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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...