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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

Queen's speech: PM's 'live local and prosper' promise

By Heather Jameson | 09 May 2021

Levelling up, boosting the economy and backing the NHS are set to be the priorities for Tuesday’s...

Local elections 2021: Counties buck the Tory trend

By Heather Jameson | 09 May 2021

County councils have bucked the trend of Conservative success in the local elections on Thursday,...

Local elections 2021: Voters back mayors in referendums

By Heather Jameson | 09 May 2021

Tower Hamlets and Newham LBCs have both voted to keep the post of directly-elected mayor in refer...

Devo must focus on economy, says think-tank

By Heather Jameson | 06 May 2021

Devolution needs to focus on rebuilding the economy rather than local government reorganisation, ...

MJ Housing: Mayor's Right to Buy pledge

By Heather Jameson | 05 May 2021

London Mayor Saqid Khan has pledged to buy back council homes sold under Right to Buy as part of ...

MJ Housing: Affordability, sustainablity, economy – the housing challenges

By Heather Jameson | 05 May 2021

After his four year stint as chief executive of Homes England, Nick Walkley has a clear understan...

Criticism for 'toothless' HDT

By Heather Jameson | 05 May 2021

Government measures to push councils into meeting their housing targets are ‘toothless,’ a develo...

We need more than fancy slogans to reach the right level

By Heather Jameson | 05 May 2021

Boris Johnson will personally turn his attention to levelling up, with a 'swanky new unit with a ...

ADSO vows to fight on in virtual meeting battle

By Heather Jameson | 04 May 2021

Election experts have vowed to carry on fighting to give councils the choice to hold meetings vir...

Town halls told: Don't depend on COVID cash

By Heather Jameson | 29 April 2021

Councils need to wean themselves of COVID cash to fund social care before it runs out at the end ...