"A mix of unfunded tax promises, harsh spending plans and pandering to Ukip may be born of pre-election panic, but it is not economically credible".
While China already promises harsh fines and jail sentences for people who catch, kill, traffic, buy and sell the animals, it has until now remained unclear on the potential consequences for eating them.
Republican senators also said the proposal itself was too harsh ― breaking promises to protect people with pre-existing conditions and taking insurance away from 23 million people, according to Congressional Budget Office predictions.
In Sao Paulo, Paulo Maluf, a conservative populist, promises harsher prison regimes and "violent" police patrols to repress crime.
He has sacked the army's spokesman, Major-General Sudradjat, for appearing to question the president's authority, and has promised "harsh action" against any attempt at a coup.
The Chinese government has promised harsh punishment for those who had a hand in the violence, which erupted July 5 after a rally by ethnic Uighurs angry over the murder of two factory workers in a distant province.
By contrast, Law and Justice's populism attracts the poor but patriotic who feel that the past 15 years have been grubby, harsh and disappointing.That promised the best possible outcome: Poland's first strong, sensible government in its post-communist history.
BEIJING — In his first comments on the deadly riots in China's far northwest, President Hu Jintao called Thursday for stability and promised harsh punishment for those found to have played a role in the disturbances that have killed scores of people and injured more than a thousand.
Last Tuesday's bombing forced the government to implement a curfew, declare a state of emergency, and promise harsh measures to protect against jihadists returning from war zones.
He's squandered the electorate's trust, with broken promises and harsh policies not mentioned before the election.
