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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Committee raises sustainable homes fears

By Jonathan Werran | 20 November 2013

A panel of MPs has urged communities secretary Eric Pickles to rethink plans to scrap the code fo...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall Inside View - Cameron's worthless Chinese take-out

By Jonathan Werran | 19 November 2013

PM's trade jaunt to China will delay Autumn Statement and achieve paltry return compared to city-...

FINANCE

An outsourced crisis of confidence

By Jonathan Werran | 19 November 2013

The National Audit Office last week produced reports challenging the Government and its private s...

FINANCE

Caerphilly clawback could be counter-productive, chief warns

By Jonathan Werran | 19 November 2013

Caerphilly Council chief executives warns members of likely financial loss if council tried to re...

FINANCE

Northumberland plans to scrap chief executive role

By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2013

Northumberland CC proposes to scrap the chief executive role, as part of a radical management res...

FINANCE

Authorities in beef up call for bill

By Jonathan Werran | 13 November 2013

A cross-party coalition of councils has united behind lobbying efforts to strengthen the proposed...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Housing associations' warning over Universal Credit delays

By Jonathan Werran | 12 November 2013

Failure to establish a ‘realistic timetable’ for rolling out Universal Credit (UC) is stymieing h...

FINANCE

Cuts to pensions save £2.3bn

By Jonathan Werran | 12 November 2013

Whitehall savings for the first half of this year are estimated to be £5.4bn, ministers have anno...

FINANCE

IT glitches 'will alienate electors'

By Jonathan Werran | 12 November 2013

The Government has sought to dampen concerns from local authority electoral administrators.

WHITEHALL

Spending watchdog warns of 'crisis of confidence' over top suppliers

By Jonathan Werran | 12 November 2013

NAO head reports ‘crisis of confidence’ over major government contractors not dealing fairly with...

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