Sentences with phrase «years of political debate»

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Last year, the city saw quite a bit of political debate over it.

The Republican Party's fast journey from debating how to combat human - caused climate change to arguing that it does not exist is a story of big political money, Democratic hubris in the Obama years and a partisan chasm that grew over nine years like a crack in the Antarctic shelf, favouring extreme positions and uncompromising rhetoric over co-operation and conciliation.

On Sept. 5 of this year, the Dow dropped 234 points amid a series of potentially volatile political events, including the debate over raising the debt ceiling, a possible government shutdown, and threats from Trump over trade policy with China.

The promise of «no new taxes, no service cuts» has put Alberta's Tories in an unenviable political bind and set the tone for this year's provincial budget debate.

You don't think the «elephant in the room» of OUR time is the fact that we awkwardly pretend affirmative action isn't racist; abortion isn't murder; people compare the gay marriage debate to 300 + years of black slavery, oppression, and / or murder; and the major political parties act like Ron Paul doesn't exist?

I'll leave it to others to debate his definitions of liberalism and other political philosophies, and there's a whole other debate to be had about whether his leadership of the Liberal Democrat party was doomed by his Christian faith, as he claims, or his failure to return a higher number of MPs at this year's General Election.

These Americans (who are becoming a larger fraction of the electorate every year) have a particularly skewed view of our political debate.

The debate tournament segment of the class was probably the one that formed me most — it caused me to join Pacilio's debate team for a couple years, and it was the first, and probably last, time that I and my peers were treated to full - throated political discourse in the public school classroom.

And, in a year marked by stark political divisions, devastating natural disasters, and painful debates over gun control, it makes sense that we are drawn to the idea of nurturing our bodies and souls.

As the government seeks to move the political realm further into the religious sphere through the current Equality Bill, this is likely to be a major area of debate in the coming years.

On a related note, it's nice to actually have a political debate with you, Sunder, because I recall that when I was interning for you at the Fabian society as an ickle 20 year old, before I was famous - on - the - internet, you wouldn't give me the time of day.

During the gay - marriage debate last year in Albany, Bloomberg contributed $ 10,300 to each of 11 state senators who supported the measure at their political peril.

However, you seem to imply that just by announcing the proposed cut (sometime last year I think) it would somehow go directly into the consciousness of voters who aren't political obsessives and so make a difference to the LD ratings The truth is that for the LD's it will take a general election campaign and Clegg / Cable / Hune hammering the issue home in debate after debate after debate for it to register with people who don't pay much attention to the ups and downs of everyday politics, let alone the tax proposals of the 3rd party.

His presence would provide a critical breadth to the debate, ensuring that a good range of voices are represented, as well as reminding a mostly - invisible but always - large swathe of the public that Labour still retains much of its old appeal, & that we are (as we can comfortably be a good 30 years after the Militant tendency) a truly welcoming political family.

With barely a year since John Dramani Mahama lost the 2016 elections, there has been heated debates from both sides of the political divide over whether or not the defeated president will consider contesting the 2020 presidential race.

Instead of developing policies aimed at making immigration work for the country as a whole, however, the response of the Westminster political class over recent years has been to debate caps on immigration and give credence to the philosophical position that immigrants are a drain on society instead of net contributors.

His activism helped steer the debate of republican politics for the past 40 years and gave strength to one of the most active republican political clubs in Queens.

Last year I wrote about Labour's thoughtful commentariat - the sensible lefties willing to accept the fact that cuts do need to be made, and willing to engage with the real political debate - as opposed to those irresponsible voices on the left who would condemn anything the Coalition does as «out of touch» «Tory cuts» made by a «Cabinet of millionaires», and so on.

On Capital Tonight: We analyze the final GOP presidential debate of the year with political observers Andy Yates and Perry Woods.

Mercifully, the full mania of the last year has eroded slightly and the political debate is moving on without her.

That is a very different sort of smear, of a type that New Labour has in my view tended to favour over the years and one that has become, I think, more common on all sides as political debate has become less and less philosophically agonistic and more and more about branding.

By fixating on the hidden meanings in one picture (ironic for a newspaper that prints a deeply disturbing picture of a half - naked 20 year old every day) it is guilty of trivialising political debate and directly ensuring more politicians will be too terrified to engage with controversial issues.

«Both of those will have a much higher prominence in the political debate in the next few years as, I believe, certain issues like the health service get in to a different place.»

However, the end of transitional controls on January 1st next year, so that those from the two most recent EU members have the same rights as citizens of the other western and east European member states, has created a heated political debate about immigration from the two countries, which is likely to run on into next year's European elections.

