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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

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...

Pensions staff strike poses Maude's first mutual problem

By Jonathan Werran | 17 June 2011

My Civil Service Pension staff have gone on strike today in protest at plans to transform it into...

Alexander insistent on driving public sector pensions reform

By Jonathan Werran | 17 June 2011

Chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander has warned unions the Government will not change...

Further doubts raised over much-delayed reform strategy

By Jonathan Werran | 16 June 2011

Government plans to transform public service delivery will be published ahead of Parliament recess.

Maude urges restraint, as mass public sector strike looms

By Jonathan Werran | 15 June 2011

Francis Maude has appealed to 750,000 staff not to go on strike while talks are ongoing.

Bullying 'on the rise' as pressures hit workplace

By Jonathan Werran | 15 June 2011

Council staff are more likely to face bullying than any other work sector, a survey commissioned ...