Author Profile
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
Last weekend was the turn of policy ideas on council tax and stamp duty to be run anonymously in ...
By Dan Peters |
19 January 2021
Returning officers have called for protection against lawsuits for running this year’s elections ...
Birmingham City Council has agreed plans for a new structure that will split the senior managemen...
By Dan Peters |
18 January 2021
‘Siloed and isolated action has been proven to fail again and again’ in the country’s response to...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is believed to be rethinking property taxes – including council tax and bu...
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has announced plans which will force councils to sell unused...
Local elections should go ahead in May, constitution minister Chloe Smith has insisted amid risin...
Business rates should be abolished in a bid to save high street shops, an MP has claimed.
There are some major hurdles ahead, says Heather Jameson. 'Government’s quick fixes – to raise co...
Former communities secretary James Brokenshire has stepped back from his current ministerial role...
