Sentence examples for clear council from inspiring English sources

But the message to local authorities was clear: council change is going to happen, the exact map will be published by the summer and once that is done then it's in your interests to do it voluntarily before we force you.

The Conservative strategy is clear: council tax, council tax, council tax.

Faced with significant cuts to their budgets, falling social housing availability and welfare reforms, it is clear councils cannot tackle this challenge alone".

"The law is clear: councils have a responsibility to take into account people's jobs and schools when securing homes for those in need".

As I begin my term as chair of the LGA, my message is clear: councils stand ready to work with government and have an indispensable role in delivering these goals.

Southwark's critics accuse it of clearing council tenants out of the most expensive parts of the borough nearest the centre of town in order to make way for "the rich" and that doing so contributes to the "social cleansing" of the poor to London's fringes and low value enclaves.

The report makes clear what council leaders have been telling the government for months: many councils don't know what powers are on offer to them, when they may get them, or how they will pay for them.

Donna Jones, leader of Portsmouth City Council, said she was "clear the council was correct in its actions" to make a temporary wardship application in the case.

Mr Weighell added that it would cost £332m to clear the council's road maintenance mountain, and even if it was cleared, he would still need £60m a year to keep the roads in good condition.

Scotland Yard has already this year cleared the council of any wrongdoing.

Re B-S makes it clear that councils cannot argue that a particular intervention is too expensive.