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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Top MP demands independent civil service enquiry

By Jonathan Werran | 17 May 2013

Influential Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin unites with FDA trade union in demanding all-party enq...

Derbyshire chief to stand down after 16 years in post

By Jonathan Werran | 16 May 2013

Nick Hodgson, chief executive of Derbyshire CC to stand down from his £152,000 a year post after ...

Government 'locked into logic' of tax devolution, claims Johnson

By Jonathan Werran | 16 May 2013

London Mayor demands greater devolution of local tax revenues and calls for 'transmogrified versi...

Ofsted schools shift faces councils' flak

By Jonathan Werran | 16 May 2013

Council chiefs have branded Ofsted's new regime for inspecting local authorities' efforts to boos...

Government urged to consider national procurement body

By Jonathan Werran | 15 May 2013

Senior local government figures have urged ministers to rethink proposed legislation announced in...

Nudge, nudge, think, think - say no more?

By Jonathan Werran | 15 May 2013

Jonathan Werran says heavy-handed attempts to force people to 'do the right thing'have lessened p...

DfE schools plan branded 'illogical'

By Jonathan Werran | 15 May 2013

The Department for Education has rejected claims it is centralising the education system by sett...

Salford Council claims £1bn boost from BBC relocation

By Jonathan Werran | 15 May 2013

Salford City council chiefs boast of the BBC's decision to relocate staff to the MediaCity comple...

Most voting fraud takes places in local polls, watchdog reports

By Jonathan Werran | 14 May 2013

Most cases of electoral fraud occur in local government elections, the Electoral Commission has r...

CTB changes spark hike in non-payments, survey finds

By Jonathan Werran | 13 May 2013

Localised council tax benefit arrangements have already led to an increase in levels of non-payme...