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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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HEALTH

Ofsted rules Coventry's children's services 'inadequate'

By Jonathan Werran | 21 March 2014

Schools regulator Ofsted brands Coventry City Council’s children’s services 'inadequat'e in the a...

FINANCE

Town Hall Rich List has got poorer, MPs tell its authors

By Jonathan Werran | 20 March 2014

MPs have clashed with the campaign group responsible for producing the Town Hall Rich List.

FINANCE

MPs' warning on crisis loans

By Jonathan Werran | 20 March 2014

Ministers must act on crisis loans, MPs have demanded this week.

FINANCE

Union: Whitehall capability endangered by pay decisions

By Jonathan Werran | 19 March 2014

The gap between senior managers’ salaries and the wider economy has grown, senior civil servants ...

FINANCE

Budget 2014: 'More hard decisions, more cuts', says Osborne

By Jonathan Werran | 19 March 2014

Chancellor confirms austerity measures would have to continue through to the end of the next Parl...

Inside View: Chancellor clears decks to boost Tory majority chances

By Jonathan Werran | 18 March 2014

The Treasury made a few public spending announcements last week on areas such as public service p...

FINANCE

G4S to pay £109m prison tagging settlement

By Jonathan Werran | 18 March 2014

Government contractor G4S has agreed to repay the Ministry of Justice £108.9m for overcharging on...

FINANCE

County chiefs hail £250m school funding boost

By Jonathan Werran | 17 March 2014

County Councils Network praises Department for Education's £350m extra cash from 2015/16 to redre...

FINANCE

Councils must get better deal from £45bn procurement spend, MPs urge

By Jonathan Werran | 13 March 2014

Local government must 'step up to the mark' and boost commercial skills across all officers, CLG ...

FINANCE

Block on councillors pensions a 'kick in the teeth', says LGA chair

By Jonathan Werran | 13 March 2014

Sir Merrick Cockell hits out at regulations barring councillors from accessing the LGPS as insult...

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