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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Unions lose legal fight over redundancy payouts

By Jonathan Werran | 11 August 2011

A legal challenge against drastic cuts to civil service redundancy payouts has been rejected by ...

Welsh group blasts 'divisive' salary cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 10 August 2011

Attempts to recalibrate allowances for councillors in Wales have been branded as ‘divisive’ by th...

Rising welfare bills to squeeze wider government spending

By Jonathan Werran | 10 August 2011

A long-term rise in welfare, health and care bills will further squeeze spending on public order ...

What is the new normal?

By Jonathan Werran | 09 August 2011

Jonathan Werran considers the impact of current global financial problems on the nation's public ...

Local authority fights to keep 92-year old in care home

By Jonathan Werran | 09 August 2011

A local authority is fighting a legal battle to keep a 92-year old man suffering from dementia in...

NVCO highlights more pain for the charity sector

By Jonathan Werran | 08 August 2011

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations claims nearly half of councils are making ‘dispr...

Public projects burdened by PFI interest payments

By Jonathan Werran | 08 August 2011

Around 700 public sector infrastructure projects are being burdened by higher borrowing from priv...

CQC demands 'root and branch' improvements from Castlebeck

By Jonathan Werran | 03 August 2011

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have raised serious concerns at four services r...

Unions hit back at 'unjustified' rise in pension costs

By Jonathan Werran | 28 July 2011

Unions have reacted angrily to leaked figures detailing the precise amount in extra pension contr...

Telford and Wrekin's new budget halts office move plan

By Jonathan Werran | 27 July 2011

Telford and Wrekin Council has ditched plans to relocate the authority’s offices in support of a ...