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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

DUP cash would transform Greater Manchester's transport

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2017

Infrastructure funding of the scale afforded to Northern Ireland would revitalise the English reg...

LGPS opt up move praised

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2017

Sector figures have lauded a policy shift that would allow members of the Local Government Pensio...

Anger at U-turn over control of social care cash

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2017

Council chiefs have pushed back at ministers’ last-minute decision to exert control over how the ...

'Respect our councillors'

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2017

Elected members must be ‘bolder and braver’ in combating a ‘poverty of respect’ from outside bodi...

'No Yorkshire devo deal'

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2017

Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry this week ruled out a Yorkshire-wide devolution deal.

Austerity fears grow amid business rates uncertainty

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2017

Continued ‘major uncertainty’ over the Government’s business rates retention plans is forcing fin...

Public sector pay cap remains in force

By Jonathan Werran | 11 July 2017

The Government has held firm in the face of pressure for it to ease-up on below inflation pay awa...

Yorkshire-wide devo deal ruled out by minister

By Jonathan Werran | 11 July 2017

Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry has ruled out a Yorkshire-wide devolution deal.

Council finance chiefs urged to remain vigilant

By Jonathan Werran | 10 July 2017

Council chiefs must continue to remain vigilant in scanning ahead for warning signs of a financia...

Combined experience

By Jonathan Werran | 02 May 2017

Local elections have been overshadowed by the snap General Election, but how will the first gener...