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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Counties facing new tax benefit shortfall

By Jonathan Werran | 10 May 2012

County councils are facing a significant new blow to their budgets, after it emerged they will co...

Botterill set to take reins at Hammersmith and Fulham

By Jonathan Werran | 10 May 2012

Hammersmith and Fulham LBC Conservatives nominate Cllr Nick Botterill as leader to replace outgo...

Maude condemns 'futile' pensions strike

By Jonathan Werran | 10 May 2012

Health workers, lecturers, immigration staff and civil servants are taking part today in a 24-hou...

Queen's Speech sets out new audit regime

By Jonathan Werran | 09 May 2012

The Government will issue a draft Bill setting out measures to close the Audit Commission and est...

Queen's Speech: care funding disappointment

By Jonathan Werran | 09 May 2012

Sector experts express concerns over absence of long-term care funding plans in the Government’s ...

Nuclear plans top list of spending concerns

By Jonathan Werran | 09 May 2012

Spending experts have expressed concerns over the progress of large-scale, high-risk government p...

Lansley vetoes release of NHS risk register

By Jonathan Werran | 09 May 2012

Health secretary gets Cabinet approval to block publication of official advice on risks of Govern...

'Omnishambles' puts councils in the thick of it

By Jonathan Werran | 09 May 2012

Jonathan Werran says the double dip recession will have an enormous significance to local authori...

Public favour 60% less funding cap than Dilnot

By Jonathan Werran | 09 May 2012

Public opinion favours care funding caps 60% lower than those recommended by government economist...

Scottish referendum 'biased' towards 'Yes' vote

By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2012

The Commons' Scottish Affairs Committee says the Scottish Government's wording for the independan...