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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

FINANCE

Risky business

By Heather Jameson | 11 July 2022

Amid growing concern over risky investments, ministers are introducing new powers to intervene in...

WHITEHALL

The familiarity of uncertainty

By Heather Jameson | 11 July 2022

With the re-emergence of Greg Clark, Heather Jameson assesses the short and long-term prospects o...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Birmingham announces permanent chief

By Heather Jameson | 06 July 2022

Birmingham City Council has appointed current interim chief Deborah Cadman to the role permanentl...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Same issues, new interventions and little progress

By Heather Jameson | 05 July 2022

Global pandemic and cost of living crisis aside, last week’s Local Government Association confere...

PLANNING

Welsh councils to get new powers over second homes

By Heather Jameson | 05 July 2022

Welsh councils will be given new powers to limit the number of second homes in their communities ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Gove urges councils to call out poor performance

By Heather Jameson | 28 June 2022

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove quite rightly sung the praises of local government for the se...

IMMIGRATION

The case for civility

By Heather Jameson | 27 June 2022

Former leader of the LGA Labour group Nick Forbes talks to Heather Jameson about his experience o...

CORE CITIES

Tapping into the cities opportunity

By Heather Jameson | 22 June 2022

Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees talks to Heather Jameson about his new role as chair of Core Cities,...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Max calls councils out

By Heather Jameson | 21 June 2022

Former London borough chief Max Caller has carved out a niche for himself as a serial reviewer of...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils' problems are due to culture, not cash

By Heather Jameson | 21 June 2022

Heather Jameson says Max Caller is clear that the failures he has seen in local government are no...