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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

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 ...

Clark seeks views on elected mayors' powers

By Jonathan Werran | 02 November 2011

Views on how much power elected mayors should wield sought from the twelve English cities voting...

Ministers launch anti-gangs programme

By Jonathan Werran | 02 November 2011

A Ministerial-led study into the August riots poised to recommend a renewed focus on early interv...

Unions lodge pay claim for low paid council staff

By Jonathan Werran | 01 November 2011

Unions representing over 1 million council staff demand rise in next year’s pay claim to combat i...

Shapps confirms new HCA board members

By Jonathan Werran | 27 October 2011

Three new members join HCA board ahead of new regulatory role, housing minister Grant Shapps conf...