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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

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 ...

Strike could derail mutual ambitions

By Jonathan Werran | 15 June 2011

Staff responsible for administering the pensions of 1.5 million serving and retired civil servant...

Treasury in dark as PFI firms ratchet up £2.2bn equity profits

By Jonathan Werran | 15 June 2011

The Treasury’s ‘inadequate’ monitoring of trading in PFI debt has allowed banks and builders to r...

Health Bill review enhances councils' role in health and wellbeing boards

By Jonathan Werran | 14 June 2011

David Cameron will today outline wholesale changes to the health and social care Bill.

Costs of re-housing families provokes benefits cap rethink

By Jonathan Werran | 13 June 2011

Ministers are considering a softening up of plans to impose an annual £26,000 benefits cap on hou...

Public sector unions walkout vote nears

By Jonathan Werran | 13 June 2011

Unions will know by Wednesday if up to 750,000 teachers, civil servants and other staff have give...