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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

Improvement panel give green light to Birmingham plans

By Heather Jameson | 23 March 2015

Birmingham City Council’s improvement plans have been given the green light by the Birmingham Ind...

LGO bites back at council inaction

By Heather Jameson | 20 March 2015

Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) Dr Jane Martin has warned councils it will bite back if they don...

Time to start banging on the devolution door

By Heather Jameson | 18 March 2015

Budget day deals on business rates, combined authorities and cities show just how far local gover...

Budget 2015: Osborne promises journey from 'austerity to prosperity'

By Heather Jameson | 18 March 2015

In a Budget that promised ‘no gimmicks’ in the run up to the General Election, Chancellor George ...

Inspection isn't working – so what's next?

By Heather Jameson | 17 March 2015

The communities and local government committee’s roasting of Ofsted will come as no surprise to t...

Hitting the ground running

By Heather Jameson | 17 March 2015

Head of the Government-appointed Rotherham MBC intervention commission, Derek Myers, talks to Hea...

Pickles backs plans for transformation roll-out

By Heather Jameson | 16 March 2015

The Government has backed plans to roll out a troubled families-style approach to other services,...

Pickles: Councils acting out James Bond fantasies

By Heather Jameson | 13 March 2015

Councils were accused of ‘acting out their James Bond fantasies’ by communities secretary Eric Pi...

Cyprus chief replacement to leave weeks after joining

By Heather Jameson | 12 March 2015

Thurrock Council chief executive Graham Farrant has announced he is to take up a new post as boss...

LGA review should show us warts and all

By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2015

I am a huge supporter of the Local Government Association but it struggles to speak with one voic...