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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

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 ...

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...