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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
Local government has lost a lot of talent and will need to work hard to grow the next generation ...
Government intervention in failing councils could be made far more positive, the interim chief ex...
There has been notable progress since Liverpool City Council entered intervention in 2021. Interi...
Plans are under way to focus the work of Local Partnerships on three key themes. Adele Gritten an...
The impact of the asylum issue is local, says Heather Jameson. 'And no matter what your political...
Troubled Liverpool City Council is making progress, its commissioners have ruled, but there are s...
The Local Government Association has revealed plans to beef up its oversight of councils in an ef...
The new watchdog Oflog indicates the Government’s belief that it can’t quite trust the Local Gove...
'Government attempts to resolve the thorny issue of bed blocking may have been born out of good i...
The Office for Local Government (Oflog) will provide a ‘protective shield’ for councils when it l...
