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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

DCLG ministerial roles confirmed

By Jonathan Werran | 21 May 2015

Roles and responsibilities for the new ministerial line up at the Department for Communities and ...

Osborne's mayoral bombshell divides English big city leaders

By Jonathan Werran | 20 May 2015

Chancellor George Osborne’s controversial offer to restrict radical devolution deals solely to ar...

Chief executives call for talks over DIP reforms

By Jonathan Werran | 20 May 2015

Council chiefs have urged the Government to repeal measures aimed at making it easier to dismiss ...

Dealer's choice

By Jonathan Werran | 19 May 2015

City devolution seized the news agenda last week with the chancellor’s announcement of a City Dev...

NAPF: Clark must help plug £47bn LGPS deficit

By Jonathan Werran | 19 May 2015

Communities minister Greg Clark must prioritise management of the £47bn local government pension ...

Conservative and Lib Dem coalition takes power in York

By Jonathan Werran | 19 May 2015

A coalition of Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors has taken control of York City Counc...

'Coasting' schools face forcible academy conversion

By Jonathan Werran | 18 May 2015

'Coasting' schools with mediocre performance will face quicker government intervention, education...

Labour 'played off the park' in devolution stakes, Core Cities told

By Jonathan Werran | 15 May 2015

The Labour Party has been ‘played off the park’ by their Conservative opponents in the devolution...

Core Cities issue devolution declaration

By Jonathan Werran | 14 May 2015

Leaders of the Core Cities group today launched a devolution declaration aimed at setting urban a...

Off-payroll work defended

By Jonathan Werran | 13 May 2015

Children’s services chiefs have defended the use of hiring expert troubleshooters on controversia...