Author Profile
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
Nick Clegg tells the L.G.A conference that business rates will return to local control.
Sir Merrick Cockell has promised a more confident association in his speech at the LGA conference.
Ministers are considering inviting councils and their partners to bid to manage a range of public...
The Government’s decision to back down on forcing councils into weekly bin collection is a step f...
MPs have delivered a damning verdict on ministers' failure to give councils real powers in the Lo...
The Localism Bill is unnecessary legislation according to authority leaders in Yorkshire and Humber.
Local Government Association vice chair Richard Kemp has received a CBE in the Queen’s birthday H...
Local government faces being left out in the cold as ministers hand new powers to communities and...
The Localism Bill is studded with the obsessions of the secretary of state, according to the form...
As councils struggle to deliver services while they face reduced budgets and a barrage of abuse f...
