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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

Jenrick unveils an extra £1.6bn for coronavirus crisis

By Heather Jameson | 18 April 2020

Councils are to receive an extra £1.6bn in funding to deal with the coronavirus crisis, communiti...

EXCLUSIVE: Government league table plan causes fury

By Dan Peters | 17 April 2020

Plans to publish a league table of how quickly councils are doling out grants to help businesses ...

Government under pressure over PPE 'scandal'

By Heather Jameson | 17 April 2020

Central Government is coming under increasing pressure to resolve issues getting personal protect...

Ill-judged and ill-informed, the TPA counts cost, not value

By Heather Jameson | 16 April 2020

Living in the midst of a global crisis, there is some light. Amid the tragedy of human loss, the ...

Leadership in a time of crisis

By Heather Jameson | 15 April 2020

As councils across the country deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Surrey CC chi...

Town hall rich list branded 'inane and distasteful'

By Heather Jameson | 15 April 2020

Attempts to criticise local government salaries have been branded as ‘both inane and distasteful'...

Spike in deaths led to fears of care homes crisis

By Heather Jameson | 14 April 2020

A huge spike in the number of UK deaths has led to fears the pandemic is rife in care homes.

Coronavirus cash allocations are 'out of date', says IFS

By Heather Jameson | 14 April 2020

Out of date spending assessments mean councils may not be getting their fair share of cash to dea...

Testing to be rolled out to care workers

By Heather Jameson | 09 April 2020

Coronavirus testing could soon be rolled out to care home workers, MPs have been told.

Mansfield officer launches PPE production line

By Heather Jameson | 09 April 2020

A Mansfield DC quantity surveyor is tacking the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) i...