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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Funding risk to rural schools

By Jonathan Werran | 13 September 2012

County councils this week warned that proposed changes to funding formulas are threatening the fu...

Transparency moves will stall efficiency, say chiefs

By Jonathan Werran | 13 September 2012

Experts have warned government edicts aimed at boosting openness across town halls threatens to s...

Kerswell lands civil service reform role

By Jonathan Werran | 12 September 2012

Former Kent CC managing director, Katherine Kerswell, appointed director general for civil servic...

Public sector employment plummets, figures show

By Jonathan Werran | 12 September 2012

Official figures reveal levels of public sector employment plummeted by 235,000 in the last three...

Rush ahead for chiefs to evaluate PCC plans

By Jonathan Werran | 12 September 2012

Local government chiefs have warned they will have just one week to scrutinise the impact of inco...

Study claims core LEP funding vital for independence

By Jonathan Werran | 12 September 2012

Local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) need core funding to guarantee viability and independence i...

Poll highlights lack of trust in privatisation

By Jonathan Werran | 12 September 2012

Union chiefs have demanded an independent inquiry into privatisation, after a survey showed a lac...

RGF payouts criticised by influential MPs

By Jonathan Werran | 12 September 2012

Public spending watchdog attacks as 'scandalous' the progress of the Government's flagship econom...

Elections watchdog aims to boost PCC vote

By Jonathan Werran | 11 September 2012

Voting watchdog the Electoral Commission will run a public awareness campaign ahead of this Novem...

Olympic boroughs 'need clear legacy plan '

By Jonathan Werran | 10 September 2012

A leading think tank has reported east London borough's won't secure the full legacy from the Oly...