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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Councils in 'gag warfare'

By Jonathan Werran | 04 April 2013

Local government leaders have defended the use of compromise agreements as a cost-effective way o...

Organisations join forces to set care shake-up in motion

By Jonathan Werran | 04 April 2013

Council leaders, chief executives and directors develop a plan to speed up the adoption process.

Unions raise general strike threat

By Jonathan Werran | 04 April 2013

Unite prepares blueprint for first full scale national walkout since 1926.

CTB survey highlights challenge for councils

By Jonathan Werran | 04 April 2013

Public finance experts claim local authorities will delay implementing the first year of individu...

Whitehall urged to find extra £3bn for spending

By Jonathan Werran | 03 April 2013

The Treasury has confirmed unprotected Whitehall departments have been ordered to 'wargame' 10% b...

Pickles lambasts local government's 'gagging' reflex

By Jonathan Werran | 03 April 2013

Communities secretary accused of hypocrisy for attacking councils for signing 4,256 confidentiali...

FUTURE FORUM: LGA chief Downs demands 'respect' for sector

By Jonathan Werran | 28 March 2013

Local Government Association chief executive Carolyn Downs has called for a ‘massive seismic shif...

More than 2 million residents affected by CTB changes

By Jonathan Werran | 28 March 2013

More than 70% of councils have set local CTB schemes forcing more than 2 million working age peop...

Londoners 'hardest hit' by household benefit cap

By Jonathan Werran | 27 March 2013

London is likely to be hardest hit by reforms to the welfare system says the umbrella group repre...

Think tank calls for 'fund of funds' to develop urban areas

By Jonathan Werran | 27 March 2013

A leading think tank, supported by the European Investment Bank, has urged the Government to esta...