Author Profile
Heather Jameson
Heather Jameson is editor of The MJ, the leading weekly local government title for chief executives and senior managers, and of www.TheMJ.co.uk.
She is a regular speaker at both local government events and is co-host of the podcast Our World is Local.
Heather was a member of the Councillors’ Commission, chaired by Professor Colin Copus of De Montfort University, and is a passionate advocate of local government.
Articles by Heather Jameson
Barking and Dagenham LBC is now three years into a change programme that puts people at its heart...
Crippled by austerity and uncertainty, councils are financially paralysed and facing failure. Hea...
The fair funding review should be delayed until after the Spending Review, finance expert Rob Whi...
Business rates should be cut to support the private sector, chief secretary to the Treasury, Liz ...
Brokenshire moves to impose fresh conditions on ‘top slice’ cash
The Government called on councils and combined authorities to ‘embrace’ scrutiny as it issued new...
It can only be a good thing if Government wants to increase governance, protect the public and im...
The two main political parties have made big loses in the local elections, with the Lib Dems, Gre...
Heather Jameson reports on a round table hosted by Penna, discussing the pace of change for local...
If Scotland can choose to raise income tax and invest in public services, why can’t Manchester or...
