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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

CIPFA 2013: Umunna says Governments must boost business

By Heather Jameson | 10 July 2013

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umanna demands more entreprenurial approach from Whitehall, at CI...

Raise council tax, says Pickles

By Heather Jameson | 04 July 2013

Local authorities are free to raise council tax by as much as they want, according to communities...

A new formula for local government

By Heather Jameson | 04 July 2013

For all the naysayers who call on the LGA to do more for local government, LGA conference week is...

Whiteman takes on top job at CIPFA

By Heather Jameson | 28 June 2013

Former UK Border Agency boss, Rob Whiteman, appointed as the new chief executive of CIPFA.

Labour's plan for tackling welfare reform

By Heather Jameson | 27 June 2013

The Labour Party has put forward its ambitious blueprint for welfare reform on how it plans to pu...

Between a rock and a hard place

By Heather Jameson | 27 June 2013

Past government spending announcements have been a bit like a tsunami. It's not the earthquake th...

Cardiff u-turn on interim plans

By Heather Jameson | 26 June 2013

Plans to hire Sir Peter Rogers as an interim chief at Cardiff City Council have been thrown out b...

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...