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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

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...

IFS warns of stark choices on council finances

By Heather Jameson | 29 May 2019

Government faces a stark choice between giving councils more cash or accepting fewer services, th...

Funding's stark reality needs an honest debate

By Heather Jameson | 28 May 2019

The IFS concluded in its report that local government finances are broken and we need a national ...

LGA misses peer review target

By Heather Jameson | 24 May 2019

The Local Government Association (LGA) has missed its target to halve the number of councils that...

Panorama care programme prompts police probe

By Heather Jameson | 23 May 2019

A police investigation has been launched after the BBC’s Panorama programme uncovered abuse and m...

What is local government really worth?

By Heather Jameson | 22 May 2019

Does all the ambition for local government come down to core service and self-sustainability, ask...

The biggest challenge in local government

By Heather Jameson | 22 May 2019

Last week, James Brokenshire announced the reorganisation of Northamptonshire CC – a year later t...

The people with the plan

By Heather Jameson | 15 May 2019

Barking and Dagenham LBC is now three years into a change programme that puts people at its heart...

Press pause on fair funding review

By Heather Jameson | 15 May 2019

Crippled by austerity and uncertainty, councils are financially paralysed and facing failure. Hea...

Whiteman calls for fair funding review delay

By Heather Jameson | 14 May 2019

The fair funding review should be delayed until after the Spending Review, finance expert Rob Whi...