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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Hammersmith and Fulham drives deeper council tax cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 27 February 2014

Hammersmith and Fulham LBC has agreed a 3% cut in council tax for 2014/15.

LGA slams commission for 'misleading' and 'simplistic' spending report

By Jonathan Werran | 27 February 2014

Council chiefs have hit out at the Audit Commission’s latest value for money report on centrally ...

Concerns raised over poor links between public health and councils

By Jonathan Werran | 26 February 2014

MPs are worried many newly-appointed directors of public health lack a direct relationship with l...

Scotland and Wales split on council tax

By Jonathan Werran | 26 February 2014

Councils in the devolved nations of Scotland and Wales have taken radically different approaches ...

Hackney seeks localist solution to blight of bookmakers

By Jonathan Werran | 26 February 2014

Hackney LBC applies to DCLG’s ‘barrier-busting’ website to gain full control over where bookmaker...

Inside View: Don't expect much detail in the Budget

By Jonathan Werran | 26 February 2014

Next month attention will be focused on the chancellor’s fifth, and penultimate Budget before the...

Hopkins issues councils housebuilding challenge

By Jonathan Werran | 26 February 2014

Housing minister Kris Hopkins has thrown down the gauntlet to councils, urging them to match cent...

Mutuals progress hailed a success

By Jonathan Werran | 26 February 2014

Ministers have hailed the success of the Government’s mutuals support programme.

Gove's department records fastest staff morale fall

By Jonathan Werran | 26 February 2014

Staff morale fell faster at the Department for Education (DfE) than in any other Whitehall depart...

Warwickshire to press on with unitary talks

By Jonathan Werran | 26 February 2014

Warwickshire CC to proceed with unitary talks after vote – amid heated Westminster debate over l...