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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

Spending review 2013: Chancellor outlines his spending plans

By Heather Jameson | 26 June 2013

Local government faces a 10% cut in its budgets, but an extra £3.8bn for social care, and a furth...

SR 2013 - the countdown

By Heather Jameson | 26 June 2013

Chancellor George Osborne set to announce spending plans for 2015/16 later today, with cuts of £1...

Quick-hit journalism offers skewed view

By Heather Jameson | 20 June 2013

We all have to get smarter, faster – and nothing is set to focus the mind more than next week's s...

Sir Peter Rogers takes Cardiff top role as interim

By Heather Jameson | 17 June 2013

Former Westminster City Council chief executive, Sir Peter Rogers, to take over the top job at Ca...

Public health should come with a warning

By Heather Jameson | 13 June 2013

Heather Jameson on the launch of Public Health England's new website on early mortality rates.

Labour's 'hollow' plan

By Heather Jameson | 12 June 2013

The Labour party's blueprint for welfare reform, has been branded 'hollow' by a leading local go...

Boris demands better spending round deal for London

By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2013

The Mayor of London has launched a pre-emptive bid to gain funding for the capital ahead of the s...

Miliband outlines plans for welfare reform

By Heather Jameson | 09 June 2013

The Labour Party’s blueprint for welfare reform, outlined by leader Ed Miliband today, puts local...

Reality can never match the dream

By Heather Jameson | 06 June 2013

Local government may have got what it asked for, but the reality is not quite what was hoped for ...

Funding vanishes into thin air

By Heather Jameson | 30 May 2013

Going, going….gone. That seems to be the future of funding for local government, says Heather Jam...