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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

HUMAN RESOURCES

'Just be kind'

By Heather Jameson | 04 March 2020

While local government has been distracted by austerity, what has happened to diversity? The MJ, ...

Rutnam: A lesson for all of local government

By Heather Jameson | 04 March 2020

Sir Philip Rutnam has refused the chance to go quietly, says Heather Jameson. She believes it is ...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Birmingham fails to appoint a chief exec

By Heather Jameson | 02 March 2020

Birmingham City Council has failed to appoint a new chief executive

LONDON COUNCILS

PM should 'get on and deliver devo'

By Heather Jameson | 02 March 2020

The Prime Minister understands the importance of fiscal devolution, he now needs to get on and de...

Addressing health inequalities is in the sector's hands

By Heather Jameson | 25 February 2020

The Marmot review shows a stalling in life expectancy. Heather Jameson says the figures are 'a sh...

Some local lessons from the Far East

By Heather Jameson | 25 February 2020

Heather Jameson finds that while local government officers in Japan are grappling with similar ch...

Ensuring a commercial hit

By Heather Jameson | 12 February 2020

Heather Jameson examines the findings of a round table featuring local government lawyers hosted ...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Let councils invest or pay up with funding

By Heather Jameson | 12 February 2020

Tighter controls on local government's investments may be on the way – but central Government wil...

Our unsustainable finance system needs a reboot

By Heather Jameson | 05 February 2020

Heather Jameson says the finance system is increasingly unsustainable and local government has no...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

The 'unfair' funding review needs a bigger cake

By Heather Jameson | 28 January 2020

The temptation is to launch open season on ‘the other side’ – be that the political or geographic...

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