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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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HEALTH

Care system 'rife' with unqualified employees

By Dominic Browne | 17 October 2012

A BBC investigation has claimed the social care system in England is rife with unqualified staff.

FINANCE

Details of parking 'cash cow' to be made public

By Jonathan Werran | 17 October 2012

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has called on councils to reveal how much revenue they raise l...

WHITEHALL

Unions blast 'sickening changes' to staff T&Cs

By Jonathan Werran | 17 October 2012

Senior human resources officials are orchestrating wholesale changes to the working conditions of...

FINANCE

Unions demand end to council salary pay freeze

By Jonathan Werran | 17 October 2012

Three major local government trade unions are demanding 'a substantial increase' in next year's p...

FINANCE

Unions demand 'substantial' pay rise for council staff

By Jonathan Werran | 17 October 2012

Trade unions representing 1.6 million town hall staff demand substantial increase in next year's ...

FINANCE

Disabled people to lose out under UC, claim charities

By Jonathan Werran | 17 October 2012

Three national charities issue a report claiming up to 450,000 disabled people will lose out unde...

FINANCE

£100m to 'encourage best practice' for CTB

By Jonathan Werran | 17 October 2012

Coalition ministers allocate £100m in new funding to ‘encourage best practice’ among local author...

FINANCE

Lib Dem peers to rebel over CTB changes

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2012

Coalition peers poised to revolt over council tax benefit changes, as local government finance bi...

FINANCE

MPs warn over affordable housing benefits trap

By Jonathan Werran | 12 October 2012

MPs have warned, the Government's affordable homes programme risks making tenants dependent on ho...

FINANCE

Exclusive: DCLG plots UK plc rescue

By Jonathan Werran | 11 October 2012

Ministers are poised to boost the UK's flagging economy by removing a restrictive cap on infrastr...

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