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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

Negrini steps down from Croydon

By Heather Jameson | 28 August 2020

Crisis-hit Croydon LBC has announced the departure of chief executive Jo Negrini.

Moray Council remains 'deeply worrying', says Accounts Commission

By Heather Jameson | 27 August 2020

Declining services at Moray Council are ‘deeply worrying’, the Accounts Commission has claimed, a...

Tees Valley mayor adds support to Yorks reorganisation

By Heather Jameson | 27 August 2020

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has added his support for a reorganisation and devolution in neighb...

York to scrap chief post after 'strong advice' from LGA

By Heather Jameson | 26 August 2020

York City Council is scrapping its chief executive post in favour of a chief operating officer (C...

Income compensation scheme fails to cover the cost of COVID

By Heather Jameson | 25 August 2020

Government plans to compensate councils for income lost due to COVID-19 are only likely to cover ...

Fifth of care homes took on COVID patients, survey reveals

By Heather Jameson | 24 August 2020

One in five care homes had to accept patients discharged from hospital who had tested positive fo...

Clarke's pop quiz

By Heather Jameson | 18 August 2020

The English reorganisation debate has shone a light on proposed new unitaries, particularly the i...

Fears for small unitaries over Clarke's reorganisation shake-up

By Dan Peters | 18 August 2020

Existing small unitaries could be at risk in the looming reorganisation shake-up after the Govern...

Advisers offer neat solution to the rocky road ahead

By Heather Jameson | 11 August 2020

As a raft of councils could face difficulties from their commercial investment, or just failing f...

Auditors issue public interest report into Notts firm

By Heather Jameson | 11 August 2020

Auditors have issued a public interest report into the failures of Nottingham City Council’s comm...