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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

RGF cash 'gathering dust' Umunna warns

By Jonathan Werran | 28 April 2014

Far too much money pledged in the coalition’s flagship pro-growth cash pot is ‘gathering dust’, t...

DCLG's new 'clicks and mortar' board sets out digital high street challenge

By Jonathan Werran | 28 April 2014

New high-level advisory board meets to examine how digital technology can help restore the fortun...

Camden's assistant chief executive to step down

By Jonathan Werran | 25 April 2014

Camden LBC’s assistant chief executive Sarah Mullen will step down from her post in mid-July afte...

Unison members spurn pay offer

By Jonathan Werran | 25 April 2014

Trade union Unison is poised to ballot its 600,000 local government and school members in England...

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...