Sentences with phrase «such a left wing»

It was never likely that ordinary voters would put such a left wing and strange looking Labour leader as Ed Miliband into Number 10.

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Running a business was a blast, Newman found, and three years later, he launched a new venture — Niche Marketing, which advertised and distributed products for progressive companies and nonprofit groups, such as a militant left - wing T - shirt maker and a manufacturer of water - saving showerheads.
Communist (extreme left wing) and fascist (extreme right wing) governments are totalitarian in nature and, as such, they opposed organized religion the same way that they opposed unions; because they held rival power over people.
He is also frustrated with the church's is left wing, which he thinks has been engrossed in personal issues such as the ordination of gays and lesbians, and has abandoned its former emphasis on economic issues.
He contends that the liberalising agenda promoted by such writers is itself part of the wider campaign of «an increasingly left - wing intellectual class» to denigrate Catholicism and indeed Christianity itself.
The ambiguities in the struggles for bread and justice call him away from such simplistic dualism to work on what he calls «the left wing of the possible.»
Thus a young instructor applying for a job in an elite university is well advised to hide «unsound» views such as political allegiance to the right wing of the Republican party (perhaps even to the left wing), opposition to abortion or to other causes of the feminist movement, or a strong commitment to the virtues of the corporation.
This concept was supported vigorously by important labor and left - wing Zionist groups, including the radical Marxist Ha - Shomer Ha - Tzair kibbutz movement, the Ahdut Ha - Avodah socialist party, the Poale Zion Smol (Left Workers of Zion) party, and the Mapam party (which at one time embraced the other groups); and by such significant political figures as Haim Margalit - Kalvarisky (a member of the Zionist Executive), Bert Katznelson (a founder of Ahdut Ha - Avodah and of the Histradut federation of labor), and Henrietta Szold (the first woman member of the Zionist Executive and founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of Amerileft - wing Zionist groups, including the radical Marxist Ha - Shomer Ha - Tzair kibbutz movement, the Ahdut Ha - Avodah socialist party, the Poale Zion Smol (Left Workers of Zion) party, and the Mapam party (which at one time embraced the other groups); and by such significant political figures as Haim Margalit - Kalvarisky (a member of the Zionist Executive), Bert Katznelson (a founder of Ahdut Ha - Avodah and of the Histradut federation of labor), and Henrietta Szold (the first woman member of the Zionist Executive and founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of AmeriLeft Workers of Zion) party, and the Mapam party (which at one time embraced the other groups); and by such significant political figures as Haim Margalit - Kalvarisky (a member of the Zionist Executive), Bert Katznelson (a founder of Ahdut Ha - Avodah and of the Histradut federation of labor), and Henrietta Szold (the first woman member of the Zionist Executive and founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America).
The arguments with the left wing continued and Zwingli considered himself a moderate: «He raged, foamed, threatened and roared with such «moderation» that he seems to be incurable... May Christ grant that a healthy child has been born to you.
They identify among its characteristics the rise of political extremism, a revival of a no - enemies - on - the - left mentality, and an outburst of uncritical admiration for and identification with left - wing totalitarian systems such as Cuba, China, and Vietnam, whose repressive regimes were invariably depicted as victims of western (especially American) capitalism.
If wenger tries his usual Amc on the left wing against chelsea, then he is mad.Although prandelli made a mistake playing the 3 -5-2 formation in the first half against such pace in the arsenal side which clearly showed but lets not take anything away from the boys tonight.
Our 3 back is just so wrong.We don't have natural wingbacks even in this formation.It also seems to me that lots of people here believe if you're good at right or left fullback then automatically you're good at RWB / LWB which quite frankly is untrue.That's why Oxlade Chamberlain can be considered at RWB but not right back.At RWB or LWB you're asking too much in terms of attack from Bellerin and Kolasinac.A proper wing back can be viewed as a more defensive winger which quite frankly none of them are and they don't possess the flexibility too to play that way.Our midfielders are also not disciplined enough because in 3 back there's a huge gap in the centre of the field that must be covered by our CM's so indiscipline only means disaster.We also have Ozil who looks like he's playing at RW in 3 back.In that we're limiting his impact because Ozil takes on his man because he wants to not because he likes to.You can't play such players at the wing.He's a proper No. 10 who likes to be given freedom.That's why Ozil plays likes he's lazy on the ball and stuff.It's because he wants to be free and for that you need to put him at No. 10.
