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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

BUSINESS RATES

The first steps towards fixing a damaged system?

By Heather Jameson | 11 May 2022

Local government will still be left to pick up the pieces of the cost of living crisis that the Q...

PLANNING

New Bill to put beauty at the heart of planning, says Gove

By Heather Jameson | 08 May 2022

The Queen’s Speech is set to include a new bill to revamp planning and kick start housebuilding, ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Count on culture not cash

By Heather Jameson | 04 May 2022

With inflation outstripping planned wage increases, it will be the culture, working for an innova...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Thurrock branded 'irresponsible' over protest publicity

By Heather Jameson | 03 May 2022

A council has been accused of being ‘irresponsible and unjust’ after it published the full names ...

WHITEHALL

No major gains expected as local elections loom

By Heather Jameson | 27 April 2022

Labour and the Conservatives are unlikely to make any huge wins at next week’s local elections, i...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Calculating the complex equation of local elections

By Heather Jameson | 27 April 2022

If fear of failure at the local elections prompts action on the cost of living crisis, perhaps it...

LEGAL

Anderson no longer faces Operation Sheridan investigation

By Heather Jameson | 21 April 2022

Former mayor of Liverpool City Council, Joe Anderson, is no longer under investigation by Lancash...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Rhythms and rhetoric do not a devolution make

By Heather Jameson | 20 April 2022

There is still a long way to go before the Johnson Government’s devolution rhetoric feels like a ...

FINANCE

DLUHC figures highlight disjointed funding regime

By Heather Jameson | 05 April 2022

Government funding for the New Homes Bonus was £622.3m for 2021-22, according to figures released...

FINANCE

There is no more cash for COVID, Government confirms

By Heather Jameson | 31 March 2022

There will be no more funding to help councils deal with outbreaks of COVID, the Government has c...