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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Ministers issue councils 'last chance' warning over adoption

By Jonathan Werran | 24 January 2013

Ministers to strip councils of their responsibility for finding adoptive parents if national back...

MPs 'fail to understand' sector-led improvement

By Jonathan Werran | 24 January 2013

Council chiefs claim a group of top MPs have 'fundamentally misunderstood' the concept of a secto...

Housing crisis 'a major city issue'

By Jonathan Werran | 23 January 2013

The housing crisis is one of the most pressing challenges facing economic growth, according to a ...

Mayor will block vote to stop fire station closures

By Jonathan Werran | 23 January 2013

London mayor Boris Johnson pledges to use powers to override vote rejecting plans to close London...

Pickles promises momentum on troubled families

By Jonathan Werran | 23 January 2013

Ministers vow to increase momentum behind the £448m three-year troubled families programme to boo...

Call to end private sector 'ambiguity' in standards

By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2013

A government watchdog has called for people in the private sector delivering public services to b...

Whitehall's regulatory muddle

By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2013

Civil service reform programme needs to get a grip on how to regulate commissioned services, argu...

Councils should nurture youthful hopes, NLGN advises

By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2013

Analysis by the NLGN says councils have a crucial role in harnessing the energy of young people f...

Trust faith groups to deliver local services, report urges

By Jonathan Werran | 21 January 2013

Councils should put their faith in community-based religious groups to deliver value for money pu...

Give cities more housing powers to boost growth, urges think tank

By Jonathan Werran | 21 January 2013

Local areas must be given greater powers to direct housing policy to help unlock economic growth,...