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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Norwich crowned 'council of the year'

By Jonathan Werran | 06 March 2014

Norwich City Council scoops ‘council of the year 2014’ at the Improvement and Efficiency Social E...

Inside View: Lawyers on localism

By Jonathan Werran | 05 March 2014

Last week, two Cabinet ministers put their names to a joint opinion article in a national newspap...

Government comes under fire for bonuses

By Jonathan Werran | 05 March 2014

Government departments have come under fire for paying performance bonuses to more than 160,000 o...

PM 'must not have final say' on Whitehall posts

By Jonathan Werran | 05 March 2014

MPs have railed against proposals that would give the prime minister the effective right of veto ...

Open books for accountability, CBI urges government suppliers

By Jonathan Werran | 05 March 2014

Spending watchdogs should audit government contracts with private sector firms, CBI recommends to...

Rethink landbanking problem, BPF tells Lyons

By Jonathan Werran | 05 March 2014

Labour's ambitious plan for 200,000 new homes to be built a year by 2020 will need all housing te...

Overhaul business rates, MPs urge

By Jonathan Werran | 04 March 2014

MPs on BIS committee demand fundamental reform of the current system of business rates, which is ...

Boris breaks ranks with council tax revaluation call

By Jonathan Werran | 04 March 2014

London Mayor Boris Johnson tells Commons CLG Committee 'we cannot go on forever without looking a...

Silk Commission calls for 'clear devolution' in second installment

By Jonathan Werran | 03 March 2014

Police powers in Wales should be devolved to the Assembly, the second report of the Silk Commissi...

Glasgow's COSLA exit could cause deeper fracture

By Jonathan Werran | 28 February 2014

Glasgow City Council’s threatened departure from Scottish local government umbrella body deepens ...