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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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WHITEHALL

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...

FINANCE

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 ...

WHITEHALL

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...

FINANCE

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...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

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...

HEALTH

Authorities given child safety praise

By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2012

Professor Eileen Munro, has praised local authorities for devising innovative ways to help families.

FINANCE

Taxman's working holiday

By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2012

Tax officials will join politicians in gaining hands on experience of small businesses through wo...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Market reforms can't deliver clean energy, union warns

By Jonathan Werran | 23 May 2012

Prospect,the civil service professionals trade union has claimed plans to overhaul energy generat...

FINANCE

Business rate reforms 'offer £10bn economic boost'

By Jonathan Werran | 18 May 2012

Ministers claim business rate reforms - allowing councils to keep half the levies they collect – ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Essex CC wins legal fight over nursery funding

By Jonathan Werran | 18 May 2012

Essex County Council has prevailed in a High Court battle against education secretary, Michael Gove.

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