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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

The new King's golden vision

By Jonathan Werran | 09 May 2023

Jonathan Werran says the new monarch King Charles III should be viewed as a genuine localism cham...

The next showrunners

By Jonathan Werran | 01 February 2023

Jonathan Werran says that, whatever and whoever is running the show after next year’s General Ele...

Fable and willing

By Jonathan Werran | 07 December 2022

We need new local stories and narratives of empowerment to make devolution come alive for communi...

Resolving surface tensions

By Jonathan Werran | 22 November 2022

Greater collaboration across central and local government and wider industry to embed sustainable...

Mapping a route to clean local growth

By Jonathan Werran | 16 November 2022

Localis chief executive Jonathan Werran breaks down a new report on how local government can take...

Time for action

By Jonathan Werran | 08 November 2022

Climate change and extreme weather conditions require a long-term, whole-place response to mitiga...

Rescuing the ship

By Jonathan Werran | 01 November 2022

The brand of compassionate Conservatism the new Prime Minister has outlined and has determined to...

The Connected Society – realising pride in place

By Jonathan Werran | 04 October 2022

The Connected Society toolkit represents an early attempt to marry an understanding of levelling ...

Everything, everywhere, all at once

By Jonathan Werran | 28 September 2022

Jonathan Werran asks if the political need for a short-term fix on growth policy obscures the eco...

A still point in a changing world

By Jonathan Werran | 09 September 2022

Jonathan Werran pays tribute to the local and personal impact of our longest-serving monarch thro...