Sentences with phrase «vote on policy as»

Not exact matches

Cabinet ministers have been at odds over policy, including citizenship laws, the national vote on same - sex marriage and competition reform, as well as being left out of the decision loop on a series of «captain's picks» by the prime minister.

On Tuesday, TIM shareholders will vote on the 2017 financial statements, the company's remuneration policy and to confirm Amos Genish as chief executivOn Tuesday, TIM shareholders will vote on the 2017 financial statements, the company's remuneration policy and to confirm Amos Genish as chief executivon the 2017 financial statements, the company's remuneration policy and to confirm Amos Genish as chief executive.

Can you vote on reinstating an employee who violates a drug policy, for instance, as Atlas once did?

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- A majority of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell as the next head of the central bank, likely ensuring continuity in monetary policy.

The Board recommends a vote against each of the following shareholder proposals based on broader policy reasons as set forth in Walmart's statements in opposition following each shareholder proposal.

However, asset managers usually base their voting on low - cost policies that tend to enhance the returns on their portfolio as a whole.

The ECB's monetary policy in September was a non-event, with the governing council neither making any changes to the existing policy nor adding new ones as they voted to leave interest rates and non-monetary policies on hold.

Embedded in an omnibus transparency and economic modernisation bill (known colloquially as «Sapin 2»), this amendment institutes two separate binding votes on remuneration; a forward looking vote on policy, and a backward looking vote on variable and exceptional pay amounts.

SHARE director of law and policy Laura O'Neill said the only other directors she knows of who failed to win majority support this year were on the board of Quebecor Inc., where holders of class B subordinate shares voted just 43 per cent in favour of electing the entire board as a slate.

Though it is important not to overstate the situation — realistically, the AfD party is unlikely to have a significant influence over policy in Germany in the short term — the level of support for the German right - wing party reflects a significant protest vote, which could have an influence on Chancellor Merkel's approach as she looks past her election victory.

U.S. equities closed lower on Tuesday as large - cap technology stocks fell more than 1 percent, while a Senate vote delay raised heighten policy uncertainty.

As an atheist I think it's important to know if your candidate picks his nose and eats the boogers, not that it makes any policy difference, but it is a charachetr difference, and if the candidate promotes his faith which includes baptizing dead jews whether out of guilt or love, I want to know about it so I can make an informed character choice on who I give my vote to.

In this particular instance it is not very difficult to imagine scenarios in the not - too - distant future in which there might occur resurgences of socialist policies and ideals: the failure of neo-capitalist regimes in developing societies and / or the formerly Communist countries in Europe to achieve economic take - off; the insight granted to sundry dictators and despots that, while socialism invariably immiserates the masses, it is a very good recipe for enriching those who claim to hold power as the vanguard of the masses; the «creeping socialism» (still an aptly descriptive term) brought on by massive government intervention in the economy in the name of some societal good, e.g., there could be an environmentalist road to socialism, or a feminist one, or one constructed (perhaps inadvertently) with some other building blocks of politically managed regulations and entitlements; or, last but not least, the actual restoration of socialism, by coup or by voting, in a number of countries, beginning with Russia.

The Lake in the Hills Village Board will vote Thursday night on a policy that would give the same legal protections to employees who express milk for their babies as mothers who breast - feed in public.

The negative connotation of the term populism respects the dichotomy of emotion vs. reason as it relates to policy and its effect on political decision - making — particularly voting.

«They banked on voters not paying attention as they blocked reforms in almost every area of policy: voting rights, reproductive rights, government reform and more.

He added: «When we return in the autumn to vote on this again, we fully expect the Conservatives to deliver this crucial part of the coalition deal - as we have delivered other coalition policies.»

The reason why there is an assumption that the Republicans won't vote against Trump in unanimous lockstep, like they did as a matter of policy with Obama, is if the Congressional Republicans basically declare war on their own party leader, no one but the Dems can win (given their track record, that's not a given, either), short or long term.

Revised public procurement policies (particularly in light of the Brexit vote) and a clear position on regional development, as Britain is no longer able to bid for European Regional Development Funds.

According to Ipsos Mori, which has been asking voters the same question at every general election since the early 1980s, 2010 was the first year when as many people said they were voting on the character of the leader as much as they were on his party's policies.

«To me, it is an affront when a Peer says that he thought his peerage was a reward for his success as a composer and he did not expect to attend debates and vote on policy issues.

Expenditure is «controlled» if it is spending on election activities which «can reasonably be regarded as intended to influence voters to vote for or against political parties or categories of candidates including those parties and categories of candidates who support or do not support particular policies or issues».

I've rarely known a conference when hours outside the hall are not as much filled with real policy debate and lobbying to win the votes on the floor, and fringe meetings for or against certain proposed policies, as exchanging campaign experiences, or party gossip.

He released on Thursday a 2018 budget agenda that addresses policy matters ranging from making it easier to register to vote and addressing the capping of state and local tax deductions as well reviving student loan provisions and funding mass transit.

So if they hold a vote on their policies, as they say they will, and dare other parties to support them, they will find that they... er... don't.

«In an attempt to take credit for the emerging recovery, Clegg has decided to stage what Cable and some on the left regard as an artificial showdown over economic policy during a set - piece two - hour debate and vote on Monday.

IF, and it's a big IF, there were to be a hung Parliament next time around, far better that the LibDems (and I guess this applies to the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Dr. Dick Taylor too) act as kingmakers by voting for or against the government, whether it be Labour or Conservative, * on the merits of each individual piece of legislation * than propping up some of the most loathsome, reactionary policies this side of the self - styled moral crusaders from the ear of High Thatcherism.

