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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Don't dump flood defence funding on councils, committee chair urges

By Jonathan Werran | 01 December 2014

A senior Conservative MP has warned chancellor George Osborne to think twice before passing on re...

Council chiefs in Autumn Statement devolution plea to Osborne

By Jonathan Werran | 01 December 2014

More than 100 top English council leaders have written to chancellor George Osborne warning the s...

Newham wins backing to lower the stakes

By Jonathan Werran | 28 November 2014

Newham LBC has enlisted the support of 93 councils nationwide to back a call for the Government t...

Ministers announce transformation cashpot winners

By Jonathan Werran | 28 November 2014

More than 100 local authorities have received a share of an £89.4m cash pot, which aims to delive...

Ministers dispute 'flawed analysis' in Whitehall row over children in care

By Jonathan Werran | 27 November 2014

Spending watchdogs have become embroiled in a Whitehall clash with the Department for Education (...

DWP wasting money in Universal Credit fix, PAC chair rages

By Jonathan Werran | 26 November 2014

The coalition’s flagship Universal Credit welfare reform programme is running further behind sche...

Council collection rates under scrutiny

By Jonathan Werran | 25 November 2014

A spending watchdog has urged local authorities to improve efforts to recoup more than £4.5bn in ...

Norfolk £700,000 spend to plug pension fund deficit 'scandalous'

By Jonathan Werran | 25 November 2014

Opposition councillors at Norfolk CC have described as ‘scandalous’ a closed-doors decision to fu...

Norfolk under fire for decision to plug charity pension fund deficit

By Jonathan Werran | 25 November 2014

Opposition councillors at Norfolk CC have described as ‘scandalous’ a closed-doors decision to fu...

Supporting sustainable transport

By Jonathan Werran | 24 November 2014

When Southend-on-Sea decided to use behavioural science to change people’s transport habits, it p...