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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

Naming Merseyside authority is a 'pig's breakfast'

By Heather Jameson | 18 February 2014

The Merseyside councils are making a ‘pig’s breakfast’ of choosing a name and leader for their co...

Retailers offer new options for business rates

By Heather Jameson | 17 February 2014

The British Retail Consortium could call for a shift away from business rates in favour of an inc...

Liverpool Combined Authority gets the green light

By Heather Jameson | 14 February 2014

The Government has given a green light to a combined authority for the Liverpool City Region.

Local government must don its wellies

By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2014

For those not up to our knees in floodwater, this week has been characterised by waves of decentr...

Robbins takes over civil service reform from Kerswell

By Heather Jameson | 12 February 2014

The head of civil service reform, Katherine Kerswell, has stepped down and been replaced by White...

What now for Labour?

By Heather Jameson | 11 February 2014

The general election may be a long way away, but as the parties start to consider the future for ...

Miliband outlines his vision for public services

By Heather Jameson | 11 February 2014

The old-fashioned, top-down approach to public services will no longer work in an age of growing ...

Editor's comment: Is this any way to run a budget process?

By Heather Jameson | 06 February 2014

The Government has finally set the council tax referendum threshold at 2% and I expect we are all...

Former Liverpool chief to chair Doncaster children's trust

By Heather Jameson | 06 February 2014

Former Liverpool City Council chief executive Colin Hilton has been appointed as the independent ...

Clark made redundant from SOLACE

By Heather Jameson | 03 February 2014

The chief executive of Solace Enterprises, David Clark, has been made redundant, with former coun...