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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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ECONOMIC GROWTH

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,...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

London Councils hits out at planning reforms

By Jonathan Werran | 18 January 2013

Planning decisions in London are at risk of being ‘given to unelected bureaucrats’, umbrella grou...

FINANCE

Audit plan under fire

By Jonathan Werran | 18 January 2013

Coalition plans to localise town hall audit arrangements will not deliver savings and risk underm...

FINANCE

Town halls given green-light to reduce councillior numbers

By Jonathan Werran | 18 January 2013

Town halls could reduce councillor numbers following agreement with Local Government Boundary Com...

WHITEHALL

Watchdog questions town hall standards

By Jonathan Werran | 17 January 2013

Committee on Standards in Public Life casts doubt over adequacy of new town hall disciplinary pro...

FINANCE

'No proposals' to slash CTB funding says DCLG

By Jonathan Werran | 17 January 2013

Eland House officials have refuted claims that council tax benefit (CTB) funding is to be slashed...

FINANCE

LGA surprise as EIG is slashed yet again

By Jonathan Werran | 17 January 2013

Deeper cuts to councils’ early intervention grants could make it harder for authorities to plan s...

FINANCE

Community budgets 'could work – but not everywhere'

By Jonathan Werran | 16 January 2013

Report by Ernst & Young into the four 'whole place' community budget pilots indicates the schemes...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

'Boost communities' to ease impact of cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 16 January 2013

Strong networks of local residents should be used to protect communities worst impact spending cu...

FINANCE

Birmingham's budget gap widens to £625m

By Jonathan Werran | 14 January 2013

Birmingham City Council finance chiefs have calculated the authority's budget gap will increase b...

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