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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Council bill for delivering welfare policies tops £829m

By Jonathan Werran | 30 January 2014

Local government could shave £125m from benefits administration bills if less efficient councils ...

Welsh councils' performance data published

By Jonathan Werran | 29 January 2014

Welsh Government publishes performance data outlining how each of the 22 current local authoritie...

Inside View: 467 days and counting

By Jonathan Werran | 29 January 2014

The Fixed-Terms Parliament Act slipped silently past the notice of an oblivious nation in 2011.

Gag deals 'hide failures'

By Jonathan Werran | 29 January 2014

The Treasury must take a more robust approach to the use of so-called ‘gagging clauses,’ a House ...

Union warns against property records overhaul

By Jonathan Werran | 29 January 2014

Plans to modernise HM Land Registry could undermine public confidence in property records, the tr...

No 10 not heeding county's growth cry, claims CCN chair

By Jonathan Werran | 29 January 2014

Cllr David Hodge demands greater role for counties in growth agenda at inaugural meeting of the C...

Barnet LBC reverts to committee system

By Jonathan Werran | 29 January 2014

Barnet LBC to change governance structures and move from a cabinet to a committee system, it has ...

London Councils demands 'clarity' on future welfare system

By Jonathan Werran | 28 January 2014

London Councils hits out at the ‘lack of clarity’ over future of how welfare support services are...

Ministers announce 'fastest' affordable new homes plan in 20 years

By Jonathan Werran | 27 January 2014

Ministers launch £23bn three-year affordable housebuilding programme to build 165,000 homes and s...

Capital's growth overshadows other UK cities

By Jonathan Werran | 27 January 2014

The economic gap between London and other cities has widened, the Centre for Cities annual health...