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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Nottingham CC rejects elected mayor vote as 'costly gamble'

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2011

Nottingham City Council has voted to oppose government plans to hold a referendum for an elected ...

Government not pulling back from radical changes, claims Cameron

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2011

David Cameron has launched the Open Public Services White Paper claiming the coalition was not ‘p...

Cameron vows to end 'Whitehall knows best' dogma

By Jonathan Werran | 11 July 2011

David Cameron will today outline the Government’s long-delayed plans to break the presumption of ...

Statisticians in call to measure councils' job cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 08 July 2011

ONS report states impact of council job losses should be monitored.

Cameron hails revolution in public service transparency

By Jonathan Werran | 07 July 2011

David Cameron has hailed the second-phase widening of the coalition’s transparency agenda.

Cameron renews 'greenest government ever' pledge

By Jonathan Werran | 06 July 2011

David Cameron has committed government departments to reducing carbon emissions by 25% by 2015.

Report reveals scale of errors at FiReControl

By Jonathan Werran | 06 July 2011

Over-reliance on poorly-managed consultants and a cultural inability to share bad news contribute...

Care ruling poses 'serious risk' to dignity of elderly, watchdog warns

By Jonathan Werran | 06 July 2011

The equalities watchdog has warned a Supreme Court decision will make it easier for councils to j...

Health Committee launches Dilnot inquiry

By Jonathan Werran | 06 July 2011

Parliament’s Health Committee has agreed to conduct an inquiry this autumn overseeing the work of...

Low-skilled jobs moving out of city centres

By Jonathan Werran | 06 July 2011

Jobs for low-skilled workers are gradually moving out of city-centres, a report by Centre for Cit...