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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Revised guidelines for community groups defending local assets

By Jonathan Werran | 09 June 2011

New guidance will force local authorities to take seriously all viable requests for the compulsor...

Public sector wage freeze begins to bite, salary figures show

By Jonathan Werran | 09 June 2011

Ongoing public sector salary freezes are causing continued reductions in take home pay, figures r...

Whitehall 'to leave no stone unturned' in selling surplus land

By Jonathan Werran | 08 June 2011

Whitehall departments will publish plans releasing thousands of acres of derelict buildings and u...

Plan A or Plan B?

By Jonathan Werran | 08 June 2011

Jonathan Werran looks at how George Osborne can adopt an expedient new course when circumstances ...

Crewe residents asked to vote again in governance review

By Jonathan Werran | 08 June 2011

Cheshire East councillors are asking residents of Crewe to vote for a second time to consider if ...

Public service mutuals need stronger government support, MPs advise

By Jonathan Werran | 08 June 2011

The concept of public service mutuals is not well understood in local and central government, an ...

Suffolk residents vote against councils merger

By Jonathan Werran | 07 June 2011

Residents in central and south Suffolk failed to find common cause for merging Babergh and Mid Su...

Partnership for Schools axed by Gove

By Jonathan Werran | 07 June 2011

Education quango Partnerships for Schools (PfS) has been closed down and replaced with the Educat...

Downing Street mandarin snared in Southern Cross crisis

By Jonathan Werran | 07 June 2011

The civil servant in charge of Downing Street has become embroiled in the Southern Cross care hom...

Ofsted wants new adoption checks to put children first

By Jonathan Werran | 07 June 2011

Ofsted has launched a consultation on proposed changes for the inspection of adoption and fosteri...