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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Denham unveils jobs for contracts plan to tackle rising NEET levels

By Jonathan Werran | 25 August 2011

Shadow business secretary John Denham has unveiled a ‘jobs for contracts’ plan.

Shapps calls on councils to cease funding SOLACE

By Jonathan Werran | 25 August 2011

Housing minister Grant Shapps has urged councils to cease funding the Society of Local Authority ...

Northampton pilot to ease housing woes

By Jonathan Werran | 24 August 2011

Northampton Borough Council has been selected in a social mobility vanguard pilot.

Prince Charles' charities lobbied Shapps, FOI query reveals

By Jonathan Werran | 23 August 2011

Prince Charle's behind-the-scenes political interventions raises controversy.

Ministers at war over leadership of gangs' strategy

By Jonathan Werran | 23 August 2011

Iain Duncan Smith's anti-gangs strategy is causing friction with Home Secretary Theresa May

£5bn welfare to work programme at risk of financial collapse, warns SMF

By Jonathan Werran | 22 August 2011

Unattainable performance targets set by the Department of Work and Pensions threaten the Governme...

Second wave of Enterprise Zones announced

By Jonathan Werran | 22 August 2011

Ministers have announced the second wave of eleven Enterprise Zones, which they hope will create ...

Councils to gain from roadwork charging plans

By Jonathan Werran | 22 August 2011

Transport ministers have proposed giving councils powers to charge utility companies for digging ...

Councils offered new software framework

By Jonathan Werran | 22 August 2011

Government Procurement Services is offering councils a sector specific software framework support...

David Miliband to head ACEVO youth unemployment taskforce

By Jonathan Werran | 19 August 2011

David Miliband has agreed to chair a commission on youth unemployment set up by ACEVO.