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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Miliband vows support for 'forgotten 50%'

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2012

Ed Miliband, will today set out proposals to boost apprenticeships, pledging to focus on the 'for...

New police role for Local Partnership's chief executive

By Jonathan Werran | 01 October 2012

Local Partnerships chief executive, Helen Bailey, appointed chief of London Mayor’s police oversi...

Labour launches youth unemployment taskforce

By Jonathan Werran | 01 October 2012

Shadow work and pensions secretary, Liam Byrne, will today launch a youth unemployment taskforce ...

Splits appear in cross-party approach to rate retention

By Jonathan Werran | 27 September 2012

Cross-party agreement over the local government sector's approach to business rates retention and...

PM's 'better choices' team nudges its way to success

By Jonathan Werran | 27 September 2012

Prime minister David Cameron's 'nudge' unit – famously derided as the 'wackiest and most vogueish...

Protecting key services is 'hitting growth agenda'

By Jonathan Werran | 27 September 2012

Experts have suggested the capacity of councils to support the local growth agenda is being curta...

The gloomy outlook of the national finances

By Jonathan Werran | 27 September 2012

Can growth and deficit-reduction agendas march in step? Asks Jonathan Werran.

Growing interest in using funds 'for infrastructure'

By Jonathan Werran | 27 September 2012

Local authority pension funds are beginning to show genuine interest in supporting local infrastr...

Parsons faces new bill as standards probe widens

By Jonathan Werran | 27 September 2012

Leicestershire CC will invoice former leader,Cllr David Parsons, to cover additional expenses inc...

Councils must have schools oversight role, LGiU report urges

By Jonathan Werran | 25 September 2012

A report issued today claims education experts fear the shift to academy schools will cause a 'sh...