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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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FINANCE

Town halls 'must plan' infrastructure finance

By Jonathan Werran | 07 March 2012

Eric Pickles has warned councils should start preparing the ground for the next Spending Review a...

Whitehall's demand for failure

By Jonathan Werran | 02 March 2012

Jonathan Werran questions the evidence supporting massive top-down tax and welfare overhauls.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

New leader set to take over at Westminster

By Jonathan Werran | 01 March 2012

Westminster City Council's ruling Conservative group has elected Cllr Philippa Roe as its likely ...

FINANCE

Finance bosses 'more anxious' about future

By Jonathan Werran | 29 February 2012

According to a new survey council finance chiefs are increasingly anxious about their ability to ...

WHITEHALL

The pay deals disaster

By Jonathan Werran | 29 February 2012

Jonathan Werran says departments and agencies should restrain bonuses and abolish paying managers...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Kerslake: sustainable development presumption stays in planning code

By Jonathan Werran | 29 February 2012

DCLG permanent secretary confirms final draft of NPPF to retain presumption in favour of sustaina...

FINANCE

Parliamentary backlog 'could hit CTB reforms'

By Jonathan Werran | 29 February 2012

Opposition MPs warned this week that poor parliamentary scheduling has raised fresh doubts over t...

FINANCE

Think-tank warning over business rate plan

By Jonathan Werran | 29 February 2012

The Centre for Cities think-tank has suggested ministers must redesign business rate retention pl...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Austerity will create a 'me first' society warns NLGN

By Jonathan Werran | 28 February 2012

A report by the New Local Government Network has warned prolonged austerity threatens to create a...

WHITEHALL

Manchester leader scoops prestige award

By Jonathan Werran | 28 February 2012

Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, was last night honoured as local government...

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