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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

WHITEHALL

IT problems mean IER switchover is delayed

By Jonathan Werran | 03 March 2015

A new software glitch afflicting the switchover to Individual Electoral Registration means voting...

DCLG

Ministers call time on Greenwich freesheet

By Jonathan Werran | 03 March 2015

Secretary of State Eric Pickles has served a direction against Greenwich RLBC, forcing it to cut ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Oxfordshire CC accepts blame for CSE failings

By Jonathan Werran | 03 March 2015

Oxfordshire CC has taken responsibility for not acting to end the child sex grooming scandal, whi...

ELECTIONS

Voting chaos won't be repeated in May, Electoral Commission chair vows

By Jonathan Werran | 03 March 2015

Chaotic scenes involving queuing voters locked out of polling booths which marred the 2010 genera...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LEP us boost growth by £144bn, Localis argues

By Jonathan Werran | 02 March 2015

Greater devolution to local enterprise partnerships from Whitehall control over the next Parliame...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Betts blasts 'disappointing' planning response

By Jonathan Werran | 02 March 2015

The Government is ‘burying its head in the sand’ by rejecting public concerns about unsustainable...

ENVIRONMENT

Welsh Assembly given incentive to devolve income tax

By Jonathan Werran | 27 February 2015

Prime minister David Cameron has hailed today’s St David’s Day agreement as ‘one of the biggest t...

FINANCE

NHS chief claims £6bn Greater Manchester integration deal greatest ever

By Jonathan Werran | 27 February 2015

Health chiefs have hailed the formal announcement of plans to devolve £6bn pooled health and soci...

DCLG

Ministers don't trust England with fiscal freedom powers, rages Betts

By Jonathan Werran | 26 February 2015

Chair of the communities and local government Committee, Clive Betts, has railed against the Gove...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Bolton selects Paul Najsarek as next chief

By Jonathan Werran | 26 February 2015

Bolton MBC has appointed Harrow LBC director Paul Najsarek as the council’s new chief executive f...

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