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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Local PACs could boost oversight of devolved services, CfPS advises

By Jonathan Werran | 15 April 2014

The Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS) rcommends establising local versions of the Commons Public ...

Whitehall Inside View - won't be fooled again

By Jonathan Werran | 14 April 2014

Cross-party review of Whitehall suggests mandarins have no wiggle room, whoever wins next general...

Clegg to pledge three garden cities

By Jonathan Werran | 14 April 2014

Deputy prime minister Clegg will today announce the establishment of three new garden cities cont...

Parking is a top priority for Local Government Association

By Jonathan Werran | 11 April 2014

The Local Government Association (LGA) has agreed key legislative lobbying targets, in preparatio...

Norfolk drops £230m King's Lynn incinerator plans

By Jonathan Werran | 11 April 2014

Norfolk CC has pulled the plug on controversial plans to build a £230m energy from waste incinera...

Inside View: Knowledge of Whitehall machine will be crucial

By Jonathan Werran | 11 April 2014

Whoever forms the next Government will have strong recent experience of the Whitehall machine and...

Troubled families programme 'at risk of missing targets'

By Jonathan Werran | 11 April 2014

The troubled families programme could miss its target of transforming the lives of 120,000 chaoti...

Sir Merrick calls for local government lead in tackling dementia

By Jonathan Werran | 11 April 2014

LGA chairman seeks to enlist committed support of all councils in helping people with dementia li...

Council tax relief extended to flood victims

By Jonathan Werran | 11 April 2014

DCLG waives council tax charges for all people afflicted by this winter’s floods until they are a...

Joint roles will review public service delivery

By Jonathan Werran | 10 April 2014

The Government has appointed former bi-borough chief executive Derek Myers and Newcastle City Cou...