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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Think-tank warning over business rate plan

By Jonathan Werran | 29 February 2012

The Centre for Cities think-tank has suggested ministers must redesign business rate retention pl...

Austerity will create a 'me first' society warns NLGN

By Jonathan Werran | 28 February 2012

A report by the New Local Government Network has warned prolonged austerity threatens to create a...

Manchester leader scoops prestige award

By Jonathan Werran | 28 February 2012

Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, was last night honoured as local government...

Local 'mansion tax' band unlikely

By Jonathan Werran | 27 February 2012

Chancellor George Osborne has ruled out the creation of two new top-level council tax bands or a ...

Councils could be 'forced' to invest in childcare

By Jonathan Werran | 27 February 2012

New report by Daycare Trust says lack of childcare places across local authority areas could incr...

Exclusive: Tax freeze faces thaw

By Jonathan Werran | 24 February 2012

Senior council managers have demanded greater control over council tax beyond this year’s governm...

Unions 'disgusted' as council staff pay freeze moves into third year

By Jonathan Werran | 23 February 2012

Trade unions have reacted with anger over the decision by local government employers to extend th...

Parsons faces further scrutiny over expenses' allegations

By Jonathan Werran | 23 February 2012

Leader of Leicestershire County Council, Cllr David Parsons could potentially have broken the cou...

Unison demands 'decent' pay offer for council workers

By Jonathan Werran | 22 February 2012

Unison has claimed that the wage-packets of council staff have been slashed by 13% in the last th...

Baby P social workers contest dismissal

By Jonathan Werran | 22 February 2012

Two social workers at the heart of the ‘Baby P’ care incident are poised to appeal against unfair...