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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Councils 'missing online savings opportunities'

By Jonathan Werran | 08 March 2012

Information management experts have claimed most councils are 'missing online savings opportuniti...

The 'blame game' begins before the Budget

By Jonathan Werran | 08 March 2012

Jonathan Werran looks at how a Whitehall blame game over weak economic recovery has kicked off ah...

The bedrock of civil service administration

By Jonathan Werran | 07 March 2012

Jonathan Werran asks does Whitehall do evidence?

Town halls 'must plan' infrastructure finance

By Jonathan Werran | 07 March 2012

Eric Pickles has warned councils should start preparing the ground for the next Spending Review a...

Whitehall's demand for failure

By Jonathan Werran | 02 March 2012

Jonathan Werran questions the evidence supporting massive top-down tax and welfare overhauls.

New leader set to take over at Westminster

By Jonathan Werran | 01 March 2012

Westminster City Council's ruling Conservative group has elected Cllr Philippa Roe as its likely ...

Finance bosses 'more anxious' about future

By Jonathan Werran | 29 February 2012

According to a new survey council finance chiefs are increasingly anxious about their ability to ...

The pay deals disaster

By Jonathan Werran | 29 February 2012

Jonathan Werran says departments and agencies should restrain bonuses and abolish paying managers...

Kerslake: sustainable development presumption stays in planning code

By Jonathan Werran | 29 February 2012

DCLG permanent secretary confirms final draft of NPPF to retain presumption in favour of sustaina...

Parliamentary backlog 'could hit CTB reforms'

By Jonathan Werran | 29 February 2012

Opposition MPs warned this week that poor parliamentary scheduling has raised fresh doubts over t...