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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

Council HQ caught up in gas leak alert

By Heather Jameson | 23 January 2018

Staff are returning to work at Westminster City Councils offices in the Strand after being evacua...

Why Carillion's plight is a warning to us all

By Heather Jameson | 16 January 2018

Carillion's demise has led to calls to bring everything back in house. Heather Jameson argues a b...

From the heart of London to an island economy

By Heather Jameson | 16 January 2018

Ahead of his move to become chief executive of the States of Jersey, Charlie Parker tells Heather...

'The finance system is broken beyond the next few years'

By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2018

With the provisional local government finance settlement published so late in the day before Chri...

The more it changes, the more it stays the same

By Heather Jameson | 10 January 2018

Heather Jameson on the recent cabinet reshuffle and the sector's prospects for the coming year.

Finance settlement offers no lifeline to the struggling sector

By Heather Jameson | 19 December 2017

Sajid Javid may have offered enough to potential Tory rebel MPs, but the funding crisis in local ...

Lifting the council tax cap is just passing the buck

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2017

The finance settlement could remove the council tax raising cap, but this would hardly be a win f...

Councils should scrutinise LEPs, say MPs

By Heather Jameson | 14 December 2017

Councils and combined authorities should be able to scrutinise Local Enterprise Partnership (LEPs...

Scots Budget reveals plan to increase income tax bands

By Heather Jameson | 14 December 2017

The Scottish Government has unveiled a draft budget which raises income tax in a bid to raise an ...

Fasten your seatbelts it's going to be a bumpy ride!

By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2017

Heather Jameson leads us through the events of another roller-coaster year.