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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Rural campaigners make plea for funding equality

By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2011

Rural campaigners have reiterated their call for Government to reduce the funding gap between tho...

Gove must play fast and straight on school funding changes, IFS urges

By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2011

Independent analysis indicates Government plans for a national funding formula for schools could ...

Kent CC refutes 'untrue' rumours of Kerswell dismissal

By Jonathan Werran | 17 November 2011

Kent moves to dampen down mounting speculation that managing director Katherine Kerswell has been...

DCLG wins battle against easier office conversions

By Jonathan Werran | 16 November 2011

Planning officials at the DCLG appear to have fought off plans to make it easier to convert offic...

The taxman cometh .... a cropper

By Jonathan Werran | 16 November 2011

Tax collection is government's oldest profession – the essential bedrock of public services.

Youth unemployment breaches million mark

By Jonathan Werran | 16 November 2011

1.02 million 16 to 24 year olds - 21.9% - are unemployed, official figures show.

MPs dub DCLG funding regime 'opaque'

By Jonathan Werran | 16 November 2011

Public Accounts Committee slams methods used by DCLG to distribute £20.5bn in formula grant fundi...

Pickles sets out further council tax freeze plans

By Jonathan Werran | 15 November 2011

Eric Pickles, today announced estimates of additional funding local authorities would receive for...

Bupa tells councils to plug care home costs gap

By Jonathan Werran | 14 November 2011

Councils must help care home providers plug a £1.7bn funding gap,a report commissioned by BUPA ha...

Torridge district council votes to end joint chief executive post

By Jonathan Werran | 14 November 2011

Torridge DC has voted to end its arrangement with Teignbridge DC to share chief executive, Nicola...