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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

FINANCE

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...

FINANCE

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...

ENVIRONMENT

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...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Sector gears up for #OurDay tweet marathon

By Jonathan Werran | 24 November 2014

Councillors and council staff are set to take part in a 24-hour social media marathon this Wednes...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Sparks relinquishes Dudley role

By Jonathan Werran | 24 November 2014

Chair of the Local Government Association, Cllr David Sparks, has stood down with immediate effec...

EDUCATION

Tower Hamlets: no 'Trojan Horse' in our borough

By Jonathan Werran | 21 November 2014

Tower Hamlets has sought to rebut accusations its schools were subject to ‘Trojan Horse’ style Is...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

City of York leader Alexander to step down

By Jonathan Werran | 20 November 2014

The leader of City of York Council Cllr James Alexander has blamed the growth of ‘personalised po...

FINANCE

DCLG 'clueless' over impact of council cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2014

Spending watchdogs have told the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to do mor...

FINANCE

UNISON chief: town hall bosses 'not much better' than Mike Ashley

By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2014

Council employers are not much better than controversial Sports Direct retailer Mike Ashley, comp...

HEALTH

Joint approach for complaints

By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2014

A new joint approach to handling public complaints has been released by watchdogs today – aimed a...

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