A two - year - old political feud between Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and county comptroller Bob Antonacci simmered beneath the surface of a more than two hour budget debate Tuesday.

«Providing more live coverage of the key political debates and discussions has meant that during 2015, a dramatic year in politics, we've seen a surge in people using BBC Parliament to follow proceedings.

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.

The group's journal, Crossbow, published three times a year, and the group's programme of meetings during the parliamentary year also provide its members and guest speakers and writers with a forum for political debate.

Everything from cuts in housing benefit and childcare support for those on low and middle incomes, to the abolition of the educational maintenance allowance and the slashing of basic council services will move from the realm of political debate to real life in the new year.

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.

Groups that often find themselves on opposite sides of political debates have come together this year to oppose a constitutional convention in New York.

Over its first couple of years, Lib Dem wobbles and the European meltdown forced the coalition's austerity programme front and centre in political debate.

Jones pays particular attention to Cameron's years working for Norman Lamont and Michael Howard in the 1990s (when he was covering those politicians» activities for the BBC on a daily basis) and later in the book - after dealing with the 2005 Tory leadership election, Brown replacing Blair, the political attitudes of the Murdoch press and Expenses-gate - he devotes whole chapters to both the TV debates and the role of the leaders» wives in a modern British election campaign.

North Carolina launched political debates around climbing oceans last week when the state Senate easily passed a bill prohibiting state officials from planning for a rise of 39 inches, or 1 meter, over the next 90 years.

A debate rages on whether President Reagan did or didn't have Alzheimer's disease during his time in office.With what we have learned in the last decade about the disease, the question is relatively meaningless, except perhaps to score political points.The simple answer: of course he did.The newest technology — consisting of imaging and spinal taps — shows that the disease process begins its relentless course as many as 15 years before a firm diagnosis.

Not many will debate against that Woody Harrelson is one of the greatest actors of his time (this year alone he has appeared in a wide variety of films and given a pair of incredible performances in War for the Planet of the Apes and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), but his portrayal of Texan Lyndon B. Johnson in the biopic about the polarizing political figure simply titled LBJ (directed by Rob Reiner of A Few Good Men fame among other widely regarded classics) is a mixed bag.

Feted, beloved, and at times «progressive» as it may be, Pixar is not immune to similarly «bloggy» issues regarding political correctness; a debate over the absence of female lead characters in their films began earlier this year and remains a valid and popular talking point.

The two other unexpected political guests at Le Festival this year were the Netflix debate and the extra, if not excessive, levels of security that was necessary to show that everything was being done to protect guests and stars alike.

Programme highlights From early years practice to high - level debates on the provision of music education for all, the programme aimed to provide a balance of practical, advice - led sessions, useful practice - sharing workshops and discussion to broaden thinking both on practice and the broader political context of musical and cultural education.

«Older students might debate the merits of current events issues, political questions, or decisions that were made in years past,» explains Vogt.

For the past 20 years membership of the EU has been at the forefront of the political debate, whether it be parliamentary sovereignty, open borders or bendy bananas.

As the debate over the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) makes its murky way through the political swamp, one thing has become crystal clear: Though NCLB requires that virtually all children become proficient by the year 2014, states disagree on the level of accomplishment in math and reading a proficient child should possess.

This year's general election highlighted this, as education, and all its related issues, became the focal point of party manifestos and political debates.

Despite two years in which school reform was at the forefront of the political debate in New Jersey, a majority of the state's residents are happy with the education provided by their local public schools, according to a poll released Tuesday.

Although the national debate over public education has become polarized during the past several years, with bitter divisions inside and between political parties, the PDK / Gallup poll showed a surprising level of agreement in the public at large.

A galvanizing new work from America's leading economic critic — a book that will set the terms of the political debate for years to come.

That is what will keep the Turner vital as an institution that can provide a national platform to the kind of progressive ideas and political debates that struggle to be heard at other times of the year; and it is what will ensure the real winners of the Turner prize continue to be the British public.

For 25 years, «Libé» occupied the 9 story building in the Haut - Marais district of Paris (next door to Place de la République) and from there helped frame and define the political debate in France.

Although many over emphasize the social aspects of such an event, I found the most stimulating conversations I've had in years happening in the auditorium tent where borders — political, spatial, ideological and imagined — were debated and stretched to their limits through heady discussion from artists and the public alike.

In the first weeks of this 10th anniversary year of the September 11th attacks and the subsequent invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, with global economic and political policies fueling conflict and prompting revolt, there have been numerous programs, talks, and debates around the city about walls: metaphorical walls created by censorship, physical walls dividing Israeli and Palestinian territories or Mexican borders, but also boundaries that some artists insist are essential to maintaining the integrity of cultural expression and identity.