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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Brighton and Hove Greens seek council tax referendum

By Jonathan Werran | 17 January 2014

Brighton and Hove Council’s ruling Green Party councillors announce plans to hold a council tax r...

York leader calls for 'debate' on rent capping

By Jonathan Werran | 17 January 2014

Call from Cllr James Alexander following release of figures showing York’s housing benefit bill ...

Doncaster Mayor defends budget plans

By Jonathan Werran | 17 January 2014

Doncaster Mayor responds to Unison charges that £109m budget cuts are ‘incredibly concerning an...

Cable and willing

By Jonathan Werran | 16 January 2014

Portsmouth City Council leader Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson praises business secretary’s appointmen...

Calls grow to explain absence of council's chief executive

By Jonathan Werran | 16 January 2014

Somerset CC has been urged to explain why chief executive Sheila Wheeler is still not in post.

Integrated care toolkit launched

By Jonathan Werran | 16 January 2014

LGA launches a toolkit designed to help commissioners improve the integration of health and socia...

Can Britain afford to punch above its weight in world affairs?

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2014

Having lost its empire, is UK too broke to pay for a place on the global top table? asks Jonathan...

Councils urged to speed up and meet new adoption targets

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2014

Children’s minister Edward Timpson has written to all local authorities – after figures show ther...

LGO improvement drive commended

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2014

Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) could be given a clean bill of health after significant signs of...

Contractors fail to deliver on key asylum targets

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2014

Contracts to find homes for asylum seekers have been hampered by a failure to negotiate with loca...