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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

Ministers moot plans to hand social care to NHS

By Heather Jameson | 28 July 2020

Social care could be handed over to the NHS under proposals being considered to solve the looming...

Minister unveils grants to fast track digital innovation

By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2020

The Government has announced a series of grants to councils in a bid to capitalise on fast-track ...

Exit payment rules are over-regulation, experts claim

By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2020

The Government’s latest attempts to crack down on exit payments have been branded as over-regulat...

The central truth behind Boris's local promises

By Heather Jameson | 21 July 2020

How long will it be before central Government starts to notice that the best way to intervene at...

Moving to warp speed on transformation in Walsall

By Heather Jameson | 21 July 2020

Walsall MBC’s chief executive and leader talk to Heather Jameson about how the borough’s transfor...

Ministers deny Town's fund cronyism

By Heather Jameson | 21 July 2020

Ministers have denied allegations that they favoured Conservative areas when they distributed mon...

Hancock announces plans to share more data

By Heather Jameson | 20 July 2020

Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced plans to share more data with local government in a b...

Government denies test and trace breaches data rules

By Heather Jameson | 20 July 2020

The Government has been forced to deny its test and trace programme breaches data protection laws...

PM announces new powers for local lockdown

By Heather Jameson | 17 July 2020

Councils will get new powers to shut down premises in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus ...

Johnson to announce local lockdown powers

By Heather Jameson | 17 July 2020

Boris Johnson is expected to give councils power to implement a local lockdown as part of a raft ...