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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

£1bn funding still not enough to meet needs

By Heather Jameson | 28 October 2020

Councils hit hardest by coronavirus are those receiving the most help in the latest tranche of fu...

£63m hardship fund was not meant to pay for free school meals

By Heather Jameson | 27 October 2020

The £63m ‘hardship fund’ ministers claim should be enough for councils to help hungry schoolkids ...

This is not devolution – this is not even centralism

By Heather Jameson | 21 October 2020

‘Once the poster-child for devolution, Manchester is now being treated as the bad boy of politics...

Stannard named new chief at Salford

By Heather Jameson | 20 October 2020

Salford City Council has named Tom Stannard as its new chief executive, replacing Jim Taylor who ...

PM to give DPHs new tests for local outbreaks

By Heather Jameson | 19 October 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to give directors of public health (DPH) access to COVID t...

Hammond: COVID has sealed the fate of centralism

By Heather Jameson | 19 October 2020

The COVID crisis has ‘sealed the fate’ of centralised public services in the UK, former Chancello...

LGA chief says COVID response was hampered by 'disregard' for local government

By Heather Jameson | 16 October 2020

A future inquiry into the handling of the pandemic will find the ‘relative disregard for local go...

Why metro mayors are so popular with Government

By Heather Jameson | 13 October 2020

For places dealing with the pressures of a widespread outbreak and the increased economic and soc...

Ministry needs to be more than just a 'dating agency', Dame Louise tells Solace

By Heather Jameson | 13 October 2020

Local government bodies need a plan to get the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Governm...

PM pledges extra £1bn for local government amid three-tier system

By Heather Jameson | 12 October 2020

Boris Johnson has announced a further £1bn in funding for local government as the country heads i...