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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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ECONOMIC GROWTH

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...

FINANCE

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 ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Whitehall launches first staff mutual

By Jonathan Werran | 30 April 2012

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

FINANCE

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...

FINANCE

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...

FINANCE

Ministers blame Labour for rise in £100k salaries

By Jonathan Werran | 27 April 2012

Ministers claim the former Labour Government could be responsible for senior council staff earnin...

FINANCE

Tip of the iceberg

By Dominic Browne | 26 April 2012

Experts warn other councils face Newham's 'social cleansing' dilemma.

FINANCE

Council funds target News Corporation's governance

By Jonathan Werran | 25 April 2012

Council pension funds will seek to exert their position as shareholders to appoint independent ch...

FINANCE

UK economy enters double-dip recession, figures show

By Jonathan Werran | 25 April 2012

Official economic figures released today showed the UK economy has entered a double-dip recession.

HEALTH

Deep unease in NHS about child protection changes

By Jonathan Werran | 25 April 2012

The NHS Confederation warns vulnerable children are at risk from nationally imposed changes to ma...

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