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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

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...

Ofsted launches inspection study

By Jonathan Werran | 27 July 2011

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

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.

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...

Cashing in on assets

By Jonathan Werran | 26 July 2011

The Worcestershire Partnership is helping to pioneer a new approach to capital asset management.

Birmingham rages over wage cuts, but shelves offshoring plans

By Jonathan Werran | 25 July 2011

Birmingham's plans to scrap paying bonuses to its own staff and end perks risk putting low-paid c...

Byles drawn into phone hacking saga

By Jonathan Werran | 22 July 2011

Former Norfolk CC chief executive Tim Byles has been drawn into the phone-hacking saga, amid alle...

Search engine opens council accounts to inspection

By Jonathan Werran | 22 July 2011

Over 280 councils have submitted the dates their accounts are open to full public scrutiny.

Complex formula funding hinders fair sharing, NAO reports

By Jonathan Werran | 21 July 2011

The complex way the DCLG structures its formula grant blocks accountability and openess, watchdog...