John Burns
John Burns
John Elliot Burnswas an English trade unionist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was anti-alcohol and a keen sportsman. After retiring from politics, he developed an expertise in London history and coined the phrase "The Thames is liquid history". When the Liberal cabinet made a decision for war on 2 August 1914, he resigned and played no...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth20 October 1858
I'm excited about it. I'm not sure how many applicants there were, but it felt good for my hard work to be recognized internationally.
The stars are aligned for another good year right now. We have a strong economy and very little construction (of new homes). That's a recipe for continued price appreciation.
My arm is starting to feel good and I really wanted to come out and show them what I could do. For me, it's an honour to represent your province at the nationals. That's why you play. It's going to be the third year in a row for me and I'm excited about the chance to contribute.
Still more important perhaps, is the fact that labour of the humbler kind has shown its capacity to organise itself; its solidarity; its ability.
In a real positive way, what it's required is that we stretch ourselves beyond traditional program boundaries.
I want the municipality to be a helping hand to the man with a desire of sympathy, to help the fallen when it is not in their power to help themselves.
It's been years since we have seen any unsold inventory like this in Phoenix's new-home market. Too many builders went too far out and built houses that were too expensive.
The recent I.L.P. conference from which I had expected some change in methods and tactics has confirmed my previous views of its leaders.
We will also have paper ballots to help with the transition. We will be fully electronic touch-screen voting in November for the fall general election.
Conquering himself, he has learned that he can conquer the world of capital whose generals have been the most ruthless of his oppressors.
Very, very disappointed with the governor's decision. I am going to contact the senator's office and the assemblyman's office and see if there are enough votes out there to override the veto.
There's no national housing bubble, ... About a third of the markets appear to be overpriced, if that's the definition of a bubble. That means two-thirds are not.
The touch-screen system will verify with the voter if they voted for who they wanted. The voter will then push the button to vote.
This farm is a New England gem. But I think we can bring in more curb appeal.