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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

NLGN report urges greater council and housing association partnerships

By Jonathan Werran | 24 March 2015

Councils and housing associations should work together to secure better health and wellbeing outc...

LGA: care costs to swallow up council tax revenues

By Jonathan Werran | 24 March 2015

Town hall chiefs have claimed that more than half of the average council tax bill will go toward ...

Parties outline housing policy commitments

By Jonathan Werran | 23 March 2015

Housing policy has taken centre stage as a key manifesto issue for the main political parties, ah...

IFS: Budget leaves public spending 'guessing' game

By Jonathan Werran | 20 March 2015

The path of spending cuts over the next five years ‘seems more uncertain than ever’ following Wed...

Budget 2015: welfare cap fits £21bn savings for Osborne

By Jonathan Werran | 18 March 2015

The Government’s welfare cap is on track to deliver £21bn savings through changes to benefit paym...

Budget 2015: Councils could keep full fruits of business rates growth

By Jonathan Werran | 18 March 2015

Local authorities have provisional agreement to keep the full yield of additional business rates ...

Minister asks councils to set out schemes for devolution

By Jonathan Werran | 17 March 2015

Cities minister Greg Clark has urged counties, unitaries and districts to prepare proposals for s...

Ofsted must learn from Trojan Horse, education committee reports

By Jonathan Werran | 17 March 2015

Ofsted must restore confidence in its inspection regime in the aftermath of a series of wasteful ...

Ofsted must reinspect all councils over CSE fears, MPs demand

By Jonathan Werran | 16 March 2015

Ofsted's 'credibility is on the line' and its inspectors should examine all English local authori...

West Yorkshire combined authority to be mayor-free

By Jonathan Werran | 16 March 2015

The West Yorkshire combined authority looks to strike a ‘northern powerhouse’ growth deal without...