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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Birmingham's £600,000 legal costs branded 'indefensible'

By Jonathan Werran | 27 May 2011

Birmingham City Council faces legal costs of up to £600,000 following a High Court ruling.

Broadband boost for rural areas

By Jonathan Werran | 27 May 2011

Rural communities across the east of England could be enjoying access to broadband for the first ...

Lord Hanningfield convicted in expenses case

By Jonathan Werran | 26 May 2011

Lord Hanningfield has today been found guilty on six counts of false accounting.

Councils urged to adopt holistic approach to property

By Jonathan Werran | 26 May 2011

Councils have been urged to adopt a strategic 'one public estate' approach to managing their prop...

Pickles challenges Nottingham: 'Show me the money'

By Jonathan Werran | 26 May 2011

Eric Pickles has opened up a new front in his campaign to force Nottingham City Council to make d...

Union leaders meet ministers for cuts talks

By Jonathan Werran | 26 May 2011

Union leaders are meeting with Government ministers today as civil servants begin voting in a nat...

DCLG made wrong call on mortgage rescue scheme, claims NAO

By Jonathan Werran | 25 May 2011

Misjudgements made by the DCLG resulted in the delivery of half the expected outcomes,according t...

Social worker groups shelve differences to create new college

By Jonathan Werran | 25 May 2011

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has settled differences with the College of Soci...

'Use pause' to review care funding options

By Jonathan Werran | 25 May 2011

Adult social services directors have urged ministers to use the current pause in reviewing the He...

Monumental challenge of savings is 'do-able'

By Jonathan Werran | 25 May 2011

Stephen Dorrell, chair of the health select committee, believes year-on-year efficiencies of 4% f...