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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

Birmingham declares cost of living emergency

By Heather Jameson | 06 September 2022

Britain’s biggest council has declared a cost of living emergency as new Prime Minister Liz Truss...

We need less inspection and more prevention

By Heather Jameson | 17 August 2022

Most councils have nothing to fear from plans for an Office for Local Government (Oflog), says He...

A delicate balance: asylum and community cohesion

By Heather Jameson | 10 August 2022

Accommodating asylum-seekers has become a new local government capacity challenge as a recession ...

Welsh secretary pans tax raises for second homes

By Heather Jameson | 03 August 2022

New Welsh secretary Robert Buckland has spoken out against ‘punitive’ plans to charge more counci...

Councils' crossroads between a rock and a hard place

By Heather Jameson | 03 August 2022

A week on from the local government employers’ pay offer and the full impact on hard-up councils ...

Back to the dark days

By Heather Jameson | 03 August 2022

Councils face a return to the darkest days of austerity as a triple whammy of pay rises, inflatio...

Unison to put pay deal to its members

By Heather Jameson | 01 August 2022

Unison has vowed to consult its members on the flat rate pay rise offered to all council staff.

Bexley bin strike in temporary reprise

By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2022

Refuse workers in Bexley LBC have called a temporary halt to strikes while pay negotiations are o...

Liverpool finances still at risk, say auditors

By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2022

The financial stability of Liverpool City Council is still a risk, according to an interim report...

Northumberland chief to step down

By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2022

The chief executive of Northumberland Council is set to step down on ill health grounds, just wee...