It is for this reason that the party has no firm policies on such issues and would leave them as a «free vote» to our representatives.

The most effective vote winning policies are ones which are popular on their own, but which also tell a bigger story about the party's values and are consistent with their other policies - opposing the Iraq war and top - up fees were both popular policies, but also clearly signalled to disillusioned Labour voters that the Lib Dems shared their values as a centre - left party of peace and public services.

Amongst the population as a whole, we found that over half of Brits (52 %) feel that that the biggest influence on their vote is the values of the party, rather than hard policy issues (which polled at 27 %).

So as we look ahead to the launch of manifestos, a keen focus on the most emotive policy areas, those that voters identify clear values with, will be key to winning both the head and heart vote.

After a barrage of bad press over his position on Trident and his flip - flop over the so - called «shoot - to - kill» policy for armed terrorists, you'd expect Jeremy Corbyn's stock to be sinking fast, even among the most starry eyed of the «Jez - we - can» supporters who voted him in as leader of the Labour party in September.

Once you have done your own little bit, as you have done for months now, to damage the Corbyn campaign, by your constant nitpicking of his competence and leadership skills and policy development shortcomings, and regular defence of the «soft Left» who have so blatantly failed to support him all year, from a supposed position on the Left (so much more effective in the current battle for the dominant narrative than criticism coming openly from the Labour right), will you too finally, (sorrowfully and with much hand - wringing») declare for Owen Smith at the opening of voting, David?

However, confusion reigned as to whether this would apply to the 40 parliamentary private secretaries, who are usually deemed to be part of the «payroll vote» which is expected to vote with the Government on all policy matters.

In 2013, the New York Public Interest Research Group complained to the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics that the party's efforts amounted to lobbying — the ads didn't urge people to vote for someone, but rather to support a pending policy action — and should be disclosed as such.

«Our votes on the Working Families Party line help elect leaders who have promised to pass a full Women's Equality agenda as well as a full range of progressive policies that affect every New York woman,» Steinem wrote.

Given that M Ps were to be given a free vote on the issue, correctly in my view, there could be no question that this would set party policy on the topic — and it is doubtful whether this could ever be legitimate as this form of exercise is not one that appears in the rules as part of the policy making process as far as I can see.

If Parliament votes on a matter agreed as a «non party political» vote, where no party has a policy on the matter, the system of MPs party vote values does not apply.

Fourthly, Lib Dem and swing voters especially will not forgive Lib Dems for precipitating the demise of the Coalition government, probably two years before it is due to end, not on a point of principle, such as on tuition fees, tax policy, social policy like gay marriage, Trident, the European treaty veto or the health or welfare bills but on... an issue of narrow partisan electoral self interest, i.e. unhappiness at boundary changes (which they had already voted for in February 2011).

But many of the policies in this manifesto — scrapping free school meals for infants, means testing winter fuel payments and removing the triple lock on pensions — could easily be described as vote losers.

Plainly a lot of voters took a decision to vote SNP to keep out the Tory, and Moore's decision to campaign against the nastiness of the Tories backfired on him as he took blame for coalition policies.

In summary, if UKIP moved their economic policy to the left, not too far to the left as I mentioned before, just away from the supply side tosh, they could become a major electoral force and convert those 15 to 17 per cent poll numbers into actual votes on the ground.

Hogan famously voted for his own father as a write in candidate in the general election and has made little comment on Trump's policies beyond that (This isn't new.

Liberals have long asserted that more can and could have been done on those issues, even as Klein and the IDC question whether all the votes would be available for policy goals the left wants to see accomplished.

«The report from the Treasury is an official admission from the IN campaign that if we vote to stay in the EU then immigration will to continue to increase by hundreds of thousands year on year... As long as we are in the EU we can not control our borders and can not develop an immigration policy which is both truly humane and in our long term economic interests.&raquAs long as we are in the EU we can not control our borders and can not develop an immigration policy which is both truly humane and in our long term economic interests.&raquas we are in the EU we can not control our borders and can not develop an immigration policy which is both truly humane and in our long term economic interests.»

He is seen as a key figure on the left of the party and his candidacy has been helped by the fact that he kept his hands clean of the coalition's most unpopular policies, voting against the bedroom tax and, crucially, higher tuition fees.

Veritas is finished and was really pretty much from the beginning, it never had any real raison d'etre other than as the Robert Kilroy Silk Fanclub and now that he has abandoned them what is there left for them, The English Democrats are somewhat lightweight policy wise, UKIP actually despite the Kilroy Fiasco got the second biggest gain in total number of votes for any party after the Liberal Democrats and at 2.5 % are now up to where the Liberal Party was in the 1950's, on the other hand the Liberal Democrats have a lacklustre leadership campaign with a lot of scandals, are divided on economic policy and show every sign of being ready to implode.

She said there is no clear policy as to whether it's appropriate for the full board to vote on an issue in the absence of a committee hearing (she hopes the board will establish a policy in the near future).

Livingstone's fares policy has fallen apart, he has been revealed as a hypocrite on tax and an increasing number of Labour supporters are making it clear they won't vote for him, but we can not afford any complacency.

The D.O.E.'s Panel for Educational Policy, a 13 - member body appointed by the mayor and the city's borough presidents, will vote on the plan at a March 18 meeting before it is submitted to the mayor and City Council for a vote in June as part of the overall budget.