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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

'Build on strengths' to drive local economies

By Jonathan Werran | 11 June 2014

Struggling areas should ‘get off their butts’ and understand how they could re engineer their loc...

Inside View by Jonathan Werran

By Jonathan Werran | 11 June 2014

Trojan Horse more Whitehall infighting farce than Greek Tragedy, writes Jonathan Werran.

Public sector job cuts hit England and NE hardest

By Jonathan Werran | 11 June 2014

England has experienced the greatest reduction in public sector jobs over the past four years, co...

Highways Agency changes may open way for road tolls

By Jonathan Werran | 11 June 2014

The Infrastructure Bill could pave the way to the wholescale privatisation of the Highways Agency...

Labour claims Tories are 'abusing impartiality'

By Jonathan Werran | 11 June 2014

Government communications supremo Alex Aiken under fire from Labour shadow ministers for alleged...

LGA demands devolution of English youth services

By Jonathan Werran | 11 June 2014

Hundreds of thousands of young people could remain mired in inactivity without a drastic change i...

Picking up the pieces

By Jonathan Werran | 10 June 2014

The District Councils’ Network this week issues its manifesto, setting out ways districts could h...

Schools funding agency must 'get to grips, with academy cash

By Jonathan Werran | 10 June 2014

EFA must ‘get to grips’ with oversight of how academies spend cash and establish a ‘fit and prope...

PM demands 'robust response' to Trojan Horse findings

By Jonathan Werran | 09 June 2014

Ofsted will today issue a report into the Trojan Horse investigation into Islamic infiltration am...

Labour 'won't ease up' on budget cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 06 June 2014

An incoming Labour government would stick to existing coalition fiscal targets.