Sentence examples for if councils from inspiring English sources

He knows perfectly well that his "belief" that "if councils merge back-office services, join forces to procure, cut chief exec pay and cut out the non-jobs" we can protect frontline services is ill-founded.

And if councils can be petitioned, why not parliament too?

But if councils themselves step forward, that alibi is gone.

If councils in the region wish to discuss devolution proposals further, our door remains open".

If councils can afford it, many will hire new staff to collect the unpaid bills.

"If councils insist on fighting us instead of working with us, we will fight back.

The government promised last week to step in if councils fail to keep to the deadline.

It could be a model for estate regeneration – if councils had the confidence to do it themselves.

If councils failed to pass on the money or to make efficiency gains, that was their choice, he said.

That would have been fine if councils had the funds, if schools and housing markets could cope.

If councils haven't agreed, that's usually because they do not have any money, but that doesn't stop us pressing.