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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

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...

FINANCE

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...

HEALTH

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...

FINANCE

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 ...

BUSINESS

Outsourcing move casts doubt on Capita targets

By Jonathan Werran | 27 July 2011

Birmingham's reversal of plans to move 100 IT jobs to India has raised doubts over Capita’s abili...

HEALTH

Ofsted launches inspection study

By Jonathan Werran | 27 July 2011

Education regulator Ofsted has launched a consultation on new arrangements for inspecting childre...

FINANCE

A fiscal snapshot of the public sector economy

By Jonathan Werran | 26 July 2011

Warnings on public sector pensions were made in recent Office for Budget Responsibility data. Jon...

Council websites are digital history

By Jonathan Werran | 26 July 2011

Over 20 councils are piloting a project to preserve online information for future generations.

FINANCE

Statisticians pledge to measure national happiness

By Jonathan Werran | 26 July 2011

National well-being will be measured alongside GDP and other indicators of economic growth,the ON...

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