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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

ELECTIONS

Consultation launched to streamline fragmented electoral laws

By Jonathan Werran | 09 December 2014

A consultation on reforming laws governing how elections and referendums take place has been laun...

DEVOLUTION

'Disappointing' response to merger plans raises Welsh minister's ire

By Jonathan Werran | 08 December 2014

A Welsh Government minister has lambasted half of the 22 councils in Wales for failure to respond...

FINANCE

Ministers signpost fifth year of council tax freeze

By Jonathan Werran | 08 December 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles is set to offer local authorities cash to freeze council tax l...

PAY

Nottinghamshire appoints Anthony May as next chief

By Jonathan Werran | 05 December 2014

Nottinghamshire CC has unanimously appointed Anthony May to replace Mick Burrows as the county’s ...

FINANCE

'Colossal' local government spending cuts to come

By Jonathan Werran | 04 December 2014

Unprotected areas of public spending – including local government budgets - face ‘cuts on a colo...

WHITEHALL

Welfare cap still fit, OBR confirms

By Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2014

Independent government economic forecasters have confirmed the Coalition remains on target to mee...

BUSINESS

Property experts hail business rates review

By Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2014

Property experts have hailed the chancellor for his pledge to hold a structural review of busines...

WHITEHALL

Osborne claims deficit reduction remains on track

By Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2014

Chancellor George Osborne today told Parliament the deficit had been halved since 2010 and was fa...

SOCIAL CARE

Beyond expectations

By Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2014

Greenwich RLBC scooped the award for innovation in social care through a well-planned approach to...

SOCIAL CARE

Alarm as registered voter numbers plummet

By Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2014

Far fewer eligible residents will be registered to vote at next May’s General Election, a Liverpo...

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