Sentences with phrase «support austerity»

Any reason to believe from my post I support austerity, I just don't think Kendall is a Tory and other so called labour supporters shouldn't say this anymore than I should say Corbyn for SWP leader, I haven't tried to get pope ousted from the party unless they break the rules, endorse criminals or non Labour Party members

This promotes a false belief among some of Mr Corbyn's supporters that their opponents are hostile to everything he stands for, that they are all «Blairites» who support austerity and neoliberalism.

«There is not a shred of economic evidence to support this austerity addiction but plenty to warn about the dire outcomes for ordinary people.

Hawkins said that Cuomo actions to keep the Senate Republicans in power in order to support his austerity agenda are paying another dividend to his corporate donors in the minimum wage deal.

It will support austerity and will focus on capturing the political centre ground, though what this means will need to be considered carefully.

Because, as the recent uproar in Europe shows, supporting austerity in theory is quite a different matter than staying behind it in practice.

Having previously supported austerity, he has now called for # 200bn in public spending, in an effort to appear, in his own words, «as radical as Jeremy».

Or indeed in Germany where Merkel supports austerity for the rest of Europe but does not implement it at home.

But Labour have boxed themselves in by supporting the austerity line -LSB-...]

Not exact matches

It is easy to support the IMF's teachings when they show the austerity drive of the governing party you're are trying to beat is bad for the economy.

As well as pledging to support business, Hammond also signalled that George Osborne's era of austerity could be coming to an end.

Portugal's minority center - right government collapsed this week after the three leftist parties that won the majority of seats in September month's general election refused to support its continuation of bailout - dictated austerity policies.

Nevertheless, unemployment threatens the American economy, which is still on life support, and any gains in U.S. oil demand will have a tough time making up for ongoing stagnation in Japan, European austerity and Chinese curbs on inflation.

I mean, literally not only have they, as a population, been cut to no social safety net, no social security, yet the Syriza government keeps getting supported, elected in referendums, and they seem to be able to maintain power in spite of these austerity measures.

He succumbed to IMF austerity in order to get loans to support the value of sterling.

More governments are now looking at fiscal support, and the focus on austerity has faded as monetary easing reaches its limits.

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Ms. Caro Diaz is part of the Organizing and Capacity Building Team at the Center for Popular Democracy and provides support to social movements in Puerto Rico struggling against the debt and austerity measures proposed by a Fiscal Control Board.

In a polarising referendum called by the radical leftist government of Alexis Tsipras at only eight days notice, Greeks voted by more than 60 % to 40 % in support of the prime minister, spurning the extra austerity demanded mainly by Germany and the International Monetary Fund in return for an extension of bailout funds.

Greece has been unable to form a coalition government since voters gave support to political parties that want to cancel or renegotiate the terms of a massive financial bailout by international lenders that requires harsh austerity measures.

ATHENS, Greece (AP)-- Greece's parliament has approved plans to lower the voting age by a year to 17 and adopt a proportional representation system, after years of economic austerity have hammered popular support for traditionally dominant political...

If we compare operating spending by municipalities to GDP, which is a broad measure of ability to pay, it remains within historical averages of close to 3 % of GDP.  In 2012, operating spending by all municipalities in Canada amounted to just 3.1 % of GDP, the same that it was twenty years ago, and down from the 3.3 % reached in 2009 during the depths of the recession.  This ratio was higher during the recession because GDP had dropped and governments sensibly embarked on stimulus spending to prevent a depression. This was before their misguided adventures in austerity (which presumably the CFIB supports, but have caused devastation to small businesses in countries elsewhere).

The SNP have sold themselves as the anti-austerity party and Nicola Sturgeon has won rave reviews for her principled and dignified attacks on Ed Miliband's support for austerity during the TV debates.

The trio insisted that the Leader of the Opposition had won the support of party members because he offered «an alternative to the austerity driven divisions within our economy and society».

Paulina Lampsa, international secretary at Pasok, is clear contined austerity alone can not drive reform: «A large majority supports reforms that can guarantee more solid prospects for future generations but is not ready to accept more austerity without growth.»

A war weary British population enduring the squeeze of austerity are in no mood to support further military involvement in Syria.

Yet, as we warned in November, his austerity measures are catastrophically failing these services and the women they support.

Labour's biggest business donor urges party moderates to «wake up» and support Corbyn's opposition to austerity - lite policies

In return for their support the SNP have said that they want no update for Trident, no financial «austerity», and more powers for Scotland than those in the Smith Commission.

It has the support of millions of people in the trade unions, has mobilised hundreds of thousands on protests against austerity and inspired hundreds of thousands of people to vote for Jeremy Corbyn.

Labour's support of austerity lite was pathetic & showed that there was little difference in ideology.

Sinn Féin's efforts to defend the Good Friday Agreement and block the imposition of austerity should be supported.

Unsurprisingly, support for the Tories has diminished as they have made it clear — with Cameron's warning of «an age of austerity» and George Osborne's draconian cuts proposals — that they will ruthlessly carry out capitalism's demands for the working class to pay for the economic crisis.

A Labour leader, a Shadow Chancellor and an Opposition which supports an end to austerity is a wholly new development in British politics.

It could also work with Caroline Lucas, and the Green MEPs who also support key issues such opposing austerity and supporting CND.

The Labour Assembly Against Austerity or LAAA claim the support of over 20 MPs and 500 councillors, including Peter Hain, Diane Abbott and Ken Livingstone.

Ms Burrow also warned against the dangers of austerity: «Given a choice of economic policies, two - thirds of people support government action to invest in job creation to allow economies to grow and pay off debts compared with less than one in four who want debts paid off now by cutting back on government spending.»

Quite simply anyone who does not support the Con - Dem Labour front bench austerity is disenfranchised.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: «This research shows that once again the casualties of the Coalition Government's education reforms and austerity measures are the children and young people that need the most support.

Ministers claimed the «hard - won fiscal credibility» from austerity has made the UK Guarantees plan, a massive spending project designed to dramatically increase investment in infrastructure and provide major support to UK exporters, possible.

Corbyn makes EU case those of us close to the fence can support, growth not austerity, democracy not bureaucracy, people before profit

Ken needs to convince voters that supporting Boris isn't a laugh, it's a mandate for austerity.

Those communities have taken the full force of austerity... Those areas that have the deepest poverty, the highest levels of unemployment have also had the biggest cuts in central government support.»

TUSC has accepted from its start that there will be some Labour candidates who share our socialist aspirations and will be prepared to support measures that challenge the austerity consensus of the establishment politicians.

While some smaller parties opposed austerity, [103] the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UKIP all supported some further cuts, albeit to different extents.

Throughout Europe, social democrats are struggling to formulate a response to austerity that can at once protect the most vulnerable and attract the broader support needed to win.

Public sector austerity and government spending cuts have hit women harder than men and increased relative disadvantage in ways that reduce incomes and childcare support, and may cut back women's employment and opportunities more broadly.

Amid debates about renewing the party's position on issues such as austerity, immigration, patriotism and Brexit, one of the themes that came up repeatedly at fringe events was how Labour could to start to rebuild trust and support across the country by setting out a radical programme for devolution.

As it happens, I would not support Labour aping the Tories on austerity.