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
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a Budget with little respite for local government but demands...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to unveil a ‘scorched earth’ Budget today, slashing National I...
Capitalisation directions reward councils that are financially failing with the ability to raise ...
New SIGOMA analysis highlights the huge decline in funding in recent years and the sector despera...
The situation in Birmingham City Council is worse than commissioners expected, a report to the se...
Heather Jameson asks: 'Will any incoming government rush to reform council tax? Will they be brav...
Local government has been recognised in the latest round of peerages, with two senior figures hea...
'There is a need to rethink workloads across the public sector, to harness new technologies to do...
Councils are grateful for the extra cash, says Heather Jameson. 'So thankful, I fear, the sector ...
Born out of attempts to streamline services and cut costs across the public sector, Total Place c...
