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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

NHS complaints review urges Ombudsman overhaul

By Jonathan Werran | 28 June 2011

The NHS needs a shift towards a less defensive and more open culture, according to a new inquiry.

Military top brass in the firing line for defence reforms

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2011

Senior defence officials will brace themselves for changes to how the MoD is run.

Strike tensions fuel crunch pensions talks

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2011

Ministers and union leaders to hold talks on pension reforms ahead of planned strike action.

Pensions flight could trigger stock market collapse, Eaton warns

By Jonathan Werran | 24 June 2011

Baroness Eaton warns Treasury insistence on applying increased pension contributions in local gov...

London Councils unveils capital business rate model

By Jonathan Werran | 24 June 2011

London Councils publishes first detailed proposals for pooling boroughs' business rates to encour...

Ministers announce sites of eight nuclear power plants

By Jonathan Werran | 23 June 2011

Ministers have published plans to build nuclear power stations at eight sites in the U.K.

Pickles and Spelman not talking while bins row festers

By Jonathan Werran | 23 June 2011

Eric Pickles is refusing to talk with fellow cabinet minister Caroline Spelman.

Reforms threaten mass exodus from pension schemes, Hutton warns

By Jonathan Werran | 23 June 2011

Exodus from local government pensions scheme could occur warns Lord Hutton.

DWP needs structured savings plan, spending watchdogs warn

By Jonathan Werran | 23 June 2011

Spending watchdogs are concerned about DWP achieving £20bn cost savings.

Watchdog blasts equality body's website blunder

By Jonathan Werran | 22 June 2011

A NAO report has blasted the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) for writing off its webs...