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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

ELECTIONS

Rolling the dice on the May polls

By Jonathan Werran | 04 March 2026

Jonathan Werran considers the scenarios that could emerge from the local elections and says recen...

AUTUMN BUDGET

Boulevard of broken Budget dreams

By Jonathan Werran | 20 November 2025

Has the chancellor reached the end of the road? Jonathan Werran argues that financial redistribut...

PROCUREMENT

Navigating the new procurement landscape

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2025

A Localis study puts forward a series of recommendations on how councils can make the most of the...

DEVOLUTION

London remade

By Jonathan Werran | 04 July 2025

London has a golden opportunity to reset and reform the relationship between its boroughs and the...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Creating work, the local way

By Jonathan Werran | 01 July 2025

A new research programme shows how devolution can improve employment services by moving decision-...

FINANCE

Unbolting the stable door towards affordable housing

By Jonathan Werran | 14 May 2025

Localis chief executive Jonathan Werran sets out how the LGPS megafund reforms can help address t...

ELECTIONS

Raw politics is back on the menu

By Jonathan Werran | 02 May 2025

Jonathan Werran, chief executive of Localis, considers the fallout from the local election results.

REORGANISATION

Prioritising financial probity in a time of flux

By Amardeep Gill | 17 April 2025

Audit, government and scrutiny must be reformed and renewed alongside reorganisation or the risk ...

DEVOLUTION

Southern power play

By Jonathan Werran | 19 March 2025

Jonathan Werran says the geographic and economic reality of a more prosperous and easily investab...