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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Ex-chief Kerswell takes on civil service reforms role

By Jonathan Werran | 19 September 2012

Former Kent CC managing director, Katherine Kerswell has been appointed director general for civi...

The plotting before the late Autumn statement

By Jonathan Werran | 19 September 2012

Jonathan Werran looks at what the late Autumn Statement by chancellor George Osborne could consis...

Newman appointed as Audit Commission's final chairman

By Jonathan Werran | 19 September 2012

Ministers appoint former BDO chief Jeremy Newman as the Audit Commission's last ever chairman.

The battle for patronage

By Jonathan Werran | 19 September 2012

Questions over how Government appoints to senior public roles took on renewed urgency last week, ...

Casey: troubled famililes' intervention model should adapt

By Jonathan Werran | 18 September 2012

Councils engaged with the Government's initiative to transform the lives of troubled families by ...

Ministers announce £25m core-funding package for LEPs

By Jonathan Werran | 17 September 2012

Ministers have agreed to provide England's 39 local enterprise partnerships core funding over the...

Public favour same or higher spending levels, survey suggests

By Jonathan Werran | 17 September 2012

Public attitudes are starting to shift in favour of increasing taxes for the first time in over a...

Legal experts fear impact of new transparency rules

By Jonathan Werran | 13 September 2012

Local government legal chiefs seek meeting with DCLG to raise ‘major concerns’ over new transpare...

Pensions' reform Bill published

By Jonathan Werran | 13 September 2012

Ministers publish legislation for reforming public service pensions - which unions have vowed to ...

Councils urged to close commissioning skills gap

By Jonathan Werran | 13 September 2012

Council chiefs should work with Whitehall to improve commissioning of public services, urges thin...