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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Briefing: Reshuffle October 2013

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

Jonathan Werran analyses what last week’s reshuffle means for the coalition, and how the oppositi...

Inside View: Pickles the die-hard Marxist

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

Groucho Marx said there was no such thing as a 'Sanity Clause'. Local government finance settleme...

Birmingham among councils told to 'track youth training'

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

The skills minister has written to a dozen councils that he said have failed to properly track yo...

78,000 Whitehall jobs axed since 2010

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

Figures have shown some 15,000 jobs were cut across Whitehall departments in the year to March.

Union challenges pay disparity claim

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

Union chiefs have disputed the findings of a think-tank which claims the existence of a public se...

Churn of children's services directors 'counter-productive'

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

Local authorities must address a ‘counter-productive’ churn of children’s services directors, Ofs...

DCLG must boost financial acumen, NAO advises

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2013

DCLG will have to invest in greater financial expertise to manage big hike in its use of innovati...

New minister hits back at 'downgrading' claims

By Jonathan Werran | 14 October 2013

Housing minister, Kris Hopkins, hits back at criticism that he lacks the political clout to deliv...

Labour: 450,000 in court since CTB reforms

By Jonathan Werran | 11 October 2013

War of words erupts after Labour reserach suggests 450,000 low-paid and vulnerable residents may ...

Reshuffle - DCLG changes in full

By Jonathan Werran | 10 October 2013

Update on ministerial changes at DCLG following this week's reshuffle - which includes new housin...