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Heather Jameson

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

Government to press ahead with Universal Credit despite growing criticism

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2017

Work and pensions secretary, David Gauke, has committed to pressing ahead with Universal Credit d...

Budget submissions led by CIPFA Brexit warning

By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2017

The financial implications of a Brexit deal should be taken into account when the chancellor deci...

Pleading poverty in the run-up to the Budget

By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2017

As councils put forward their cases for funding ahead of the Budget, Heather Jameson argues the s...

Ex-Brum chief takes on think tank role

By Heather Jameson | 26 September 2017

Former Birmingham City Council chief executive Mark Rogers is to join think tank Collaborate as a...

Unlocking the problems of centralisation

By Heather Jameson | 20 September 2017

As the UK prepares to leave the EU, Core Cities chair Cllr Judith Blake tells Heather Jameson wha...

Javid's renewed rally for devo

By EXCLUSIVE By Heather Jameson | 19 September 2017

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has urged council leaders to ‘put the party politics aside’ for...

Devolution is dead: Long live devolution

By Heather Jameson | 19 September 2017

Rumours of the death of devolution have been greatly exaggerated, it would seem, if the secretary...

Improvement panel to remain in Birmingham

By Heather Jameson | 19 September 2017

The team brought in to turn Birmingham City Council around has backtracked on its plans to withdr...

Javid's top-to-bottom social housing review

By Heather Jameson and Dan Peters | 19 September 2017

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has launched a green paper on social housing in the aftermath o...

Core Cities' bold move amid a Brexit-focused tide

By Heather Jameson | 13 September 2017

We are living with a one-policy government with complete inertia when it comes to anything outsid...