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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Commissioner orders disclosure of mandarins' salary secrets

By Jonathan Werran | 22 June 2011

The Information Commissioner has ruled the names and salary details of 24 senior Whitehall offici...

Boroughs launch ALMO to deliver kids' services

By Jonathan Werran | 22 June 2011

Neighbouring boroughs Richmond and Kingston are set to form a joint social enterprise to deliver ...

Most Londoners seek capital improvements from councils, not mayor

By Jonathan Werran | 22 June 2011

Over half of Londoners believe their council is more responsible for improving their city than ma...

Health reform problems offer councils 'perfect opportunity', study claims

By Jonathan Werran | 22 June 2011

Health reforms and a tough financial climate represent an opportunity’ for collaboration between...

Viva la revolucion!

By Jonathan Werran | 21 June 2011

Jonathan Werran looks at how the Conservative Party planned to introduce the 'post-bureaucratic a...

Shadow mayors plans scrapped

By Jonathan Werran | 21 June 2011

Government proposals requiring England’s eleven largest city councils to impose ‘shadow mayors’ h...

Unison research shows councils consider in-house options

By Jonathan Werran | 21 June 2011

More than half of councils have considered reneging on outsourcing contracts and bringing service...

IT delays may scupper universal credit plans

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2011

Government IT suppliers are worried timescales for introducing a universal credit system by 2013 ...

Unions say Alexander's comments threaten pensions talks

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2011

Talks with unions over pensions reform have been thrown into doubt following comments made by Tre...

Eaton dismisses spending savings as 'eye-catching but inaccurate'

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2011

Baroness Eaton has queried Eric Pickles’ claim that councils could make annual 20% procurement ef...