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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Conservative election gains 'not surprising', experts claim

By Jonathan Werran | 11 May 2015

Sweeping Conservative gains in local polls should not be seen as surprising, experts have claimed.

GENERAL ELECTION 2015

Lib Dem local government minister and Labour shadow lose seats

By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2015

Local government ministers and their shadows suffered opposed fortunes in a tumultuous general el...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Polls open in local elections

By Jonathan Werran | 07 May 2015

Voting takes place in 279 English local authorities today, amid predictions of dramatic gains for...

BUSINESS

Supplying different services to councils is way forward

By Jonathan Werran | 06 May 2015

The ability to deliver innovative and differentiated services for local authority clients will be...

HEALTH

Parties flunk care challenge

By Jonathan Werran | 06 May 2015

The next government risks repeating the same mistakes as the coalition in boosting health spendin...

PAY

UKIP local surge predicted

By Jonathan Werran | 05 May 2015

UKIP is poised to make dramatic headway in this week’s local government elections, and could doub...

FINANCE

Key Cities demand fiscal freedoms

By Jonathan Werran | 30 April 2015

The transfer of local property taxes must form the main plank to devolution at city level, an inf...

WHITEHALL

Residents trust local politicians more than Whitehall

By Jonathan Werran | 28 April 2015

Local politicians are trusted twice as much as their Westminster counterparts to make the right r...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

'Don't let devo burden taxpayers'

By Jonathan Werran | 28 April 2015

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has reaffirmed Conservative policy that the drive towards dece...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Miliband's devolution pledge

By Jonathan Werran | 28 April 2015

Labour leader tells The MJ ‘the biggest devolution to English regions’ is at the forefront of th...

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