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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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CLIMATE CHANGE

Leicestershire's former deputy leader defects to UKIP

By Jonathan Werran | 06 March 2013

David Sprason, former deputy leader of Leicestershire CC’s Conservative group defects to UKIP, vo...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Councils should have legal duty to give post-adoption help, peers report

By Jonathan Werran | 06 March 2013

Local authorities should be legally obliged to give post adoption support, House of Lords Committ...

HEALTH

Winterbourne View firm goes into administration

By Jonathan Werran | 06 March 2013

Castlebeck goes into administration after failing to find a buyer for its remaining 16 facilities.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

LGA chiefs refute councils role in childcare cost hike

By Jonathan Werran | 06 March 2013

Council chiefs hit out at claims local authorities have a duty to provide childcare, following Da...

FINANCE

CTB transition cash announced

By Jonathan Werran | 05 March 2013

All 195 billing authorities which applied will receive grant money to manage first year of locali...

WHITEHALL

The health services prescription of regulation

By Jonathan Werran | 05 March 2013

Jonathan Werran on how the NHS will resist any attempts at reform.

FINANCE

Suffolk Coastal votes for cutback in councillors

By Jonathan Werran | 05 March 2013

Suffolk Coastal DC approves plans which could reduce the number of councillors by more than a fif...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ministers unveil extra job support for troubled families

By Jonathan Werran | 04 March 2013

Chaotic households supported by the Government’s troubled families programme to get help from ded...

FINANCE

Exclusive: Councils demand tax freedom

By Jonathan Werran | 28 February 2013

The 'overwhelming' majority of local authorities want the freedom to increase council tax, resear...

WHITEHALL

Inconceivable cuts?

By Jonathan Werran | 21 February 2013

Surely ministers in the next fixed-term parliament would have to lower welfare entitlements or ra...

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