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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Inside View: Florence of Arabia has plenty to scrutinise

By Jonathan Werran | 22 May 2014

Penrith MP Rory Stewart is indubitably this column’s favourite hyper-localist and philosopher-king.

'Recognise value of civil servants' says FDA

By Jonathan Werran | 22 May 2014

Politicians should ‘get off the backs of civil servants and recognise their value and professiona...

Public satisfaction high despite cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 22 May 2014

Public satisfaction has barely dropped despite councils facing 40% funding cutbacks, according to...

West country councils deride 'pitiful' rural top up cash

By Jonathan Werran | 20 May 2014

DCLG cash sweetener to close the funding gap between urban and rural authorities dismissed as too...

Hospital chiefs raise new BCF concerns

By Jonathan Werran | 20 May 2014

NHS Trust Development Authority supremo raises further fears about the dangers to health budgets ...

Social workers to benefit from updated code of employers' standards

By Jonathan Werran | 19 May 2014

Council bosses, trade unions and health and social care experts have today launched a revised set...

Inside View: The stark light of hindsight

By Jonathan Werran | 16 May 2014

Sound advice grates on the ear, the saying goes.

Fears in run-up to election

By Jonathan Werran | 16 May 2014

Whitehall mandarins fear the civil service’s political impartiality could be under threat, an inf...

More free schools could see costs spiral out of control

By Jonathan Werran | 16 May 2014

The coalition’s drive to boost the number of free schools could send capital expenditure costs sp...

Pensions row escalates

By Jonathan Werran | 15 May 2014

Excluding councillors from access to the LGPS will thwart ministerial intentions, council chiefs ...