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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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FINANCE

County's top role in plan to combine LGPS advice

By Jonathan Werran | 10 October 2012

Norfolk CC is leading plans to merge investment advice across the £150bn Local Government Pension...

FINANCE

Experts 'unsure' over extending tax freeze

By Jonathan Werran | 10 October 2012

Local government experts have called into question the long-term viability of plans to continue f...

WHITEHALL

MPs fear reliance on 'hired guns' fuels tax avoidance

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2012

Whitehall's reliance on 'hired guns'has fuelled suspicions that departments have been complicit i...

WHITEHALL

The impact of the Local Audit Bill

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2012

Jonathan Werran explains how a recently appointed ad hoc committee will be scrutinising the draft...

FINANCE

Focus on the 'big ideas', top Tory boroughs urge

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2012

Five flagship Conservative London boroughs issue a paper urging the Government to press ahead wit...

FINANCE

Osborne confirms third-year council tax freeze

By Jonathan Werran | 08 October 2012

Chancellor, George Osborne, today confirmed Government plans to extend the council tax freeze int...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils need local anti-crime incentives, urges Westminster

By Jonathan Werran | 08 October 2012

Local authorities should be given incentives to work with newly appointed PCCs, a flagship Conser...

FINANCE

Parsons apologises for EU expenses' failures

By Jonathan Werran | 05 October 2012

Former Leicestershire CC leader, Cllr David Parsons, has today signed a formal letter of apology.

WHITEHALL

MPs criticise public sector tax arrangements

By Jonathan Werran | 05 October 2012

Whitehall's culture of reliance on 'hired guns' must end, an influential parliamentary spending w...

HEALTH

Rochdale children's care boss departs

By Jonathan Werran | 05 October 2012

Rochdale MBC's head of children's services,will effectively leave his post today.

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