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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

MPs: Don't axe census

By Jonathan Werran | 25 April 2014

The Government would be wrong to scrap the 2021 census, a panel of MPs has warned.

Rochdale leader wins defamation lawsuit

By Jonathan Werran | 24 April 2014

Rochdale MBC, and its leader Cllr Colin Lambert, have successfully defended a High Court defamati...

ICO orders Derbyshire to reveal chief exec payout

By Jonathan Werran | 23 April 2014

Data watchdogs have ordered Derbyshire CC to disclose the details of the payout made to former ch...

Caerphilly chiefs charged with misconduct in a public office

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2014

The former chief executive and deputy chief executive of Caerphilly Council today appeared in cou...

Head of council lending quango forced to resign

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2014

Chair of the PWLB, the Treasury body responsible for lending billions of pounds to councils, resi...

Salford extends probe into council director's departure

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2014

Salford Council’s internal audit team has extended investigation into the departure of former str...

Bridgend staff to strike as council pulls out of 1% pay deal

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2014

Council staff in Bridgend vote for strike action after the authority refuses to honour national 1...

Pickles 'playing politics' with UK energy policy

By Jonathan Werran | 17 April 2014

Renewables industry alleges communities secretary's decision to extend 'temporary’ powers to pull...

Ministers give G4S go-ahead to compete for contracts

By Jonathan Werran | 16 April 2014

Ministers have given under-fire Government contractor G4S the all-clear to compete for public sec...

Scot 'yes vote' deficit blow

By Jonathan Werran | 16 April 2014

An independent Scotland would have a per-capita fiscal deficit second only to the USA, the Treasu...