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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Outgoing DCLG permanent secretary elevated to peerage

By Jonathan Werran | 26 February 2015

Outgoing permanent secretary for the Department for Communities and Local Government, Sir Bob Ker...

PAC blasts Whitehall's 'flawed' BCF integration plans

By Jonathan Werran | 25 February 2015

Influential MPs have castigated ‘flawed’ Government attempts to pool health and care budgets – a...

Councils must help curb zero-hours contracts, Unison boss urges

By Jonathan Werran | 25 February 2015

Local government bosses should lead by example and ensure no staff are engaged on controversial z...

Cotswold DC claims council tax cutting crown

By Jonathan Werran | 25 February 2015

Cotswold DC has boasted the country’s biggest cut in council tax charges this year, after announc...