Sentences with phrase «government on a tight leash»
Central government has kept local government on a tight leash, strangling the life out of councils in the belief that bureaucrats know best.
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A well - placed government source once told me she's «kept on a tight leash» by spads, in case, as a forthright personality, she is too outspoken in the media...
Meanwhile, the other two local governments, Sunrise and Miami - Dade County, are keeping a tight leash on the dogs they deem potentially dangerous pets.
The fact that Senators can develop expertise in particular areas means that the Senate Banking Committee, for example, can assess the fine print of business legislation in ways that back - bench MPs can't — or won't (because they're making cheap political points, if in opposition, or on a tight leash from the Centre, if they're on the Government side).