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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

Sheffield chief executive ends 11-year tenure

By Heather Jameson | 04 October 2019

Sheffield City Council chief executive John Mothersole has announced he will retire at the end of...

Glasgow faces legal battle over homeless services

By Heather Jameson | 03 October 2019

Shelter Scotland has launched a legal battle against Glasgow City Council over failures in its ho...

Devolution legislation planned for Queen's Speech

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2019

The Government is planning to launch the next round of devolution legislation in the Queen’s Spee...

Changing Tynes

By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2019

Heather Jameson talks to Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Mayor, about the main challenges facing th...

Is the new team up for more devolution?

By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2019

A deep understanding of devolution runs through the core of the current Government, says Heather ...

Metro mayors call for place-based funding

By Heather Jameson | 30 September 2019

England’s nine metro mayors have urged the Government to take a place-based approach to funding i...

Javid promises devo White Paper

By Heather Jameson | 30 September 2019

A new White Paper to devolve more powers to local areas was announced in the Chancellor’s speech ...

Amid Brexit confusion, what about LEPs?

By Heather Jameson | 25 September 2019

Would it not be better to build strong, accountable devolution across the whole country and hand ...

The new outsourcing landscape

By Heather Jameson | 24 September 2019

With the impact of austerity and the collapse of high-profile firms like Carillion, outsourcing i...

Pride in Camden

By Heather Jameson | 24 September 2019

Camden LBC's leader Georgia Gould and chief executive Jenny Rowlands explain to Heather Jameson ...