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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Coalition 'refresh' should 'focus on central-local relations'

By Jonathan Werran | 17 April 2012

MPs told sector should use Government's mid-term talks to secure new relationship between Whiteha...

PAC attacks Coalition's localism plan

By Jonathan Werran | 17 April 2012

PAC warns the Coalition's drive to implement its localism agenda across the public services is fa...

Crackdown on parents of primary truants

By Jonathan Werran | 16 April 2012

Parents of primary schoolchildren who play truant could have child benefit payments docked at sou...

Expert mocks borough's hostility to LGPS merger

By Jonathan Werran | 05 April 2012

Wandsworth LBC's finance chiefs have been accused of advancing 'self-serving and misleading' argu...

Public service proposals unworkable say experts

By Jonathan Werran | 04 April 2012

Policy experts have rounded on government proposals to reform public services as 'unworkable' and...

The relationship between public services and public finances

By Jonathan Werran | 04 April 2012

The British public want a high-quality Scandinavian style services delivered from low US levels o...

Councils mustn't lose out from adoption overhaul, Narey urges

By Jonathan Werran | 30 March 2012

Martin Narey has urged ministers to ensure local authorities don't suffer financial penalties for...

Government reform proposals dismissed as needless 'red-tape'

By Jonathan Werran | 29 March 2012

Government proposals to reform public services have been criticised as 'unworkable' and 'addition...

Mayoral candidates step up

By Jonathan Werran | 29 March 2012

Candidates eligible to stand in the London Mayoral election and contest seats on the London Assem...

Doncaster pledges no repeat of child safeguarding failures

By Jonathan Werran | 29 March 2012

Doncaster MBC will refer one member of staff to the GSCC and launch disciplinary investigations a...