.S. political debate in a powerful way.
April 6: Facebook says it will require admins of popular pages and advertisers buying political or «issue» ads on «debated topics of national legislative importance» like education or abortion to verify their identity and location — in an effort to fight disinformation on its platform.
Forty - nine percent said they think churches should have a say in public debates about political and social questions.
«Post the Scottish Referendum, the panel felt that Stephen Crabb had revitalised the political debate in Wales, opening up opportunities for both greater powers for the Assembly and greater accountability to the electorate,» they said.
But he did not say anything specific about current political debates, either here or in Europe.
The party's documents say its «policies are based on the Christian view of Man and his responsibility before God,» but it rarely articulates that basis in political debate.
He said: «We're going to need to change by virtue a humanised political debate over exactly what we want to see in our country, that means changing the law, it is also changing the culture so people view abortion as what it is, destruction of an unborn child.»
As I thought about how to apply these teachings practically, a lot of strategies came to mind — putting the needs of others before my own, buying less and giving more, humbling myself when engaged in political or theological debates, embracing rather than complaining about those «one - way relationships,» praying for others more sincerely, saying «yes» a little more often, working on that ubiquitous sense of entitlement and pride that keeps me from going the extra mile.
Economists, though, now say that soaring global wheat and corn prices will soon be felt in Japan, potentially complicating the country's economic recovery and forcing debate on a complex set of social and political issues.
The IEA is expected to organise the event in September but speaking on Citi FM «s political analysis programme, The Big Issue, Amaliba said the President will be at the United Nations General Assembly meeting hence can not participate in the debate.
Paladino also praised a man he just recently was quoted as calling a «degenerate idiot» — former Gov. George Pataki — saying his fellow Republican «put his own political best interests aside for the public good» by insisting in 2002 that the minor party gubernatorial candidates be included in debates along with his Democratic opponent, then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.
Martin Kettle of The Guardian who was a respondent to Gary said that he had not yet read the PES manifesto, but that the discussion would make him to do so, and that he certainly favoured a more political debate in Europe.
In a statement, Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner, one of the most prominent voices in the debate about online political advertising, said the Cambridge Analytica - Facebook spat was indicative of a market that's «essentially the Wild West» of advertisinIn a statement, Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner, one of the most prominent voices in the debate about online political advertising, said the Cambridge Analytica - Facebook spat was indicative of a market that's «essentially the Wild West» of advertisinin the debate about online political advertising, said the Cambridge Analytica - Facebook spat was indicative of a market that's «essentially the Wild West» of advertising.
Explaining his views on the Church's involvement in politics, he said: «While St Paul's is not on any particular political side — that is not its role — it does have an important part to play in providing a place for reasoned debate within a moral and spiritual context.»
He said the government was keen to encourage a wide debate in parliament, political parties and across the country as a whole.
Las Vegas (CNN)- Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman said Friday he was skipping next week's CNN / Western Republican Presidential Debate out of deference to New Hampshire, which is locked in a political scheduling fight with Nevada.
Steve Greenberg, a political analyst and spokesman for Siena College polls, says there are good reasons, strategically, why an incumbent governor like Cuomo, who's far ahead in the polls from his nearest opponent, would avoid appearing in a televised debate with just his major party challenger.
The bid by broadcasters for political leaders to take part in TV debates ahead of the 2015 general election was «fair and realistic», said the BBC's chief adviser on politics.
The proposals for political leaders to take part in general election TV debates are «fair and realistic», says the BBC.
She had been criticised by some political rivals for being unavailable to take part in the debate earlier but Mrs Hutchings said she had needed to be at the factory visit early to prepare.
«Evidence of not complying with the code can be drawn from the fact that the misinformation provided was emphatic rather than tentative, was repeated, was not corrected when fuller information was available or was calculated to deceive for political advantage,» Mr Bryant said in his speech during the debate.
He said while the current debate over the Special Prosecutor's Bill was healthy, that office was necessary to take political interference out of the investigation, determination and prosecution of persons caught in the web of corruption.
