Title

Author Profile

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

28,000 town hall workers paid below minimum wage, union claims

By Jonathan Werran | 25 April 2013

Unison’s first annual Town Hall Poor List shows the lowest paid town hall staff earn 1p less than...

Tories set to 'protect' home budgets

By Jonathan Werran | 24 April 2013

Mr Cameron launches the Conservative's local government election campaign, appealing to the Party...

Hurd launches first local government staff mutual

By Jonathan Werran | 24 April 2013

Minister for civil society Nick Hurd launches 3BM, the country’s first local government staff-led...

Think tank tackles barriers to housing for the elderly

By Jonathan Werran | 24 April 2013

Think tanks have been asked to engage in a war of ideas over the best way to house the country's ...

Heseltine predicts local growth funding battle

By Jonathan Werran | 24 April 2013

Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has urged local areas to wage 'a people's revolt' in ...

Council in bid for MoD centre

By Jonathan Werran | 24 April 2013

Telford and Wrekin Council is hoping to entice the MoD to site its new Logistics Centre of Excell...

Public debt figures suggest state sell-offs, says KPMG

By Jonathan Werran | 23 April 2013

Consultants say minor fall in last year's public sector borrowing indicate Coalition must inject ...

£350m of academy schools expansion cash lost, PAC blasts

By Jonathan Werran | 23 April 2013

DfE wasted £350m amid £1bn overspend during two-year period which saw academy school numbers rise...

MPs seek urgent clarification on home extensions amendment

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2013

Commons’ CLG Committee seeks urgent answers on amendment covering home extensions in the Growth a...

Scots finance chiefs must understand austerity risks, report finds

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2013

Scottish council finance bosses must understand impact of austerity measures on vulnerable reside...