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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

Man on a mission

By Heather Jameson | 04 July 2023

The Local Government Association’s new chair Cllr Shaun Davies says the old ways of doing things ...

LGA vows to push on with improvement

By Heather Jameson | 29 June 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has vowed to continue parts of its improvement offer after...

Enough chaos and confusion, now we need solutions

By Heather Jameson | 28 June 2023

No one got everything right during the pandemic, but the early days showed a failure of central G...

Brum in spending freeze over equal pay issue

By Heather Jameson | 28 June 2023

Birmingham City Council has called a halt to its spending after an equal pay liability was reveal...

Kent to vote on devolution deal

By Heather Jameson | 27 June 2023

Kent CC councillors will vote this week on plans for a devolution deal in a bid to secure more po...

Revealing excellence

By Heather Jameson | 26 June 2023

The MJ Achievement Awards were an opportunity to put the energy, hard work and creativity of loca...

Clark: Time to simplify local government

By Heather Jameson | 14 June 2023

The time has come for local government reorganisation and for councils to be given more power, fo...

When will we give social care the attention it deserves?

By Heather Jameson | 13 June 2023

Could the Fabian Society's plans for a national care service be one of the first signs of a polit...

Unfinished business

By Heather Jameson | 12 June 2023

Greg Clark has been local government secretary twice. He speaks to Heather Jameson about the need...

Swimming against the financial tide

By Heather Jameson | 06 June 2023

Heather Jameson says without the powers to clamp down on those who go too far there will be restr...