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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Take vital infrastructure decisions at arm's length, urges Olympics guru

By Jonathan Werran | 05 September 2013

Experts back Olympic Delivery boss' call for independent body to set national infrastructure prio...

FINANCE

Watchdog raises concerns over standards supervision

By Jonathan Werran | 04 September 2013

Coercion against councillors and senior officers will be difficult to monitor under the current s...

FINANCE

Scrap two-tier arrangements and start again in Essex, says Braintree leader

By Jonathan Werran | 04 September 2013

The leader of an Essex district council has called for a reorganisation that would see his own au...

WORKFORCE

East Dorset DC elects new leader

By Jonathan Werran | 03 September 2013

Cllr Ian Monks voted East Dorset DC's new leader following the election of previous council chief...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Former Kingston leader charged with child porn offences

By Jonathan Werran | 23 August 2013

Former Kingston RLBC leader, Derek Osbourne, was this week charged with possessing and distributi...

FINANCE

Homes backlog fears

By Jonathan Werran | 22 August 2013

Town hall bosses have denied the planning system is to blame for the lack of new housing as exper...

WHITEHALL

Benn scathing about Pickles' performance

By Jonathan Werran | 22 August 2013

Shadow communities secretary Hilary Benn has accused Eric Pickles of not appearing the ‘least bit...

FINANCE

Whitehall consultancy spend to 'top £830m'

By Jonathan Werran | 21 August 2013

Whitehall’s spend on external consultants increased by more than £500m last year.

FINANCE

Bedroom tax error leads to Scottish funding shortfall

By Jonathan Werran | 21 August 2013

An accounting error over Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) allocations has resulted in a cash s...

FINANCE

Better controls urged to raise tax take by £20bn

By Jonathan Werran | 19 August 2013

Local government chiefs have urged national tax authorities to be as efficient in collecting levi...

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