Nwakali is a forward or wing player, nothing like kante and Ramsey is a squad player for me not first team quality, if Carzola is fit, him and xhaka would be a mouth watering fit but with Arsenals Injurie luck this seems inlikely but i wounder if the five at the back would work if we play a stubborn team that defends, i hope Arsene would change the formation in such games back to 4 -2-3-1 but this would require a proper rght wing which we havent had in years, we've had OX, Campell, Wallcot, Iwobi, Ramsey, Welbeck and Ozil play in that position and non of them have made it their own like sanchez has with the left wing
he is played on the wing, put him in CF, then I agree, i would love a CF such as a suarez teamed up w Alexi on the left, alexi also creates, but there lacks quality for his efforts, last yr we had alexi... what happened, no support from the middle.
Too many games were marred by sickening sights such as Zednik's being strapped to a gurney last Thursday; the Islanders» Kenny Jonsson's lying unconscious on the ice a day later after Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Gary Roberts skated 60 feet and drove Jonsson's head into the glass; Islander Michael Peca's writhing in pain in that same game following Maple Leaf Darcy Tucker's low blow to Peca's knees; and Islander Eric Cairns's just missing getting kicked by the Leaf's Shayne Corson following a brawl two nights later.
I would have loved him also but before I found out he had such a terrible agent who is obviously taking back - handers to get his players to United, I found out he plays primarily on the left wing and he has an issue playing on the right.
-- Ramsey is not used to play in the left wing position, and this match is not the right time for such experiment.
Overmars departure to Barcelona left a gaping hole on the left wing while a quick forward was needed to spearhead those devastating counter attacks which were once such a feature.
Población local activism flourished throughout the 1970s and 80s, supported by the Vicariate of Solidarity — progressive branches of the Catholic Church — internationally funded NGOs, left - wing political parties, and radical armed groups (such as the FPMR and the Lautaro Youth Movement).
With the continued expansion of the Murdoch media empire projected for the coming years, the likelihood of further media liberalisation towards Fox news - style political discourse in the UK & the likes of Dan Hannan waiting in the wings, the Left should be cautious in welcoming such arguments to the mainstream political conversation so soon.
[4] The newspaper's reputation as a platform for liberal and left - wing opinions has led to the use of the epithets «Guardian reader» and «Guardianista» for people holding such views, or as a negative stereotype of such people as middle class, earnest and politically correct.
First, the «colectivos», radical, often armed, left - wing groups that impose order in neighbourhoods such as 23 de Enero in Caracas, might generate violent unrest.
Its politics are also more left - wing than England's, with a centre left government of the European social democrat style - but again, the idea that Scots are uniformly, or even mostly, sympathetic towards benefits claimants and the such like is unsupported by evidence.
Are there sections in their articles devoted to their personnel relationship with major left wing figures, such as Soros, or left wing politicians?
Either by voting for other left - wing parties such as the Greens, or because they had stopped voting altogether.
Indeed, even those with more left - wing credentials, such as Angela Eagle, are now saddled with a voting record that ties them to the more ignominious parts of Labour's past, including the Iraq War.
The Howard League, a charity of almost 150 years standing and with United Nations consultative status, was dismissed as a «left - wing pressure group», along with other eminent organisations such as English PEN and the Royal Society of Literature.
The majority of Scots like to think of themselves as left wing and will therefore only vote for parties that describe themselves as such.
A «soft left» candidate such as Lisa Nandy could pull in enough support from left - wing MPs to kill off a Corbynite challenge.
Individual policies such as capping energy prices may have been popular in isolation, but they fed into the image of a left - wing party, which ultimately proved damaging.
