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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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WHITEHALL

Voter time bomb warning

By Jonathan Werran | 29 January 2015

The leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Labour Group has urged Parliament to inter...

ELECTIONS

Asian communities at risk of 'unscrupulous' campaigners, voting watchdog warns

By Jonathan Werran | 28 January 2015

Voters in some British Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities remain vulnerable to political peer ...

FINANCE

MPs warn that councils may not meet legal duties

By Jonathan Werran | 27 January 2015

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) would not be able to guarantee every l...

FINANCE

Barnett's importance to grow 'with extra features on top'

By Jonathan Werran | 27 January 2015

An economist from a leading public finance think-tank has refuted ministerial claims that the con...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Twin-hat directors 'not best way to gain credibility'

By Jonathan Werran | 27 January 2015

A county chief executive has questioned SOLACE director Graeme McDonald’s assertion in last week’...

FINANCE

Jobs warning after shared services announcement

By Jonathan Werran | 27 January 2015

A trade union has expressed fears that plans to set up shared staff arrangements across two south...

HEALTH

SOLACE policy board urges boost in managerial capacity

By Jonathan Werran | 27 January 2015

Local government must improve its managerial capacity and learn to build strategic alliances nati...

FINANCE

Council chiefs seek ministerial talks over £100m DoLS care costs

By Jonathan Werran | 27 January 2015

Council chiefs have demanded a meeting with care minister Norman Lamb to address a legal ruling t...

FINANCE

Bolton leader rejects call to share chief with Bury

By Jonathan Werran | 27 January 2015

The Labour leader of Bolton MBC has ruled out a cost-saving shared chief executive suggestion moo...

WHITEHALL

Best laid schemes

By Jonathan Werran | 26 January 2015

Last week the Government laid out the draft Scotland Bill promising greater control of tax and sp...

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