The Advocate
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| Circulation | 98,000 |
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| Editors | Peter Kovacs |
| First issue date | 1842 |
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| ID | 1036379 |
About The Advocate
The Advocate is Louisiana's largest daily newspaper. Based in Baton Rouge, it serves the southern portion of the state, including Baton Rouge and Lafayette. A separate edition for New Orleans, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, is published.
Rishi Sunak unleashes reset of his premiership
... Portraying himself as The Advocate of change is an audacious pitch, he being the fifth prime minister in a 13-year run of Conservative government...
Indyref2 arguments to be heard at Supreme Court
... Legislative competenceThe UK government will be represented by The Advocate General for Scotland, Lord Keith Stewart KC, who will argue that an independence referendum plainly relates to reserved matters...
German government sued over toxic air pollution
... The case comes after one of the EU s top lawyers, The Advocate general to the European Court of Justice, said in May that The group of seven claimants, which includes parents acting on behalf of children, say their health is at risk and politicians are failing to protect them...
Scottish independence: UK government asks Supreme Court to dismiss indyref2 case
... And it confirmed that its top legal advisor in Scotland - The Advocate General - would take part in the case...
Supreme Court: the Parliament, suspension of case, a difficult question of law
... Argue on behalf of the government on Tuesday, The Advocate-General for Scotland, Mr Keen said, the Supreme court held that in the Declaration of the agreement invalid , the Scottish court had gone where the court could not go ...
Alesha MacPhail murder trial: Accused told 'a pack of lies'
... The Advocate depute said: Something terrible was done to that girl...
Rishi Sunak unleashes reset of his premiership
By Chris MasonPolitical editor, BBC News
This was an attempt by Rishi Sunak to reset, reboot, re-energise his premiership - to grab politics by the scruff of The Neck .
Mr Steady is out, but Mr Serious is Still There .
Usually leaders will attempt a few gags, however hopeless. Mr Sunak barely bothered, save for one line at former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon 's expense.
Portraying himself as The Advocate of change is an audacious pitch, he being the fifth Prime Minister in a 13-year run of Conservative government.
A former cabinet minister rang me earlier and said: " It's a bit rich going round saying all your predecessors were crap when you haven't even got a mandate. "
So What is the strategy here?
The Prime Minister and his senior advisers got together over the summer and realised something had to change.
They had steadied The Ship of government, but still looked set to lose The Next election.
Conservative MPs were - and are - contemplating defeat.
Something had to change.
And this is what they want The Change to look like: scrapping A-levels, scrapping HS2, or a big chunk of it, banning smoking for the Next Generation .
" Is this Rishi Sunak unleashed? " I just asked Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch .
" Yes! " she beamed.
And yes, plenty of this will force Labour to take a position.
The big question though is a simple one: will all this be enough to revitalise the Prime Minister 's political prospects - or look like a last-minute roll of the dice?
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com