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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Unions suspend planned walkout

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2014

The three main local government trade unions have called off planned strike action next Tuesday -...

Danny, champion of devolved property taxes

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2014

Chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has signalled his willingness to devolve a raft...

Lib Dem tax pledge gets poor reception

By Jonathan Werran | 07 October 2014

Liberal Democrat plans to create more council tax bands are a sign of the ‘hollow promise of devo...

A very British COO

By Jonathan Werran | 06 October 2014

The role of chief operating officer (COO) has been embedded in private sector management structu...

WLGA demands finance fitness test

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2014

Welsh council chiefs have called for a ‘thorough reassessment’ of whether the whole system of loc...

Auditors finalise Tower Hamlets probe

By Jonathan Werran | 11 September 2014

Auditors have completed their inspection into serious allegations of governance failure, poor fin...

Give fiscal freedom to 15 metro areas now, RSA report urges

By Jonathan Werran | 08 September 2014

Whitehall should devolve greater economic and tax-raising powers to fifteen city areas across the...

Minister raised fears of Tower Hamlets voter intimidation

By Jonathan Werran | 02 September 2014

Cities minister Greg Clark voiced fears to voting watchdogs Tower Hamlets residents might be too ...

Report: DCLG must push for greater collaboration

By Jonathan Werran | 17 July 2014

DCLG must push for greater collaboration across Whitehall, a public spending watchdog has urged.

'Give England equal powers'

By Jonathan Werran | 11 July 2014

An influential panel of MPs has called on ministers and policy experts preparing next year’s gene...