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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

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...

Cockell: whole place budgets should expand to meet demand

By Jonathan Werran | 11 November 2011

Council bosses complain Whitehall resistance to developing the community budgets programme hinder...

Lord Hanningfield: 'It's been absolutely hell, and I'm sorry'

By Jonathan Werran | 11 November 2011

Former Essex CC leader Lord Hanningfield tells Radio 5 his life has been ‘absolutely hell for the...

Union hits out at Southampton's 'virtual council' plans

By Jonathan Werran | 10 November 2011

Unite attacks decision by Southampton City Council leaders to involve Capita in talks for it to b...

Benefit reforms would put London rents beyond reach

By Jonathan Werran | 10 November 2011

Government welfare reforms would leave one-in-five London households unable to afford their rent,...