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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Pickles vows council tax referendum crackdown

By Jonathan Werran | 31 January 2013

Ministers announce change in council tax referendums' rules so all local revenue could trigger lo...

Pickles' 'cheating' claim provokes stinging retort

By Jonathan Werran | 31 January 2013

Ministers and council leaders are on a collision course over council tax after Eric Pickles launc...

Seize early intervention opportunities, watchdog urges

By Jonathan Werran | 31 January 2013

Early action intervention programmes could deliver better outcomes and efficiencies, the NAO spen...

Blueprint for broke

By Jonathan Werran | 31 January 2013

Government spending watchdogs warn the DCLG must come up with emergency intervention plans in cas...

Shared services now save £263m

By Jonathan Werran | 30 January 2013

The LGA has reported the overwhelming majority of councils have now shared service initiatives sa...

Offices can become homes, ministers announce

By Jonathan Werran | 30 January 2013

Ministers unveil planning measures allowing offices to be converted to new homes without local a...

Red tape 'denies services' to deprived claims report

By Jonathan Werran | 30 January 2013

Ministers must help break down 'bureaucratic barriers' preventing people from disadvantaged backg...

Lewis: No to devolution

By Jonathan Werran | 30 January 2013

Ministers reject a Commons report calling for legal protections for local government's independen...

Age of empires?

By Jonathan Werran | 29 January 2013

Jonathan Werran considers if local authorities can benefit from England emancipating itself from ...

Cry freedom for local government, MPs report

By Jonathan Werran | 29 January 2013

A group of MPs recommends local government should have independence from Whitehall interference e...