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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

Hunt calls on counties to work with him

By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2014

‘Unless we plan our futures together, we will both fail,’ was the stark message health secretary ...

Councils system 'needs to be redesigned', says LEP chair

By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2014

The current system of council, combined authorities and LEPs is a ‘whole mess’ and ‘you would hav...

County call for radical reform

By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2014

The County Councils Network (CCN) has issued a blueprint for ‘radical public sector reform’ in th...

Care integration could be overtaken by personalisation, says Pearson

By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2014

The Better Care Fund could be overtaken by events, according to the president of the Association ...

Aberdeenshire names new chief executive

By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2014

Aberdeenshire Council has named Jim Savege as its new chief executive, replacing Colin Mackenzie.

Let councils write their own job specs

By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2014

Central government needs to massively scale back on statutory duties and give councils the chance...

Benn pledges new powers for councils

By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2014

Shadow communities secretary Hilary Benn has vowed to give county councils a raft of new powers i...

Box hits back at Galloway calls for a West Yorkshire mayor

By Heather Jameson | 13 November 2014

George Galloway is ‘out of touch’ with the people of Bradford, the chair of the West Yorkshire Co...

Are our reserves good enough if the cuts kick-off?

By Heather Jameson | 12 November 2014

Forget all the publicity over the John Lewis advert heralding the run-up to Christmas – November ...

Councils build up reserves for cuts to come

By Heather Jameson | 11 November 2014

Councils are building up a war chest of cash in the run up to the spending review, to protect the...