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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

Focusing on the outcomes

By Heather Jameson | 27 November 2012

A recent report by think-tank the LGIU considers outcome-based commissioning in adult social care...

Ofsted league table names failing authorities

By Heather Jameson | 27 November 2012

Ofsted has published a league table of local authorities' schools performance for the first time ...

All options open in quest for efficiency

By Heather Jameson | 22 November 2012

MJ editor Heather Jameson asks if public service reorganisation should trump talk of yet another ...

Ex-leader spared more charges over expenses

By Heather Jameson | 15 November 2012

Disgraced former leader of Essex CC, Lord Hanningfield, demands suspension of senior officials wh...

Return to bashing the bosses is unfair

By Heather Jameson | 15 November 2012

The culture of negotiating payoffs will have to change, says Heather Jameson.

Facing the next efficiency round

By Heather Jameson | 14 November 2012

Councils may have spent the last couple of years dealing with spending cuts, but there are more t...

Unlocking the potential of your assets

By Heather Jameson | 07 November 2012

As local authorities grapple with diminishing grant funding, the need to find other sources of in...

Heseltine's blueprint

By Heather Jameson | 02 November 2012

LEPs should receive a cash injection and more powers, Lord Heseltine has reported in his eagerly-...

We must embrace member diversity

By Heather Jameson | 01 November 2012

If councils can show they can have an impact on local economies when they are needed most, they c...

Taking on the impossible tasks

By Heather Jameson | 31 October 2012

The MJ Editor, Heather Jameson talks to Louise Casey, the Government's troubled families tsar.