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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

The cap didn't fit, and lessons must be learned from it

By Heather Jameson | 17 February 2021

The Government has revoked the £95,000 cap on exit payments rule. Heather Jameson says the plan w...

Business leader calls for appeals talks to restart

By Heather Jameson | 16 February 2021

Halting discussions on business rates appeals between the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and ratep...

NI councils handed powers to vary taxes

By Heather Jameson | 15 February 2021

New legislation at Stormont will allow councils in Northern Ireland to vary the rate of council t...

Brum eyes up another interim amid a dearth of candidates

By Heather Jameson | 11 February 2021

Birmingham City Council is set to hire a further interim chief executive as there is ‘not a pool ...

Finance chiefs' rates warning

By Heather Jameson | 10 February 2021

Potential cuts to the rateable values of business properties in light of COVID could have a ‘cata...

A winning champion for change

By Heather Jameson | 10 February 2021

Anna Earnshaw’s role in improving the social care department at troubled Northamptonshire CC won ...

Fixing the fiscal flaws

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2021

Last week saw the Treasury put a pause on business rates billing until after the Budget. But the ...

There is no better time to sort out funding

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2021

Heather Jameson says it will take a wholesale rethink of local government funding – and a social ...

EXCLUSIVE: Four senior Croydon officers suspended

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2021

Crisis-hit Croydon LBC has suspended a big chunk of its senior leadership in a bombshell move.

Failing to act on audit invites intervention, says Whiteman

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2021

A failure to act on the Redmond review could lead to more Government intervention, finance chief ...