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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

Think-tank report highlights need for increased city powers

By Heather Jameson | 25 June 2014

Cities should have greater control over their local infrastructure, education and training in a b...

What happens when good is not enough?

By Heather Jameson | 20 June 2014

When the transformation agenda first began, councils were pushed to re-think how they worked in o...

Pickles hits out at 'Stalinist' media advice

By Heather Jameson | 19 June 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has demanded communications guidance for parish councillors be...

Audit Commission launches last fraud report

By Heather Jameson | 12 June 2014

In its final fraud report before its abolition of the Audit Commission, the watchdog has warned t...

Storm warning

By Heather Jameson | 12 June 2014

Council chief executives’ and leaders’ confidence is ‘crumbling’ in the face of cuts, according t...

Local government is the solution, not the problem

By Heather Jameson | 12 June 2014

PwC report makes strong case for making local government a strong sector, writes The MJ's editor,...

Scrutiny awards unveil winners

By Heather Jameson | 12 June 2014

Cheshire West and Chester Council has been named as the winner of the overall impact award in thi...

McMahon set to take on LGA Labour post

By Heather Jameson | 09 June 2014

Cllr Jim McMahon is set to take over as leader of the Labour Group at the Local Government Associ...

This is the time when money talks

By Heather Jameson | 06 June 2014

We now have another chance to look at the woefully inadequate balance of funding between central ...

Lyons calls for a lift on housing borrowing cap

By Heather Jameson | 06 June 2014

The cap on council borrowing should be lifted in a bid to address the chronic housing shortage, S...