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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Wilshaw: educational failure has shifted to East and South East

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2013

Educational underperformance have migrated from inner-cities to leafy suburbs, rural and coastal ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Exclusive: Commissioning Academy open for business

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2013

The Cabinet Office has announced the first wave of councils to join the Commissioning Academy.

WHITEHALL

Community budget fears dismissed as 'hogwash'

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2013

Local government minister Brandon Lewis has dismissed as 'absolute hogwash' criticisms that the c...

WHITEHALL

Slow services revamp slammed by watchdog

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2013

The Government is 'lagging behind' in efforts to redesign public services, watchdogs have said.

FINANCE

Councils should use reserves to pay workers, Unison says

By Jonathan Werran | 19 June 2013

Councils should dip into their estimated £16bn cash reserves to fund a 'decent' wage settlement f...

WHITEHALL

After SR13, the deluge?

By Jonathan Werran | 18 June 2013

French history suggests Whitehall departments will struggle to decentralise budgets, says Jonatha...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Newham LBC lashes out at 'toothless' betting shop laws

By Jonathan Werran | 18 June 2013

Newham LBC attacks regulators the Gambling Commission for a lack of support, after a court overtu...

HEALTH

Treasury eyes £2bn childcare cash grab

By Jonathan Werran | 18 June 2013

The unprotected part of the Department for Education’s budget vulnerable in the run up to next we...

WHITEHALL

Councils braced for spending squeeze of up to 12% in 2015/16

By Jonathan Werran | 17 June 2013

Local government could experience planned Spending Review cuts of up to 12% in 2015/16 if defenc...

HEALTH

Local authority homecare levels fall again

By Jonathan Werran | 17 June 2013

The volume of local authority funded homecare services has declined for a second successive year,...

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