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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

Looming fears over council budgets

By Heather Jameson | 01 March 2012

Councils across the country have set their budgets for 2012/13, however finance chiefs fear for t...

Concordat or clarity required?

By Heather Jameson | 29 February 2012

If the concordat had been more successful, would community budgets have been so difficult to impl...

Survey carries a caveat for Pickles

By Heather Jameson | 23 February 2012

This week's exclusive MJ survey of council finances – conducted jointly with the authoritative te...

Let's give young people a better deal

By Heather Jameson | 21 February 2012

Baroness Newlove's plan to tackle underage binge drinking all feels a little like a policy merry-...

Parsons probe widens

By Heather Jameson | 17 February 2012

David Parsons has retained the leadership of Leicestershire CC while he is investigated over expe...

Parsons 'may have breached code of conduct'

By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2012

Leader of Leicestershire CC faces a meeting over his future today, after an internal investigatio...

'Chaos' fear over cut off point for tax vote may bring chaos

By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2012

Authorities which increase council tax by less than 3.5% to avoid triggering a local referendum c...

When is the right time to blow the whistle?

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2012

This is turning into the week of the whistle-blower.

Brentwood and Essex drop shared chief executive

By Heather Jameson | 02 February 2012

Brentwood Borough Council has announced it will no longer be sharing a chief executive with Essex...

Councils in the cold over tax increases

By Heather Jameson | 02 February 2012

Communities secretary, Eric Pickles, has announced the first 152 authorities which have signed up...