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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

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...

Lewis hits out at Labour's 'partisan' call for unitaries

By Jonathan Werran | 25 February 2014

Local government minister Brandon Lewis slams Labour Party for being in ‘disarray’ over ‘partisan...

NAO: Government not splashing RGF cash fast enough

By Jonathan Werran | 25 February 2014

Whitehall departments could struggle to spend Regional Growth Fund money as quickly as they need ...

Scottish council tax frozen for seventh year running

By Jonathan Werran | 24 February 2014

Scottish ministers have announced a seventh successive council tax freeze for 2014/15 covering al...