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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

The year ahead for local government

By Heather Jameson | 08 January 2014

Forget the mince pies and all the Christmas trimmings, The MJ looks at what’s in store for local ...

Former Local Government Employers head dies

By Heather Jameson | 07 January 2014

The former managing director of Local Government Employers (LGE), Jan Parkinson, has died after a...

Chief retires from NALC

By Heather Jameson | 07 January 2014

John Findlay, the chief executive of the National Association of Local Councils (NALC), has annou...

Scots 'would pay more council tax' poll finds

By Heather Jameson | 03 January 2014

Two out of three Scots would pay more council tax if the money was earmarked for services like sc...

DCLG refuses to reveal council tax referendum cap

By Heather Jameson | 19 December 2013

The local government finance settlement has been published - but ministers have refused to reveal...

Editor's comment: Housing faces a tough fight with the Nimbys

By Heather Jameson | 19 December 2013

Sleigh bells may not be ringing quite yet, but one can’t help but wonder this week how many chimn...

Pickles slams Labour's countryside 'land grab'

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2013

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has hit out at Labour’s housing commission.

Review of 2013: Rebellion in the face of armageddon

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2013

As we come to the close of 2014, The MJ takes a quick canter through the past year.

Taxes would cut cost of pay claim, says union

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2013

More than half the cost of the local government pay claim would be offset by the increase in retu...

Bridging the great divide

By Heather Jameson | 17 December 2013

Nicholas Paget-Brown, leader of Kensington & Chelsea RLBC, explains how he plans to balance the b...