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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

COUNCIL TAX

Council tax rebate won't fix a long-broken system

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2022

The chancellor’s decision to give a rebate of £150 to those in council tax bands A-D 'has done a ...

COUNCILLORS

EXCLUSIVE: Caller called in for Northumberland review

By Heather Jameson | 08 February 2022

Local government expert Max Caller has been called in to carry out a corporate governance review ...

WHITEHALL

New accountability body 'stops short' of Audit Commission reinvention

By Heather Jameson | 08 February 2022

Plans for a body to oversee the accountability of local government stop just short of re-inventin...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Devolution for all: Gove unveils long-awaited White Paper

By Heather Jameson | 02 February 2022

By 2030, every part of England that wants one will have a devolution deal, the Government’s long-...

SOLACE

Leading with a purpose

By Heather Jameson | 26 January 2022

Mark Rogers is the new chief executive of the Leadership Centre. He says it is perfectly placed t...

POVERTY

Cost of living crisis needs fixing – fast

By Heather Jameson | 26 January 2022

Local government will have to brace itself for the rising tide of need, going back to offering su...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

London government's longest serving chief to step down

By Heather Jameson | 25 January 2022

One of the UK’s longest-serving chief executives, Barry Quirk, has announced he will retire after...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Erosion of honesty is a destroyer of democracy

By Heather Jameson | 18 January 2022

Heather Jameson says Sheffield City Council was repeatedly asked about the chief executive’s atte...

FINANCE

Will this year see lift-off for local government?

By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2022

If Mr Gove is to deliver the aims of levelling up, to strengthen local leadership, boost civic pr...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Ready for the resolution

By Ann McGauran | 11 January 2022

At the opening of 2022, Ann McGauran and Heather Jameson look at what the coming year may bring –...