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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

The leadership mission

By Heather Jameson | 25 January 2023

Matt Prosser has taken over as the new president of Solace. Heather Jameson talks to him about hi...

Filling in the failure gap

By Heather Jameson | 25 January 2023

Max Caller has been investigating council failures since the 1990s. Heather Jameson talks to him ...

Levelling up is dead – long live levelling up

By Heather Jameson | 25 January 2023

Heather Jameson says that as the levelling up agenda appears to enter its final death throes, per...

Minister admits to shifting goalposts on levelling up bids

By Martin Ford | 23 January 2023

A Government minister has admitted to shifting the rules on Levelling Up Fund bids after applicat...

Councils are scrapping around for a meagre cash pot

By Heather Jameson | 19 January 2023

The headlines home in on Levelling Up Fund inequities but ultimately councils are fighting for a ...

Sneaking a peek at league tables

By Heather Jameson | 18 January 2023

It will be down to the Government to decide if it wants league tables, says Heather Jameson. 'And...

Labour proposes independent panel to measure levelling up success

By Heather Jameson | 17 January 2023

Shadow secretary of state Lisa Nandy has vowed to scrap the Government’s ‘vague, disingenuous’ le...

The state we're in is one of déjà vu

By Heather Jameson | 10 January 2023

We need to talk about the state of the state, and confront the crucial issue of how we pay for pu...

Thurrock chief resigns

By Heather Jameson | 15 December 2022

The chief executive of debt-ridden Thurrock Council, Lyn Carpenter, has resigned.

An award-winning chief

By Heather Jameson | 14 December 2022

The MJ Awards’ Chief Executive of the Year, Monica Fogarty, tells Heather Jameson she was thrille...