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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Cable and willing

By Jonathan Werran | 16 January 2014

Portsmouth City Council leader Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson praises business secretary’s appointmen...

FINANCE

Calls grow to explain absence of council's chief executive

By Jonathan Werran | 16 January 2014

Somerset CC has been urged to explain why chief executive Sheila Wheeler is still not in post.

HEALTH

Integrated care toolkit launched

By Jonathan Werran | 16 January 2014

LGA launches a toolkit designed to help commissioners improve the integration of health and socia...

Can Britain afford to punch above its weight in world affairs?

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2014

Having lost its empire, is UK too broke to pay for a place on the global top table? asks Jonathan...

HEALTH

Councils urged to speed up and meet new adoption targets

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2014

Children’s minister Edward Timpson has written to all local authorities – after figures show ther...

FINANCE

LGO improvement drive commended

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2014

Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) could be given a clean bill of health after significant signs of...

FINANCE

Contractors fail to deliver on key asylum targets

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2014

Contracts to find homes for asylum seekers have been hampered by a failure to negotiate with loca...

FINANCE

Digital scheme will deliver £1.7m savings

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2014

Driving records will be published online as part of plans to deliver £1.7bn annual efficiency sav...

HEALTH

GPs must make youth mental health a priority

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2014

Family doctors should make youth mental health a priority, the chair of a leading medical profess...

FINANCE

Wiltshire leaders under fire over allowances hike

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2014

Opposition councillors in Wiltshire Council arrange extraordinary meeting to overturn award of 22...

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