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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Perception of local crime 'flatlines'

By Jonathan Werran | 19 April 2012

The proportion of people who believe high levels of anti-social behaviour blight their area has f...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

GLA Conservatives back Boris's cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 19 April 2012

London's Conservative borough leaders have backed Boris Johnson's election pledge to cut the Grea...

FINANCE

Unemployment falls by 35,000

By Jonathan Werran | 18 April 2012

Unemployment fell 35,000 in the three months to February 2012 - the first recorded quarterly drop...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Coalition 'refresh' should 'focus on central-local relations'

By Jonathan Werran | 17 April 2012

MPs told sector should use Government's mid-term talks to secure new relationship between Whiteha...

FINANCE

PAC attacks Coalition's localism plan

By Jonathan Werran | 17 April 2012

PAC warns the Coalition's drive to implement its localism agenda across the public services is fa...

WHITEHALL

Crackdown on parents of primary truants

By Jonathan Werran | 16 April 2012

Parents of primary schoolchildren who play truant could have child benefit payments docked at sou...

FINANCE

Expert mocks borough's hostility to LGPS merger

By Jonathan Werran | 05 April 2012

Wandsworth LBC's finance chiefs have been accused of advancing 'self-serving and misleading' argu...

WHITEHALL

Public service proposals unworkable say experts

By Jonathan Werran | 04 April 2012

Policy experts have rounded on government proposals to reform public services as 'unworkable' and...

WHITEHALL

The relationship between public services and public finances

By Jonathan Werran | 04 April 2012

The British public want a high-quality Scandinavian style services delivered from low US levels o...

HEALTH

Councils mustn't lose out from adoption overhaul, Narey urges

By Jonathan Werran | 30 March 2012

Martin Narey has urged ministers to ensure local authorities don't suffer financial penalties for...

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