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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Districts question county's unitary idea

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2013

District chiefs within Leicestershire have questioned why the county council wants to investigate...

Pickles unhappy at council charge levels

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2013

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has lashed out at councils for imposing ‘excessive parking cha...

Former Kingston RLBC leader faces prison over child porn charges

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2013

Former Kingston RLBC leader, Derek Osbourne, told to expect a prison sentence after admitting ind...

Benefit cap roll-out begins

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2013

The weekly £500 household benefit cap has been imposed across the country.

Union defends BT over broadband censure

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2013

A trade union representing civil service scientists and professionals has defended telecommunicat...

Boris tells Conservatives to build for victory

By Jonathan Werran | 01 October 2013

London Mayor urges large-scale housebuilding programme and financial help boost numbers of owner-...

Rushton launches unitary debate in Leicestershire

By Jonathan Werran | 27 September 2013

Leicestershire CC leader writes to all county districts to say he ‘has no agenda’ in drive to uni...

20% of councils get more income from charges than council tax, watchdog finds

By Jonathan Werran | 26 September 2013

Senior local government figures claim Audit Commission analysis of council income makes case for ...

Legal code revisions come under scrutiny

By Jonathan Werran | 25 September 2013

Legal experts argue the recasting of the legal code governing councillor standards is unlikely to...

Barnett Formula - triumph of experience over hope

By Jonathan Werran | 25 September 2013

Scottish voters seem unlikely to vote for change to Barnett Formula. 18th Century literary giant ...