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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

Last orders

By Heather Jameson | 26 June 2019

Lord Gary Porter of Spalding, chairman of the Local Government Association, is getting ready to s...

Council chiefs cut through the social class barriers

By Heather Jameson | 26 June 2019

So local government is less elite than most. Does it matter? Heather Jameson would argue it does.

Johnson v Hunt

By Heather Jameson | 25 June 2019

As the race to become the next prime minister continues, Heather Jameson looks at what the candid...

Measuring success is more than just boosting GDP

By Heather Jameson | 19 June 2019

The past decade in local government has been dominated by pushing forward local economies, with s...

Government must invest to take pressure off hospitals, says ADASS

By Heather Jameson | 13 June 2019

Central government needs to invest in social care and primary health in a bid to take the pressur...

A crackdown on sexism is the first step towards equality

By Heather Jameson | 12 June 2019

For a senior woman in local government to be subjected to comments about her 'good breeding hips'...

LGA's own leadership race is underway

By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2019

The Local Government Association’s very own leadership election is underway with three Conservati...

Westminster announces u-turn on cuts to youth services

By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2019

Westminster City Council leader Nickie Aiken has admitted the council made a mistake when it cut ...

EXCLUSIVE: Miller in talent exodus warning

By Heather Jameson | 04 June 2019

The ‘vilification’ of public servants risks driving considerable talent out of local government, ...

In-work poverty is the scourge of our time, says Miller

By Heather Jameson | 30 May 2019

‘In-work poverty is the scourge of our time,’ former Solace president Jo Miller has told BBC’s Wo...