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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

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The digital and the democracy

By Heather Jameson | 23 February 2022

The new chief executive of Adur and Worthing Councils, Dr Catherine Howe, has a unique perspectiv...

PUBLIC HEALTH

The road to normality – but without direction

By Heather Jameson | 22 February 2022

The Prime Minister may have declared a return to normality, but a host of issues remain, says Hea...

WHITEHALL

'It shouldn't be this hard'

By Heather Jameson | 16 February 2022

As one district gets ready to create a new garden town, Heather Jameson hears how it took determi...

RECRUITMENT

Solving the workload puzzle

By Heather Jameson | 15 February 2022

The pandemic has sparked a radical change in working patterns. Heather Jameson looks at wheher it...

COUNCILLORS

Taking a stand for councillors

By Heather Jameson | 15 February 2022

Who would be a local politician, asks Heather Jameson, in the wake of Nick Forbes' 'brutal' desel...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

'Leading the fourth industrial age'

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2022

Taking on the chief executive’s job at one of the UK’s biggest cities, Pam Smith explains to Heat...

DEVOLUTION

Still no fiscal fix

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2022

What is missing from the Levelling Up White Paper, can its targets can be met and how does the Go...

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...

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