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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

LGA counts cost of wacky FOIs

By Jonathan Werran | 23 December 2011

The LGA's Christmas top-ten of bizarre freedom of information requests.

MPs lambast Government's clumsy solar panel 'gold rush'

By Jonathan Werran | 23 December 2011

Influential cross-party committees lambast energy and climate change department for handling of F...

Councils face adoption overhaul

By Jonathan Werran | 23 December 2011

Former Barnardo's boss Martin Narey vents frustration at 'slow' and 'not fit for purpose' adoptio...

MPs call on Clark to remove NPPF's default 'yes' to development

By Jonathan Werran | 22 December 2011

Cross-party review into the draft National Planning Policy Framework released today urges ministe...

Councils' new public health role spelled out

By Jonathan Werran | 22 December 2011

Councils will be appointing new directors of public health from April 2013, according to details ...

Dementia reforms need 'radical shake-up', urges report

By Jonathan Werran | 16 December 2011

The Alzheimer's Society has claimed failure to establish new systems for helping dementia suffere...

Town halls cut 9 out of 10 public sector jobs in Q3, figures show

By Luke Barras-Hill | 15 December 2011

Quarterly statistics from the Office For National Statistics show local government is still beari...

Osborne's Mr Micawber act

By Jonathan Werran | 15 December 2011

Revised growth forecasts, regional public sector pay and budget details mask fact chancellor need...

Filing reform into the waste paper basket

By Jonathan Werran | 15 December 2011

Open public services white paper is consigned to Whitehall's dustbin. Rip it up and start again ...

Peers reject spare room benefits cutback

By Jonathan Werran | 15 December 2011

House of Lords reject government plans to cut weekly rent allowances to social housing tenants wi...