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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Breaking news: Liverpool could cut statutory services by quarter

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

The council will conduct a series of service reviews to streamline how authority teams operate, w...

Call to relax restrictions on housing loans

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Council chiefs have called for an independent ministerial review to come with ‘no-strings attache...

Serco makes a comeback with renewal plan

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Serco makes progress in its efforts to restore commercial credibility with ministers and official...

Inside View: Gove in danger of producing more history than he can consume

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Michael Gove is famous for expressing personal views as to why Germany should bear historic respo...

Serco makes a comeback with renewal plan

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Under-fire government contractor Serco has made progress in its efforts to restore commercial cre...

Poor forecasting heaps burden on public purse

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Many Government financial forecasts are poor, spending watchdogs have concluded.

Local Audit Act hailed as 'massive win for the sector'

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Council chiefs have hailed the Local Audit and Accountability Act as a 'massive win for the secto...

Give boroughs the keys to drive welfare reform, London Councils urges

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Ministers should use the introduction of Universal Credit to put local authorities in the driving...

Gove's Balkan history crisis

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Education secretary risks creating more history than his department can consume, writes Jonathan ...

Poor forecasting heaps burden on public purse

By Jonathan Werran | 06 February 2014

Many Government financial forecasts are poor – a situation blighted by pressure on officials not ...