Sentence examples for devolved control from inspiring English sources

Nev is high up in the pecking order of menace and threat, and an important part of the gangster power structure to which a weak and corrupt management has effectively devolved control of the prison.

Speaking before a mayoral hustings held by the Observer, the MP for Harrow West said London should have the same powers over income tax as Holyrood and devolved control over the housing market and property taxes, the health service and the minimum wage.

Now would be a good time to make explicit a commitment to increasing competition and choice.The worry is that in this and many other debates Mr Brown is more likely than Mr Blair to put equity above efficiency, and centralisation above devolved control, in an attempt to ensure what he sees as fairer outcomes for all.

It is difficult to see how that shift of sovereignty north could be resisted - whether to maximum devolved control of taxes and welfare, or ultimately national secession.

Steve Tappin, a management expert and author who coaches the chief executives of many large companies, considers the pros and cons of devolved control.

He devolved control of government-run schools to their head teachers, who were made more accountable.

Councils are also getting more devolved powers, including control over the adult education budget.

Peterson, who once worked at the Llanwern steelworks in Newport, where his father was a union representative, said though it was not a devolved issue, border control was the big talking point in the area.

Scotland has a devolved government with control over some key policy areas including health care.

There are no such cuts, and anyway Scotland's devolved government already controls health care.

His speech came as Alex Salmond, the first minister and Scottish National party leader, prepared to lead a major debate on the referendum at Scotland's devolved parliament (now controlled by the majority SNP) on Wednesday afternoon, marking that "year to go".