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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

Conservatives plan a cap on pay-offs

By Heather Jameson | 05 January 2015

Public sector redundancy pay-offs will be capped to £95,000 if the Conservatives win the general ...

Bring information into the 21st century, says Pickles

By Heather Jameson | 23 December 2014

Statutory notices need to shift into the 21st Century, according to communities secretary Eric Pi...

Leeds reveals new adult care director

By Heather Jameson | 22 December 2014

Leeds City Council has announced the appointment of its new director of adult social care, Cath R...

New partnership to rival COSLA

By Heather Jameson | 22 December 2014

Four Scottish councils, which have all resigned from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities...

After the finance settlement we are still in the dark on cuts

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2014

The local government finance settlement has shed light on the amount of money the sector will get...

Finance settlement: Reaction

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2014

Local government reaction to the finance settlement, which was announced today.

Finance chiefs dispute government funding figures

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2014

Local government finance directors have calculated council spending power will fall by 6% followi...

Amid the cuts, let's toast to local devolved government in 2015

By Heather Jameson | 16 December 2014

And so we reach the end of the year and, despite the predictions of Armageddon that have characte...

Queen of shops hits out at government

By Heather Jameson | 16 December 2014

High street guru Mary Portas has hit out at the government for failing to take on her plans to bo...

Brum is too big to fail

By Heather Jameson | 15 December 2014

Too big to handle or just badly managed? Britain’s second city has come under the spotlight, with...