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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

Questions raised over 'community heroes' pot plans

By Heather Jameson | 01 August 2014

The LGA calls for volunteers to get council tax discounts have been called into question by a lea...

It's time to find a solution to data sharing

By Heather Jameson | 01 August 2014

Public services are fundamentally broken.

Connecting with communities

By Heather Jameson | 01 August 2014

When Labour won Croydon LBC in May, it was just the start of the story, Heather Jameson hears.

Local government is on track for a big finish

By Heather Jameson | 29 July 2014

The campaign to devolve more power and financial freedoms down to local government is gathering p...

Volunteers should be given council tax discount

By Heather Jameson | 29 July 2014

Volunteers should be given a discount on their council tax, the Local Government Association has ...

New Bill to free councils to be launched

By Heather Jameson | 25 July 2014

A new Bill to give local government freedom from the 'stranglehold of Whitehall’ has been launche...

Doncaster out of intervention

By Heather Jameson | 25 July 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles is to withdraw the intervention team at Doncaster MBC as soon ...

BREAKING NEWS: Government steps in at troubled Birmingham

By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2014

Trouble-hit Birmingham City Council will face a government review into its governance, as well as...

Just how many councils can Pickles run?

By Heather Jameson | 18 July 2014

Congratulations to Doncaster Council for achieving ‘normal’.

The long road to wellbeing

By Heather Jameson | 17 July 2014

‘Many of our public services are no longer fit for purpose . . . nowhere more so than in social c...