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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

Knowsley chief to take redundancy

By Heather Jameson | 13 October 2014

Knowsley Council has announced the sudden departure of its chief executive, Sheena Ramsey, after ...

Leeds leader calls for devolution to cope with cuts

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2014

National politicians must act now to release the ‘financial shackles’ on councils if they want t...

Lib Dem tax pledge gets poor reception

By Jonathan Werran | 07 October 2014

Liberal Democrat plans to create more council tax bands are a sign of the ‘hollow promise of devo...

Let local government deal with property revaluation

By Heather Jameson | 07 October 2014

To cut through policital timidity, the whole problem of revaluing council tax levels should be ha...

Boris raises the English question

By Heather Jameson | 08 August 2014

London Mayor Boris Johnson has hit out at Scottish devolution and called for more tax-raising pow...

CCN appoints new director

By Heather Jameson | 01 August 2014

Simon Edwards has been announced as the new director of the County Councils Network.

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...