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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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FINANCE

Jobless rate set to rise

By Jonathan Werran | 12 December 2012

An additional 200,000 people in Britain could be unemployed this time next year, the Institute fo...

FINANCE

Audit fee fears prompt probe into bulk buying

By Jonathan Werran | 12 December 2012

The Local Government Association (LGA) is canvassing members’ views on plans for a sector-led app...

WHITEHALL

Impartial to Osborne's Abracadabra

By Jonathan Werran | 12 December 2012

Jonathan Werran on how IFS director Paul Johnson is keen to unmask the conjuring chancellor's fin...

FINANCE

IFS: councils face 'inconceivable' 40% cash cuts by 2018 without protection

By Jonathan Werran | 10 December 2012

Local government could face 40% real-terms cash cuts without changes to welfare budgets and tax l...

FINANCE

Reserves increase 36% in five years

By Jonathan Werran | 07 December 2012

Local authority reserves have increased by 36% over five years to just under £13bn, the Audit Com...

FINANCE

Autumn Statement: Osborne extends austerity

By Jonathan Werran | 06 December 2012

Autumn Statement hits local government with further 2% cuts in 2014/15, extending austerity measu...

HEALTH

Public health funding 'must be ring-fenced'

By Jonathan Werran | 06 December 2012

Local government leaders tell a panel of MPs public health budgets should be ring-fenced until th...

FINANCE

Osborne swings his axe

By Jonathan Werran | 06 December 2012

Local government faces further major cash cuts during the current Spending Review as George Osbor...

FINANCE

'Cut delays in adoption process' urges minister

By Jonathan Werran | 05 December 2012

Ministers have urged poor-performing councils to improve the time taken to place children with ad...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall's economic growth strategy

By Jonathan Werran | 05 December 2012

Jonathan Werran asks, 'Does Whitehall actually have an economic growth strategy?'

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