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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Most people 'are still happy with councils'

By Jonathan Werran | 31 May 2012

A new survey has suggested public satisfaction with local councils has fallen only slightly over ...

Hammersmith and Fulham appoints new leader

By Jonathan Werran | 31 May 2012

Cllr Nick Botterill was last night named as the new leader at Conservative flagship authority Ham...

Care report calls for targeted spending

By Jonathan Werran | 29 May 2012

The Nuffield Trust has reported better use of the £140bn spent on older people removes the need t...

Waltham Forest drops homes cap relocation move

By Jonathan Werran | 28 May 2012

Waltham Forest LBC has frozen plans to relocate residents hit by housing benefit caps according t...

'Community trigger' powers proposed

By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2012

Council chiefs warned this week local authorities' expertise in protecting communities must not b...

All change at EHRC in wake of recent review

By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2012

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is to be scaled back in size and stripped of some...

Business-rate reform plans fail to impress

By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2012

Local government experts have chided Government business-rate reform plans for lacking ambitious ...

Context not continuity should be king

By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2012

Is variation of spend and outcome a natural result of allowing local spending decisions? Asks Jon...

Ministers urged to roll-out City Deals

By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2012

Local government experts have called on ministers to rapdily implement 'City Deals' across a wide...

Policy hurdles slow UK roll-out of 'City Deals'

By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2012

Council bosses have written to ministers seeking talks on the national roll-out of 'City Deals' a...