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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

Former Solace chief takes crisis pay cut

By Heather Jameson | 25 March 2020

Former Solace president Jo Miller has taken a 10% pay cut as her council launched a range of meas...

Now councils really are stripped to the core in a crisis

By Heather Jameson | 25 March 2020

Local authorities are rising to the challenge with a range of short-term fixes that will carry th...

Sector on 'turbo-charge' to get homeless off streets

By Heather Jameson | 24 March 2020

Local government is on ‘turbo-charge’ in its efforts to get the homeless off the streets amid the...

Chief withdraws his resignation to deal with crisis

By Heather Jameson | 23 March 2020

One of London’s most experienced chief executives has withdrawn his resignation due to the corona...

Make councils account for extreme investments

By Heather Jameson | 19 March 2020

Local government needs a new way to hold councils to account when they are making ‘extreme’ inves...

Finding our levels

By Heather Jameson | 18 March 2020

While austerity could be over 'as a process and a direction', the spending spree may not be quite...

Local government needs to 'hold the ring' on pooled public services' budgets

By Heather Jameson | 18 March 2020

Shadow minister for local government Jim McMahon tells Heather Jameson it was irresponsible that ...

Local government shines at the heart of a crisis

By Heather Jameson | 18 March 2020

Local government is at the heart of the coronavirus crisis, says Heather Jameson. Despite a decad...

Plans drawn up for remote meetings

By Heather Jameson | 16 March 2020

Plans to let local authorities conduct their council meetings remotely are being considered by th...

Balancing budgets and Beatles

By Heather Jameson | 13 March 2020

It has been a tumultuous few years for Liverpool City Council. Chief executive Tony Reeves and th...