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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Senior officials suspended as Wirral fall-out continues

By Jonathan Werran | 29 June 2012

Three of Wirral MBC's most senior officers have been suspended in the aftermath of a highly criti...

CBI boss queries Government's support for growth

By Jonathan Werran | 29 June 2012

A leading business figure has questioned whether effective decisions can be taken to plan transpo...

Data-sharing bans must end for whole place success

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2012

Westminster leader, Cllr Philippa Roe calls for Whitehall to lift data-sharing restrictions to su...

The £17bn headache

By Dominic Browne | 27 June 2012

Search is on for new ways to fund services, after LGA report exposes care shortfall.

Councils appeal for aid with Litvinenko outlay

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2012

Four London boroughs are disputing an anticipated £4m coroner's bill to investigate the death of ...

Everything's relative in Whitehall welfare money-go round

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2012

New theory of relativity, in public finance terms, may be required before next year's Spending Re...

Confidence concerns over new standards

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2012

Sir Christopher Kelly chair of the committee on standards in public life to write to Mr Pickles o...

'Local leadership, local growth,' reports LGA

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2012

Whitehall must devolve more powers to councils to generate economic growth, a report by the LGA h...

Think tank calls for £500m city centre fund

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2012

A think tank has reported public investment should be reallocated to help medium sized cities mak...

Parsons probe exposes possible standards flaw

By Jonathan Werran | 21 June 2012

Leicestershire CC’s reprieved leader, Cllr David Parsons, could have been suspended from his post...