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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

Setting the new agenda

By Heather Jameson | 12 October 2016

With a background in local government and leading care at the Department of Health, Jon Rouse was...

From Scale 1 to SOLACE

By Heather Jameson | 12 October 2016

Heather Jameson talks to Doncaster chief Jo Miller about her long journey from a Liverpool free s...

It's the democracy dilemma

By Heather Jameson | 12 October 2016

The Government's decision on fracking in Lancashire flies in the face of devolution rhetoric, wri...

Porter blasts mental health budget cuts

By Heather Jameson | 12 October 2016

Plans to cut spending on mental health are ‘bang out of order,’ Local Government Association chai...

Income tax and VAT devolution in London's sights

By Heather Jameson | 11 October 2016

The capital’s councils should be handed a slice of income tax and VAT, the interim report of the ...

Chancellor outlines inclusive growth 'mission'

By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2016

Chancellor Philip Hammond has outlined a ‘mission’ to make economic growth more inclusive in the ...

A 'moral duty' to get councils building

By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2016

Sajid Javid used the Conservative Party conference to show his hand on local government policy. B...

Parishes call for council tax referendum probe

By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2016

Plans to force parish councils to have referendums for council tax rises are ‘a centralist sledge...

The Ballad of Bury and Manchester

By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2016

Bury MBC’s Cllr Rishi Shori became Greater Manchester’s first BME council leader after a swift ri...

Will May deliver an economy for everyone?

By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2016

Thinking on economic growth is changing rapidly and Theresa May must respond, says Heather Jameson