Sentence examples for off councils from inspiring English sources

What luck for government as they seek to pick off councils' remaining powers under the guise of localism.

Newman admits that this is now little more than a pipedream, partly because Labour refused to write off councils' historic debt and subsequently capped the borrowing power of individual authorities.

"Guardians of London would like the government to recognise and validate property guardians as a credible solution to a) help alleviate those struggling to find cost effective and affordable housing whilst on benefits and b) take the pressure off councils and other housing associations that are feeling the strain of rehousing those on social security," says Handman.

It was Tony's idea – many years later – to sell off council houses to tenants.

She rewarded "aspirational" members of the working class by selling off council houses at discounted prices.

It matters because, like Margaret Thatcher's promise to sell off council houses, this policy is totemic.

After just a month, a group in the village of Lingappanayaganur, tipped off council staff members in good time.

Housing benefit was a bribe, dreamed up by the Thatcher administration to soften the blow of selling off council houses.

These cuts follow George Osborne's knife-wielding first four years, which have seen more than 20% wiped off council budgets.

In 1985 local authorities were forced to sell off council housing and were stopped from using the money raised through sales to build more housing.

Thatcher's dream was to wean people off the state and onto private provision in the same way she wanted to wean people off council houses.