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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

DfE rejects Labour claims of September primary schools crisis

By Jonathan Werran | 24 July 2013

Department for Education rebuts Labour Party claims that England faces a crisis shortfall of 120,...

Whitehall Inside View - There Will Be Blood

By Jonathan Werran | 23 July 2013

Rumours David Cameron wants a new civil service head belie the institutional revolution underpinn...

Councils celebrate royal birth

By Jonathan Werran | 23 July 2013

Cambridgeshire CC opens online book of congratulations for HRH the Prince of Cambridge and Westmi...

Six London boroughs targeted in migrant repatriation pilot

By Jonathan Werran | 23 July 2013

Two vans displaying adverts urging illegal immigrants to leave the UK voluntarily to be driven ac...

DCLG must get a grip on FiReControl replacement costs, PAC warns

By Jonathan Werran | 23 July 2013

Attempts to overhaul local fire and rescue centres in the aftermath of the disastrous FiReControl...

Coalition 'papering over cracks' of skills shortages

By Jonathan Werran | 18 July 2013

A trade union representing specialist civil servants has complained the next stage in the coaliti...

Westminster crackdown on potential breaches of benefit cap

By Jonathan Werran | 17 July 2013

Westminster City Council using DCLG grant money to ramp up crackdown against illegal subletting ...

Sandwell seeks exit from £300m BT deal

By Jonathan Werran | 16 July 2013

Sandwell MBC has approved plans to end its £300m contract with BT and bring support services back...

Standards quango unlikely to heed Cornwall's call for greater sanctions

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2013

Quango charged with protecting Nolan principles rejects call for immediate review into stronger p...

SOLACE deems single inspection plans 'inadequate'

By Jonathan Werran | 12 July 2013

Ofsted plans to set up a single inspection framework covering local authority child protection an...