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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

NAO: Government 'lagging behind' on restructure of public services

By Jonathan Werran | 13 June 2013

Government ‘lagging behind’ on work redesigning public services so they could operate for less mo...

MPs demand clarity on cuts to services

By Jonathan Werran | 13 June 2013

Parliamentary spending watchdog says local authorities must explain to residents what services wi...

Cheats try it on with 7,000 insurance scams

By Jonathan Werran | 12 June 2013

A leading public sector insurer has reported swindlers attempted to cheat local authorities throu...

Don't pass on unfair cuts to charities, Pickles warns councils

By Jonathan Werran | 12 June 2013

Communities secretary Eric Pickles tells councils not to ‘pull up the drawbridge on the voluntary...

Local government still bearing brunt of public sector job cuts, ONS shows

By Jonathan Werran | 12 June 2013

ONS figres reveal local government scrapped a further 26,000 posts in Q1 2013 while central gover...

Ombudsman must do more to support councillors, LGiU reports

By Jonathan Werran | 12 June 2013

Local Government Ombudsman has broad sector support but must develop distinct offer for councillo...

Tell me the truth about statistics

By Jonathan Werran | 12 June 2013

Lies, and statistics, is the phrase used whenever a journalist is asked about official government...

Amey lands £150m tri-borough FM deal

By Jonathan Werran | 11 June 2013

West London tri-borough awards ten-year outsourced facilities management deal worth more than £15...

NAO report set to slam £530m rural broadband rollout

By Jonathan Werran | 11 June 2013

Spending watchdogs poised to release a highly critical report on the Government’s £530m rural bro...

Ofsted launches first new style school improvement inspections

By Jonathan Werran | 10 June 2013

Norfolk CC and the Isle of Wight today become the first authorities to be inspected by regulators...