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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Cable derides 'simpilstic' view of single pot growth deals

By Jonathan Werran | 18 April 2013

Business secretary champions City Deals as preferred growth model, but rules out simply doling bi...

Wandsworth seeks staff mutual solution to £20m savings drive

By Jonathan Werran | 18 April 2013

Wandsworth LBC asks staff to devise plans to share services with other boroughs or create mutuals...

Wandsworth invites staff to run services

By Jonathan Werran | 18 April 2013

Wandsworth LBC asks its employees to devise plans to share services with other boroughs or create...

Ofsted abandons multi-agency protection plans

By Arun Marsh | 17 April 2013

Former children's minister shocked by Ofsted's decision to abandon multi-agency protection plans.

Youth unemployment levels fail to breach 1 million mark

By Jonathan Werran | 17 April 2013

Employment levels virtually unchanged but figures show inflation outstripping rise in earnings, a...

NAO questions sustainability of government saving plans

By Jonathan Werran | 17 April 2013

Auditors ask if ERG, the Whitehall unit responsible for reducing procurement costs, can deliver £...

Local schemes 'outstrip' Work Programme

By Jonathan Werran | 17 April 2013

London Councils claims local authority-led employment schemes could deliver better results than t...

Public services urged to unite against child abuse

By Jonathan Werran | 17 April 2013

Councils, police forces and the NHS must join forces to tackle child sexual exploitation more eff...

Backlash over proposals for councillor pensions

By Jonathan Werran | 17 April 2013

Local government chiefs have hit out at Government proposals to restrict councillors' entitlement...

Bordering on the ridiculous

By Jonathan Werran | 16 April 2013

Jonathan Werran looks at the wide distrust among coalition ministers of executive agencies.