The French Green Party and the French left in general remain more attached to these distinctions, whereas in the German Green Party, the moderate Realo wing had already won over the hard - line Fundi wing, possible alliances with the Conservatives were no longer taboo, and third way policies under the center - left Gerhard Schröder government, such as Agenda 2010 and the Hartz I — IV laws, found considerable support.
The Times reports some MPs are trying to broker an exit deal with Mr Corbyn that would see one of his left - wing allies — such as Clive Lewis — stand in a leadership election.
Funnily enough, there were no such complications when it came to getting left wing firebrand Dennis Skinner on the platform.
As such it is part of identity of many on the political right to decry global warming as a left - wing invention made up for political ends.
The only problem is that such a beastie does NOT quite exist in USA as a political party - a vast majority of US left wing parties, Communist included, tend to have much more progressive social policies (# 2)- see below.
On February 17, 2005, Hillary Clinton joined with Left - wing Senator Barbara Boxer in introducing the Count Every Vote Act, a hodge - podge of so - called «reforms» backed by extreme liberal groups such as People for the American Way.
The scandals involving fringe left - wing parties in our country such as the Socialist Workers Party and the Workers Revolutionary Party are well documented.
However, in this unlikely scenario another left - wing figure such as John McDonnell could be excepted to triumph instead.
But the mayor has been spared the embarrassment and left - wing ire such a veto would likely elicit, as sources revealed to the Observer in January that Mark - Viverito was using her powers as speaker to block the bills from getting a vote.
In theory, a left - wing candidate such as Corbyn would be well suited to picking up these voters, many of whom have indeed voted Labour in the past.
Alongside Corbyn, other left - wing Eurosceptic parties — such as Syriza in Greece and Sinn Fein in Ireland — have campaigned on anti-austerity platforms this year.
His abrupt shuttering of the anti-corruption task force he had set up whipped up such discontent from liberals that it forced a strong primary challenge from law professor Zephyr Teachout and helped the candidacy of Green Party candidate and left - wing Teamster member Howie Hawkins.
On the flip side, rail nationalisation (and other utilities) was hugely popular along with other left wing policies such as university grants, large scale council house building etc etc..
Left wing pressure groups with strong union backing such as Compass have distinct proposals on a range of issues and most immediately on the part privatisation of the Post Office which it opposes.
He apparently has the backing of Shadow Energy Secretary Lisa Nandy as well as other left - wing figures such as political commentator Owen Jones and the chair of thinktank Compass, Neal Lawson.
This seems to work for politicians promising change through a right - wing agenda, such as Donald Trump, as well as a left - wing agenda, such as Bernie Sanders.
This was likely the trait that helped hexapod diversity take off; winged insects can zip away from predators and get at otherwise unreachable foods such as leaves and other insects.
For policy wonks, the list of ITRE members includes other familiar names, such as former industry commissioner Antonio Tajani from Italy; and ITRE alumna Marisa Matias, a left - wing member from Portugal; and German Christian - democrat Christian Ehler, who played an active role during Horizon 2020 negotiations.
This was a minor disruption compared to the previous year, when the festival was nearly cancelled due to a political conflict between the city and the festival organisers, relating to the screening of an anti-government documentary in 2014.1 Much has changed in the past year, most notably the impeachment of right - wing President Park Geun - hye, whose government the documentary had targeted, and the election of the left - liberal party headed by Moon Jae - in.2 While the contentious political atmosphere has not entirely dissipated, as evidenced by the student protest groups still demanding an apology from the local city government, this year's festival was an attempt to return to normalcy, despite the untimely death of one of the festival's driving forces, deputy director Kim Ji - seok, a much beloved figure within the community.3 Although the festival had a strong selection of international entries, including some of the best this year has to offer, such as Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winner The Square and Sean Baker's The Florida Project, I have decided to focus my report on the Korean films.
The education «blob» — mainly the teacher unions but also school boards, bureaucracies, etc. — gets the drubbing that it richly deserves but rarely receives from such mainstream and corporate (and left - wing) sources.
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