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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Inside View: Gang of Four will be hard to break

By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2014

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude last week announced a rare coalition away-victory in Europe.

Housing benefit overpaid by more than £1bn

By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2014

More than £1bn was overpaid in housing benefit (HB) last year, official figures issued by the Gov...

Hodge: Academies' value for money not looked at until the s*** hits the fan

By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2014

Spending watchdogs have refused to give the Department for Education’s (DfE) financial accounts a...

Trouble ahead on benefits street

By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2014

Examination of the Exchequer's options for making £12bn cuts to benefit bill after 2015 election ...

Windsor & Maidenhead go for five-in-a-row council tax cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2014

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council has proposed a 2% reduction in council tax in...

Staffordshire PCC pushing for police council tax freeze

By Jonathan Werran | 21 January 2014

Matthew Ellis has proposed a zero increase on the police council tax precept for Staffordshire.

LGiU: councils should step up to personal debt crisis

By Jonathan Werran | 21 January 2014

Local authorities should stand up as community leaders to tackle a growing personal debt crisis a...

Pre-election calls for greater council housing investment

By Jonathan Werran | 20 January 2014

The next Government must make the construction of new council housing a priority to avoid a crisi...

Clegg in call to action on mental health

By Jonathan Werran | 20 January 2014

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has today called for society to end ‘damaging’ and ‘unhelpful’ a...

LGA appoints City expert to steer bonds agency

By Jonathan Werran | 20 January 2014

Smith Square appoints top city finance expert Aidan Brady to finalise business case for collectiv...