Speaking in an exclusive video interview with Ghanapoliticsonline.com, at the time the debate is ongoing on why Mahama lost 2016 elections, he said he has heard people point figures at Montie FM political afternoon show as being part of the reasons why Mahama lost and he personally do agree with those critics.
He warned that Twitter trolls and Facebook abuse was poisoning political debate, saying: «If mainstream politicians and journalists start to behave like Twitter trolls and conspiracy theorists then democracy is in danger.»
«I think the landscape has shifted in regards to people being more in tune, being more aware and just being more conscious of what's going on in our political debate,» he said.
He enclosed a note setting the view of the UK Statistics Authority, which said: «It would not be appropriate for the Authority to seek to intervene in political debate directly.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage should not be included in political TV debates, says Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) says the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) can not boycott this year's debate slated for September, saying the debate is for the good of the political parties and so it will not be in their best interest to boycott it.
«There aren't any of the political heavy weights that you find in this battle on the pro side, at least that I know of so far,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, which is remaining neutral in the con - con debate
Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins said «Teachout's entrance into the Democratic Party primary should be used to broaden rather than narrow the political debate in New York.»
Political rivals have accused him of running scared after he said he would only take part in one televised debate, featuring seven party leaders, ahead of the election.
With the debate over welfare savings likely to form one of the central political battlegrounds of 2013, the deputy prime minister, speaking at a joint press conference with David Cameron at Downing Street, said: «I don't think it helps at all to try and portray that decision as one that divides one set of people against another, the deserving and the undeserving poor, people in work and out of work.»
When asked by ITV News Political Correspondent Paul Brand how this year's Labour Party conference compared to previous ones, Mr Mann said: «Actually it's quieter than a lot... in terms of the level of debate.
The criteria for deciding which political leaders should be in the 2015 TV general election debate keep changing and were «not clear and very backward - looking» said Green MP Caroline Lucas.
We're doing well with the economy we've got a good set of messages but they're all about your head and what people are worried about here [in Thurrock, where Doyle - Price is MP], you'll hear people talking about immigration, they say to us we've not done enough about immigration, we've not done enough about welfare, actually we've done a lot, but what we need to do is talk in a narrative that people understand and can engage with because too often our political debate looks managerial and bland and that's why people here don't think that politicians speak for them.
Ryan said service personnel should not be caught in the middle of political debates and the American public should be told how its military is being used.
Steve Greenberg, with Siena College polling, says candidates who are far ahead in the polls, like Cuomo, often believe it's a smart political strategy to minimize debate participation, and the risk of possible mistakes, in a live TV format.
Mr Umunna said «I think it's not healthy for us to involve governors of the Bank of England in big political debates and I don't want to drag him into that», the Times reports.
«We usually argue over what was influential without any hope of resolving the debatessays William Thompson, a political scientist at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Kuntz entered the public debate about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in France after observing what he calls a growing tendency by French public authorities to distort scientific findings for political ends and after reading an alarmist article in his local newspaper, he says.
But Michela Kuan, a biologist and a member of the animal rights group Lega Anti Vivisezione in Rome, says Italy's problems weren't caused by animal rights activists or the political debate, but by the animal research lobby.
«Atmospheric CO2 is not a pollutant, it is in fact the very elixir of life,» CO2 Coalition adviser Craig Idso says of the climate change debate at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC.
No I just mean, I don't want to say something in my write up on the trailer and have people starting some pointless political / religious debate because of that.
What the Supreme Court says in Zelman could have a marked effect in structuring the terms of the political debate - not just in determining who wins the legal argument, but in explaining its broader implications in a way that only the Supreme Court can.
In a House of Lords debate, Liberal Democrat Baroness Parminter said: «Increasing awareness of the outstanding challenges facing gender equality requires young people to be familiar with political thinkers and the movements which have generated progress to date.
Commenting on the report, David Laws, chairman of EPI, said: «For too long the debate about «academisation», the possible roles for local authorities in school improvement, and the impact of structural reform on our school system has been dominated by political ideologies, half - truths and hunches, rather than by evidence and careful analysis.
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