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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

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...

Ray of light for Doncaster

By Heather Jameson | 16 July 2014

Troubled Doncaster City Council could be taken out of intervention as early as next week.

Care homes to be put on special measures

By Heather Jameson | 16 July 2014

Plans to be able to put care homes on special measures are due to be announced by the government ...

Pickles looks set to stay in post

By Heather Jameson | 15 July 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles look set to stay in post as David Cameron shuffles his cabinet...

Commission claims UK suffering from 'impoverished' skills approach

By Heather Jameson | 11 July 2014

The UK has persistently failed to shape the skills and the labour market, and workers are cut in ...