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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Think-tank slams plans to freeze council tax

By Jonathan Werran | 03 July 2013

Coalition plans to extend the council tax freeze have been criticised by public finance experts f...

DCLG is slapped with £217m fine for 'one night' overdraft

By Jonathan Werran | 03 July 2013

The National Audit Office has published a report stating the Department for Communities and Local...

LGA Conference 2013: fight and resist Whitehall 'Nimbys', Heseltine urges

By Jonathan Werran | 03 July 2013

Lord Heseltine suggests single pot could increase over next spending review, and calls for fight ...

York City Council LEP exit bid is rebuffed

By Jonathan Werran | 03 July 2013

York chiefs are seeking talks after housing minister Mark Prisk rebuffed the authority’s wish to ...

LGA Conference 2013: Casey urges chief execs to lead on troubled families

By Jonathan Werran | 02 July 2013

Troubled families tsar Louise Casey praises role of councils in fixing chaotic households but urg...

Caerphilly chief executive O'Sullivan arrested on suspicion of fraud

By Jonathan Werran | 02 July 2013

Caerphilly Council chief executive Anthony O’Sullivan one of two council officials arrested by po...

LGA Conference 2013: Sir Merrick demands end to Barnett formula

By Jonathan Werran | 02 July 2013

Council chiefs today demanded a radical overhaul to how public spending is allocated to give Engl...

UC rolls out to Wigan

By Jonathan Werran | 01 July 2013

Jobseekers in Wigan can today claim benefits from Universal Credit, in latest advance of the Coal...

Councils 'short-changed' over Heseltine's cash pot

By Jonathan Werran | 28 June 2013

Council chiefs think growth pot lacks sufficient financial clout and could be too unwieldy to man...

IFS: new schools funding formula will lead to 'significant turbulence'

By Jonathan Werran | 28 June 2013

Coalition plans to rebalance schools funding could ‘lead to significant turbulence across local ...