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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Public health warning

By Jonathan Werran | 02 May 2012

Experts warned this week local authorities' ambitions to forge ahead with radical new public heal...

Councils 'must adapt' to secure EU funding

By Jonathan Werran | 02 May 2012

MPs told local authorities must adapt to a new funding environment in order to secure continued a...

Watchdog vows to safeguard Tower Hamlets' polls

By Jonathan Werran | 02 May 2012

The head of the UK's voting watchdog reassures ministers that monitoring will take place in Tower...

Bosses snub effort to reform supply chains

By Jonathan Werran | 02 May 2012

Council bosses have snubbed the Government's efforts to establish a pro-growth procurement strategy.

The concerns of accountability for local services

By Jonathan Werran | 02 May 2012

Question marks remain over the extent to which devolved public services can prove value for money...

Kent urges local firms to bid for loans cash

By Jonathan Werran | 01 May 2012

Kent County Council is offering local firms in £35m in interest free loans to boost the local eco...

LGA slams Treasury's ERDF largesse

By Jonathan Werran | 30 April 2012

Council leaders will today raise concerns that the Treasury is willing to deprive local areas of ...

Whitehall launches first staff mutual

By Jonathan Werran | 30 April 2012

Ministers today launched central government's first staff mutual, responsible for administering p...

LGA urges Cameron to back Dilnot

By Jonathan Werran | 27 April 2012

Ministers must include plans for the immediate reform of adult social care funding in an imminent...

Councils urged to pilot Universal Credit

By Jonathan Werran | 27 April 2012

English councils have been urged to sign up to one of 12 local authority-led piot projects in pre...