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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

FINANCE

Gaming the Budget 2015

By Jonathan Werran | 10 February 2015

All eyes will be on the pre-election Budget on 18 March, but the real political spending choices ...

FINANCE

LGA defends councils' £21bn reserve cash pile

By Jonathan Werran | 10 February 2015

Council chiefs have claimed the sector’s financial reserves totalling £21.4bn are all that stands...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Wirral appoints Staffs CC deputy as new chief executive

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2015

Wirral MBC has appointed Staffordshire CC deputy chief executive Eric Robinson as its new chief e...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Think-tank laments 'distracting' health reforms

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2015

Reforms set in train by the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act have proved ‘damagin...

WHITEHALL

Care cap not a 'cure all' warns charity

By Jonathan Werran | 05 February 2015

Department of Health (DH) proposals to place a cap on care for people aged over 65 would benefit ...

FINANCE

IFS: Spending Review options could see milder cutbacks

By Jonathan Werran | 05 February 2015

All three main political parties could meet their fiscal targets without making spending cutbacks...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Pickles pushes for broad and wide-ranging Rotherham intervention

By Jonathan Werran | 04 February 2015

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has taken steps to appoint five commissioners to oversee Rothe...

ROTHERHAM ABUSE

'In denial' Rotherham found not fit for purpose by Casey

By Jonathan Werran | 04 February 2015

Government troubleshooter Louise Casey has found Rotherham MBC ‘not fit for purpose’ in the long-...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Rotherham abuse report due

By Jonathan Werran | 04 February 2015

Two Rotherham councillors, one still serving and one former elected member, have been embroiled i...

WHITEHALL

Collaboration 'key' to council land disposal

By Jonathan Werran | 03 February 2015

Central and local government should work together on combined £18bn land and asset disposals over...

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