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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Praise for DCLG as job cuts programme meets targets

By Jonathan Werran | 21 September 2011

The DCLG has been praised for leading Whitehall’s controversial job cuts programme.

Cherwell and South Northants advance joint team working

By Jonathan Werran | 21 September 2011

Cherwell and South Northamptonshire councils have appointed three directors as part of plans to e...

Birmingham council lawyers win extra government work

By Jonathan Werran | 21 September 2011

Birmingham City Council’s legal services department has secured its place on an NHS framework con...

Officials blamed for £500m fire centre failure

By Jonathan Werran | 20 September 2011

Peter Housden singled out by MPs for emerging from the failed FiReControl project with his career...

Edinburgh council property staff facing fraud probe

By Jonathan Werran | 20 September 2011

Scottish police are investigating allegations of fraud centring on Edinburgh City Council’s prope...

Business backs reforms to 'creaking' planning system

By Jonathan Werran | 19 September 2011

Leading businessmen have written to The Times blaming a ‘creaking planning system’ for deterring ...

Lib Dems to float council tax refresh at conference

By Jonathan Werran | 16 September 2011

Councils would be free to set their own levels of property tax under policy proposals being consi...

Hanningfield arrested over council fraud allegations

By Jonathan Werran | 15 September 2011

Police arrest Lord Hanningfield on allegations of false accounting whilst Essex CC council leader...

Internal fury over plans to scrap 'fairness' body

By Jonathan Werran | 14 September 2011

Richard Thomas AJTC chair says oversight for the consumer rights of public service users would be...

The mass walkout of the government workforce

By Jonathan Werran | 14 September 2011

Jonathan Werran looks at how the Government is preparing for the strikes due to start this Novemb...