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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

ECONOMIC GROWTH

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...

FINANCE

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...

BUSINESS

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...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Pickles extends high street fund deadline

By Jonathan Werran | 27 October 2011

Councils affected by August’s riots given further eight weeks to submit claims under the £20m hig...

LGA reads the riot act

By Jonathan Werran | 27 October 2011

Blame for August’s riots can be ascribed to the buck-passing tradition of top-down public service...

BUSINESS

Amey awarded West Midlands patient transport contract

By Jonathan Werran | 26 October 2011

Amey lands two four-year contracts to provide transport services delivering patients and medical ...

WHITEHALL

Government should heed Weimar warning

By Jonathan Werran | 26 October 2011

Historical comparisons likening impact of QE with Weimar-era are overblown. But the corrosive eff...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Maude calls for further civil estate consolidation

By Jonathan Werran | 26 October 2011

Government departments should try to create development opportunities aimed at boosting local gro...

WHITEHALL

Civil service pension agency to be 'mutualised'

By Jonathan Werran | 26 October 2011

Government plans to ‘mutualise’ the civil service pension agency represent ‘a backdoor to privati...

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