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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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FINANCE

Ministers seek expert advice on LGPS reform

By Jonathan Werran | 18 October 2013

The DCLG publicises tender notice seeking external advice from financial experts on efficiency sa...

FINANCE

London Councils issues private rent support 'tipping point' warning

By Jonathan Werran | 17 October 2013

More working households than jobless to get help to pay private rent by Christmas, London Council...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Councillors should use scrutiny to challenge schools' performance, CfPS

By Jonathan Werran | 17 October 2013

Councillors should make better use of scrutiny role for local education services, CfPS to report.

WHITEHALL

Briefing: Reshuffle October 2013

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

Jonathan Werran analyses what last week’s reshuffle means for the coalition, and how the oppositi...

Inside View: Pickles the die-hard Marxist

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

Groucho Marx said there was no such thing as a 'Sanity Clause'. Local government finance settleme...

FINANCE

Birmingham among councils told to 'track youth training'

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

The skills minister has written to a dozen councils that he said have failed to properly track yo...

FINANCE

78,000 Whitehall jobs axed since 2010

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

Figures have shown some 15,000 jobs were cut across Whitehall departments in the year to March.

FINANCE

Union challenges pay disparity claim

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

Union chiefs have disputed the findings of a think-tank which claims the existence of a public se...

FINANCE

Churn of children's services directors 'counter-productive'

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

Local authorities must address a ‘counter-productive’ churn of children’s services directors, Ofs...

FINANCE

DCLG must boost financial acumen, NAO advises

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

DCLG will have to invest in greater financial expertise to manage big hike in its use of innovati...

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