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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

PAC: Schools funding uncertainty harming council finances

By Jonathan Werran | 28 June 2013

Uncertainty as to whether £5bn funding boost to cover extra 256,000 schools places by 2014 is eno...

Coalition broadband plans unplugged

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2013

Plans to upgrade UK’s broadband infrastructure in doubt, after flagship scheme to connect 22 citi...

Pickles outlines 'necessary' local approach to CB

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2013

Community budgets represent the future model for delivering and funding local services, Eric Pick...

Spending Review 2013: welfare spending cap from April 2015

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2013

Chancellor proposed setting four-year cap on welfare costs from April 2015, with limits set there...

New whistleblowing laws take effect

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2013

Legal change to end ‘gagging clauses’ could allow employers to bring malicious claims without fea...

Town halls face sweeping changes in bid to cut costs

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2013

The chances of further mergers among the 89 Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds advanced...

Government urged to 'get a grip' on gagging clauses

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2013

Central government has no control over the use of compromise agreements – financial inducements o...

Responding positively to complaints

By Jonathan Werran | 25 June 2013

Is it possible for public services to truly learn from negative feedback to raise standards? Jon...

Troubled families programme set for £1bn Spending Review boost

By Jonathan Werran | 25 June 2013

Treasury ministers announce potential £1bn spending round boost for the troubled families initiat...

Children of public sector workers to be pushed into poverty, says TUC

By Jonathan Werran | 24 June 2013

Some 180,000 children who have at least one parent working in the public sector are set to fall i...