Sentences with phrase «set against reform»

But I suspect that most of them — even the ones most dead set against reform — are merely operating out of a set of assumptions that go back to the 1950s.

There are a lot of people dead - set against reform, and they are going to do just that.

The chancellor is facing a power cut in his Northern Powerhouse as MPs and councillors set themselves against his reforms.

Not exact matches

We've wasted a lot of time setting the stage for yours with social democratic reforms and work against the religious oligarch in this country.

While the bar is still set way too low — with fully conscious slaughter continuing — these reforms still represented the strongest action ever taken against an industry that had for too long been a law until itself.

Johnson used his weekly Daily Telegraph column to rail against measures set out in the House of Lords reform bill, due to be unveiled on Wednesday, which will set out the future of parliament's second chamber.

But, as Fraser shows, the passing of the Great Reform Bill was not just about dry electoral detail, but set against a background of widespread violence and fear of revolution, as was seen in France in 1830.

Today in Parliament is set to get very tedious, folks, as the prospect of endless repeats of those well - worn arguments both for and against reform take place over the next weeks and months.

In the week when Labour's Liam Byrne launched his «Welfare Reform», barely distinguishable from the Tories; when Twigg set about education in a similar vein, and when Diane Abbott's loose but innocuous tweet was met by Labour with cringing apologies instead of forthright anti-racist defence, Leanne could have made more of the opportunity to put Plaid firmly at the forefront of the growing numbers that want to see politicians stand up to all this Tory tosh, lead the fight for jobs and against the cuts.

He acknowledges the seeming contradiction and points out its necessary without campaign finance reform (which Tom DiNapoli and his buddies are dead set against).

Are we Conservatives right to set our face against reform of the First Past the Post (FPP) voting system?

The NYT editorial board comes out against a con - con — a reversal from 1997 — citing a concern that «the likelihood of a con - con yielding the most desperately needed reforms is disappointingly low, and the possibility of its accomplishing nothing at significant cost, or, worse, setting New York back even further, is worrisomely high.»

He says: «What is striking is despite all the blather from Cameron over the past few weeks, he has made up his mind strategically to set his face against any profound reform of the political system.

With education policy set to play an important part in the May general election campaign, debates around the future direction of the school system will take place against the backdrop of fast - paced reforms made during the coalition's time in office.

Ofsted was not set up to push through education reforms against resistance from unions, nor was it established to push any particular party political agenda.

In 2012, Ed Balls proposed public investment to build 100,000 new affordable homes and the party set out action to reform the private rented sector, though it will need to hold its nerve against opposition from the landlords» lobby.

Stand - up comedian Randy Credico, who helped bring about reform of the state's Rockefeller Drug Laws, is now setting his sights on the New York state comptroller's office, where he is protesting against state pension fund investments in the private prison industry.

David Blair (The Messenger) directs British acting giant Timothy Spall (Mr Turner) along with the impressively versatile Juno Temple (Len and Company), in a crime thriller that delicately weaves the themes of redemption and reform set against the tawdry English seaside resort of Blackpool.

That was certainly true in 2010, when a voter backlash against Obamacare triggered a wave of Republican victories, especially at the state level, which in turn set the stage for major progress on education reform priorities in 2011 (rightfully dubbed «the year of school choice» by the Wall Street Journal).

Fortunately, there are nonprofit education reform organization's like Achieve which give teachers the ability to evaluate open education resources against a set of meaningful criteria including alignment to standards, quality of assessment, and opportunities for deeper learning.

The authors evaluated the studies against the criteria set forth in ESSA for determining which interventions may be considered «evidence - based» and found that there is sufficient evidence to support the broad use of community schools as an «evidence - based» reform strategy.

Drawing some Republican senators» votes is of the utmost importance, because there are a handful of Democrats who appear to be dead set against clean energy reform:

Those who suggest that the Bar is set against the court reform programme are wrong.

Set against this are the Jackson reforms.

Some of the more frequently overlooked (and therefore dangerous) limitation periods include: i) the limitation period set out in section 38 (3) of the Trustee Act which applies to certain claims brought by or against the estate of a deceased person; ii) the 6 month limitation period for dependent's relief claims that is set out in section 61 of the Succession Law Reform Act; and iii) the one year limitation period set out in section 259.1 of the Insurance Act, which applies to «a proceeding against an insurer under a contract in respect of loss or damage to an automobile or its contents».

A more accurate model is: politics is a system that 1) selects against skills needed for rigorous thinking and for qualities such as groupthink and confirmation bias, 2) incentivises a badly selected set of people to consider their career not the public interest, 3) drops them into dysfunctional institutions with no relevant training and poor tools, 4) centralises vast amounts of power in the hands of these people and institutions in ways we know are bound to cause huge errors, and 5) provides very weak (and often damaging) feedback so facing reality is rare, learning is practically impossible, and system reform is seen as a hostile act by political parties and civil services worldwide.

In addition, REALTORS ® are urging members of Congress to enact legislation reforming patent demand letters, setting nationwide data security standards, and ending discrimination against affiliated lenders by passing the Mortgage Choice Act.