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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A quiet revolution

By Jonathan Werran | 09 January 2015

Jonathan Owen, chief executive of the National Association of Local Councils wants parish council...

FINANCE

Get to grips with health and social care funding, MPs urge

By Jonathan Werran | 09 January 2015

Government funding decisions about different elements of healthcare and social care have been mad...

FINANCE

Labour MPs lukewarm on mansion tax, poll finds

By Jonathan Werran | 09 January 2015

The majority of MPs believe the creation of higher rate council tax bands is a better way to refo...

PARISH COUNCILS

Ministers publish parish council proposals

By Jonathan Werran | 08 January 2015

Ministers have today published three key measures aimed at making it easier for communities to se...

FINANCE

LGA: NHS cash pledges are 'false economy'

By Jonathan Werran | 08 January 2015

Pledges by political parties to protect and enhance NHS spending at the expense of social care bu...

SOCIAL CARE

New CQC regime rates 70% care services 'good'

By Jonathan Werran | 07 January 2015

Care watchdogs have today published the first set of ratings of adult social care services under ...

FINANCE

PAC Hodge wants LGA help with off-payroll crackdown

By Jonathan Werran | 07 January 2015

A public spending watchdog has urged the Local Government Association (LGA) to continue working w...

INNOVATION

Merger programme 'at risk of engulfing' pioneering councils

By Jonathan Werran | 06 January 2015

Innovative Welsh councils risk being subsumed by the planned voluntary merger programme, a Welsh ...

FINANCE

LGA: council tax support puts authorities in 'impossible position'

By Jonathan Werran | 06 January 2015

Last year’s fall in council tax collection rates was greater in areas which set higher minimum pa...

PLANNING

Thanet chief executive resigns

By Jonathan Werran | 05 January 2015

Thanet DC chief executive Dr Sue McGonigal has resigned from her post following a six-month leave...

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