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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Councils urged to drive further property savings

By Jonathan Werran | 09 November 2011

Report urges ministers to remove property transfer tax barriers,to help local authorities deliver...

Leeds puts freeze on solar panel plans

By Jonathan Werran | 08 November 2011

Leeds City Council has frozen plans to give tenants free electricity in light of recent cuts to f...

Unison members vote for 30 November pensions strike

By Jonathan Werran | 03 November 2011

Unison members voted for industrial action on 30 November over the government’s plans to reform p...

Family Justice Review blasts 'shocking delays'

By Jonathan Werran | 03 November 2011

‘Shocking delays’ to child care reviews should be slashed by setting six-month deadlines, Family ...

Unions to assess government's enhanced pensions offer

By Jonathan Werran | 03 November 2011

Trade unions remain on course for industrial ballot action despite being urged to accept enhanced...

Smells like...mean spirit

By Jonathan Werran | 02 November 2011

Jonathan Werran looks at how the Government's current problems over Europe seem to follow a famil...

Town halls divided over extending staff pay freeze

By Jonathan Werran | 02 November 2011

Town hall employers are ‘polarised’ on whether to extend the local government pay freeze into a t...

Town halls divided over extending staff pay freeze

By Jonathan Werran | 02 November 2011

Town hall employers are 'polarised' on whether to extend the local government pay freeze into a t...

MPs call to limit local ring-fencing powers

By Jonathan Werran | 02 November 2011

Local authority control of ring-fenced public health budgets should not last for more than three ...

Scottish council chiefs demand extra funds

By Jonathan Werran | 02 November 2011

COSLA demands Holyrood sets aside £67.5m cash due from share of council tax freeze funds granted ...