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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

Warning: business rates could damage public health

By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2016

A shift to funding public health through business rates will damage the health of millions of peo...

Calais Jungle is 'moral outrage' - Forbes

By Heather Jameson | 26 September 2016

The Calais Jungle is a ‘moral outrage’ and councils stand ready to take care of the children of a...

Forbes: Social housing under threat

By Heather Jameson | 26 September 2016

The future of social housing has ‘never been under so much threat,’ Local Government Association ...

Mayoral hopeful Burnham calls for Powerhouse pledge

By Heather Jameson | 21 September 2016

The Government should ‘deepen its commitment to the Northern Powerhouse, not abandon it’ as part ...

Burnham: Hand care to NHS

By Heather Jameson | 21 September 2016

The ‘only answer’ to the problems facing adult social care is to bring care services into the NHS...

There's no clear solution to the social care conundrum

By Heather Jameson | 21 September 2016

Has the patchwork of devolution partnerships offered the solution adult social care desperately n...

A towering challenge

By Heather Jameson | 14 September 2016

Tower Hamlets is a borough of enormous wealth nestled next to extreme deprivation. Chief executiv...

Capital concerns in the dash for cash

By Heather Jameson | 14 September 2016

Local government might have to change its approach to recruitment if cash-strapped councils are t...

Councils see a rise in capital investment to boost coffers

By Heather Jameson | 12 September 2016

Cash-poor councils are using more of their capital funds to boost investments, according to a new...

Reorganisation? Slim down central government first

By Heather Jameson | 06 September 2016

Central government should examine its own size before pushing for local government reorganisation...