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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Acceptable school quality now starts at 'good' says Ofsted chief

By Jonathan Werran | 09 September 2013

Schools in East of England buck national 9% upward trend for school improvement.

NCVO backs Coalition TUPE reforms

By Jonathan Werran | 06 September 2013

Charity group approves new government proposals for public sector staff who are outsourced to the...

Whitehall 'a failing organisation' damning MPs report finds

By Jonathan Werran | 06 September 2013

Central government doomed to preside over further high-profile disasters unless current Whitehall...

No more holding back the tiers

By Jonathan Werran | 05 September 2013

Jonathan Werran asked The MJ’s newest columnist, District Chief Executives Network chairman David...

New inquiry over Rotherham child service failures to begin

By Jonathan Werran | 05 September 2013

Rotherham MBC set to launch independent inquiry into historic child sex exploitation and children...

Census faces the axe

By Jonathan Werran | 05 September 2013

Council chiefs hope local government could benefit from a fairer funding settlement under plans t...

Take vital infrastructure decisions at arm's length, urges Olympics guru

By Jonathan Werran | 05 September 2013

Experts back Olympic Delivery boss' call for independent body to set national infrastructure prio...

Watchdog raises concerns over standards supervision

By Jonathan Werran | 04 September 2013

Coercion against councillors and senior officers will be difficult to monitor under the current s...

Scrap two-tier arrangements and start again in Essex, says Braintree leader

By Jonathan Werran | 04 September 2013

The leader of an Essex district council has called for a reorganisation that would see his own au...

East Dorset DC elects new leader

By Jonathan Werran | 03 September 2013

Cllr Ian Monks voted East Dorset DC's new leader following the election of previous council chief...